Gareth Southgate is an option for Manchester United if they decide to sack Ruben Amorim, talkSPORT understands.

United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has been in direct contact with Southgate in recent weeks.

The former England coach was considered when United hired under-pressure Amorim last year, but didn’t want to return to club management at the time.

The United hierarchy are reluctant to axe Amorim despite a dismal run of only 33 points from his 34 Premier League games in charge.

If they do pull the trigger, they are likely to wait until after Saturday, November 1, to reduce the level of compensation.

Although Amorim has said publicly he would walk away without a payoff , it’s believed sacking him now would cost Manchester United around £12m.

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