Tyson Fury issued brutal verdict on Man Utd under Ruben Amorim

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Tyson Fury gave up watching Manchester United during Ruben Amorim's leadership after admitting that the Premier League giants were 's***.'

The former two-time heavyweight world champion grew up watching the Red Devils triumph across all competitions, and has visited Old Trafford countless times. However, since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure in 2013, the club have endured a tough period.

United have only picked up five major titles since Ferguson left the club, but have failed to pick up a league title in over a decade. The top outfit showed signs of a potential resurgence under Dutchman Erik ten Hag after the Red Devils scored a stunning 2-1 FA Cup final victory over noisy neighbours Manchester City in May 2024 - despite their torrid league finish.

However, the club failed to push on. Five months later, Ten Hag was out of the job, and was quickly replaced by Amorim. The ex-Sporting Lisbon manager was highly-rated by many across teams in Europe, but failed to became a fan-favourite at Old Trafford. The club finished 15th in the table last season, as well as suffering an agonising defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League final .

Amid their downfall, Fury has well and truly given up on the Red Devils altogether due to Amorim’s stuttering tenure. Instead, the 'Gypsy King's' loyalties now lie with horse racing . The 37-year-old much favours a day at the races as opposed to watching his football team suffer.

Back in August, the Morecambe brawler spent Bank Holiday Monday at Cartmel, where two of his horses were running. At the time of speaking, United were 16th in the league table after a torrid start to the new Premier League campaign. "I'm not a supporter of football really," he admitted. "I used to support United but because they're in the s*** now I'm no supporter of any football teams anymore. I used to support England as well but when they lost to Iceland in the Euros in 2016 that was me and football completely done with. Now I'm into horse racing, get up!"

Since the interview, though, things have started to get slightly better for the Manchester giants. The club currently sit sixth in the league, just three points behind fourth placed Liverpool. Not only that, Fury may now decide to give up horse racing and switch his allegiances to football once again after the Red Devils confirmed the sacking of Amorim on Monday morning .

Following the club's 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday, Amorim sent a rather blunt message to the board in his post-match press conference, and has since been dismissed. Former United midfielder Darren Fletcher - who currently manages the under-18s - is expected to take charge of the first time side for their game against Burnley on Wednesday night.

The decision has been made by chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox. The Athletic reports that the Manchester outfit could leave Fletcher in charge as interim manager until the end of the current campaign, before appointing a full-time replacement. A statement from United read: "Ruben Amorim has departed his role as Head Coach of Manchester United . Ruben was appointed in November 2024 and led the team to a UEFA Europa League Final in Bilbao in May.

"With Manchester United sitting sixth in the Premier League , the club’s leadership has reluctantly made the decision that it is the right time to make a change. This will give the team the best opportunity of the highest possible Premier League finish. The club would like to thank Ruben for his contribution to the club and wishes him well for the future. Darren Fletcher will take charge of the team against Burnley on Wednesday."

When asked on Sunday whether he had confidence from the United board, Amorim sensationally hit back, replying: "Guys, to stop with that, and I noticed that you received selective information about everything. I came here to be the manager of Manchester United , not to be the coach of Manchester United. That is clear," he said.

"I know that my name is not Tuchel, is not Conte, is not Mourinho, but I'm the manager of Manchester United. It's going to be like this for 18 months or when the board decided to change. That was my point. I want to finish with that. I'm not going to quit. I will do my job until other guy is coming here to replace me. 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.