Maresca and Amorim faced the music – those who wield real power should do the same

The manager is no longer the most important person at a football club – perhaps it is time for those above them to front up to the media

Jason Wilcox, Manchester United's Technical Director with CEO Omar Berrada. Ruben Amorim has been sacked as head coach of Manchester United, the Premier League club have announced. Darren Fletcher will take charge of Wednesday’s Premier League game against Burnley.

‘Since I joined the club, the last 48 hours have been the worst because many people didn’t support us” and “I came here to be the manager, not to be the coach” will ultimately be the managerial epitaphs of Enzo Maresca and Ruben Amorim.

Maresca instigated a chain of events at Chelsea that resulted in his departure, while open sourness between dugout and hierarchy at Manchester United rapidly descended into a civil war that ended with Amorim’s abrupt sacking on Monday.