Jamie Carragher shares bold theory on why Man Utd haven't sacked Ruben Amorim

Jamie Carragher has claimed that if Ruben Amorim "wasn't so charismatic in press conferences" and "wasn't such a good looking man" he may have already been given his marching orders at Manchester United.

The Red Devils boss cut a frustrated figure for much of Saturday's win over Burnley, which only came courtesy of Bruno Fernandes' stoppage-time penalty. The victory was just days after United were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by League Two Grimsby - the club's first-ever loss to a fourth tier outfit.

It has continued the poor run of results on Amorim's watch and, as he nears his one-year anniversary in the job, the ex-Sporting Lisbon boss has shown little to suggest he can turnaround the club's fortunes.

However he's continued to be incredibly engaging, open and honest in press conferences, which has made him great value for the media. Amorim has continued to come out with headline-worthy lines, claiming last week that sometimes he "wants to quit".

And as a result Carragher has said on : "He's great in the press conferences but because he's not winning it's like 'shut up'. Stop speaking, keep your mouth shut. If he was winning we'd all be saying, 'what a character'.

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"There is now a big clamour to get Jose Mourinho back in English football and the reason is because he’s box office, he comes out with stuff, but he was a winner. We always remember Brian Clough - when I was a kid and he was speaking you’d listen because he was a winner.

"I actually look at it and think if Amorim wasn't so charismatic in the press conference, if he wasn't such a good looking man, he might have actually lost his job a lot earlier. When you look at the results they are horrendous!"

Amorim was only weeks into his tenure when, after a lacklustre loss at home to Newcastle, he claimed he would rather be sacked than change his philosophy. He also said: "It is a bit embarrassing to be Manchester United coach and lose a lot of games".

Not long after that, this time following a defeat to Brighton, he said his team was "maybe the worst" in the 147-year history of the club.

The Portuguese boss was again front and centre with his decision to look away for Fernandes' late penalty at the weekend. He had also chosen not to watch their shootout defeat at Grimsby and claimed he instead wanted to see the fan reaction, rather than the spot kick itself.

"I like to see the image of the fans," he said. "What has to be has to be. In that moment, I was thinking, it would be fair to win the game. And I did not think Bruno would miss a second in a row."

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