Smiles After The Storm: Ruben Amorim Looks Relieved After Manchester United Exit | WATCH

Ruben Amorim spotted with his partner after being sacked by Manchester United (X)

So, how has life treated Ruben Amorim in the hours after his Manchester United sacking?

By all appearances — just fine.

Less than a day after being shown the door, the Portuguese coach was spotted strolling through Manchester with his partner, calm, smiling, and accommodating photographers with an ease that suggested one thing above all else: relief.

And honestly, who could blame him?

Every manager who escapes Old Trafford these days seems to exhale on the way out. Amorim is simply the latest to look lighter after leaving what has become one of football’s most unforgiving jobs.

Because let’s not dress this up — Manchester United are in chaos. Again. And they’ve just thrown more fuel on an already raging fire.

Amorim was sacked just 14 months after his appointment, the decision taken by senior figures led by CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox, following a complete breakdown in internal relations.

The timing only added to the madness. United pulled the trigger less than 24 hours after Amorim’s explosive press conference, where he publicly stressed he was hired to be Manchester United’s manager — not merely a head coach.

While abrupt dismissals have become routine under INEOS, this one feels particularly damning. It lays bare a club still trapped in a power struggle between boardroom control and footballing vision, incapable of aligning authority, responsibility, or any sense of long-term planning.

Amorim may already look like he’s found peace. Manchester United, once again, look anything but.