Tottenham Hotspur boss Thomas Frank has questioned Manchester United’s decision to axe Ruben Amorim, pointing out that the three most consistent Premier League clubs owe their superiority to a principle of longevity which has been lost at Old Trafford.

Manchester United Director of Football Jason Wilcox broke the news of Ruben Amorim’s departure to the squad. The Portuguese head coach was relieved of his duties following a turbulent 14 months,

The United minority owner's recent insistence his head coach needed three years to prove himself was exposed as a fallacy

Ruben Amorim has become the sixth Manchester United manager to be sacked in less than 13 years, with the Portuguese's hugely disappointing tenure coming to an end on Monday in acrimonious circumstances.

Amorim’s win percentage of 39.68% falls well short of Moyes’s 50.98% and the Portuguese boss produced plenty of other historic lows during his Old Trafford tenure, reminding many that criticism of Moyes might have had something to do with the fact he was following arguably the greatest of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Neville says Amorim’s decision to speak out against his bosses at Leeds was going to lead to the same outcome ‘whether you work at a football club or at Morrisons

Amorim had Man United in sixth place in the Premier League, but his comments on Sunday appeared to be the final straw