Amorim's departure reignites the 'manager vs head coach' debate

In truth, the writing was on the wall for Ruben Amorim for a long time. However, his explosive Manchester United departure has once again reignited the 'manager vs head coach' debate in football.

When one things of the all-powerful manager, Alex Ferguson is the first name that comes to mind, and his shadow still looms large over Old Trafford, and did over Amorim until this morning.

After United's 1-1 draw with Leeds at Elland Road, Amorim effectively signed off on his 14 months in charge as he unleashed frustration at the club's board, insisting he was the Manchester United 'manager', despite signing a contract to become 'head coach'.

"I notice that you receive selective information about everything," he told the assembled reporters.

"I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach of Manchester United. That is clear.

"I know that my name is not [Thomas] Tuchel, it's not [Antonio] Conte, it's not [Jose] Mourinho, but I'm the manager of Manchester United and it's going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decides to change.

"That was my point. I want to finish with that. I'm not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy is coming here to replace me."

He added: "I just want to say I'm going to be the manager of this team, not just the coach. I was really clear on that.

"That is going to finish in 18 months and then everyone is going to move on. That was the deal. That is my job, not to be a coach.

"If people cannot handle the Gary Nevilles and the criticisms of everything, we need to change the club.

"I just want to say that I came here to be the manager of Manchester United, not to be the coach.

"Every department - the scouting department, the sport director - needs to do their