"I just want to say that 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."
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'I'm here to be manager, not coach' - but will Amorim survive at Man Utd? Simon Stone, BBC, 4 January 2026
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