When Portuguese Ruben Amorim came to Manchester United as head coach, he was hailed as the man who would turn things around at the club. A true trailblazer who would take United back to the very top after years of mediocrity. But in just a little over a year, United’s ‘child of destiny’ became the next casualty like a long list of coaches before him as the club continues to chase the proverbial white whale when it comes to managerial appointments. Before coming to the Theatre of Dreams back in November 2024, Amorim had helped Sporting CP win the Primeira Liga twice, the first of which was the club’s first title in 19 years. He was just 39 at that time and was even courted as Pep Guardiola’s replacement when the Spaniard was ready to give up the keys to the Manchester City kingdom. But United swooped in and bagged his signature on a contract that ran until June 2027 with a club option of an additional year. The reign ended much before that as …