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Man United press conference live: Interim manager Darren Fletcher faces the media after Ruben Amorim’s sacking
Jan 06 2026 20:55 · By onefootball.com · 35 Reads
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Darren Fletcher is giving his first press conference as Manchester United ’s interim manager after the sacking of Ruben Amorim .
Amorim departed on Monday after a poor run of results and a dramatic fallout with the club’s director of football Jason Wilcox. He leaves the club sixth in the Premier League and battling for a place in next season’s Champions League. Fletcher has stepped up from managing the under-18s and will take charge of the senior side for the Premier League clash with Burnley on Wednesday evening.
United plan on installing an interim manager until the end of the season , with Fletcher among candidates which also include former United players Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Michael Carrick. The club then aim to lock in a permanent manager in the summer. Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner , the recently sacked Enzo Maresca, and ex-Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez are also potentially in the running.
Darren Fletcher has spoken to the media and we will be dropping his comments here in five minutes’ time.
Lawrence Ostlere6 January 2026 17:24
United’s plan is for a permanent appointment to join the club this summer. A number of candidates United could consider might become available, with managers like Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino potentially leaving international jobs after the World Cup, while Oliver Glasner’s contract with Crystal Palace expires then. Former Barcelona manager Xavi has also been linked.
Lawrence Ostlere6 January 2026 17:16
It would give them more time to alight on a preferred candidate as they look for a seventh manager – excluding caretaker and interim appointments – after Sir Alex Ferguson.
It would follow the approach United adopted in 2021-22 when Ralf Rangnick was interim manager for the final five months of the season after Solskjaer was sacked and before Erik ten Hag was brought in.
Now Fletcher will have the first opportunity to stake a claim to be at the helm for the rest of the campaign, though other former United players and coaches could come into consideration.