The reason broadcasters insist managers speak directly after the match is for predicaments like Ruben Amorim found himself in following Manchester United’s chastening League Cup exit at Grimsby.

Being knocked out by a fourth-tier side on penalties was always going to hurt – prime time for ITV to get their broadcast rights money’s worth.

By admitting his players “spoke loudly” with their performance in Cleethorpes, Amorim opened the door to questions over his own future. It came just three games into a season that promised so much, after a positive summer in which the winds of change had seemingly swept through Carrington.

Most managers could easily put the negativity put to bed when next speaking to the media, having had time to reflect and meditate. Not Amorim.

“To be really honest wi

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