Next Man Utd Manager: Glasner 2/1 favourite to succeed Amorim | OneFootball

Tuesday 6 January - Palace's Glasner favourite to get Man Utd job

Oliver Glasner is the new favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook to become the next Manchester United manager following yesterday's sacking of Ruben Amorim.

As the club began their search for a permanent successor, Crystal Palace boss Glasner shortened to 2/1, overtaking previous favourite Enzo Maresca, who drifted to 17/2, in the market.

Darren Fletcher 9/1 will be in charge for United's Premier League trip to Burnley on Wednesday evening. Contrary to reports in the immediate aftermath of Amorim's sacking, however, it is not certain that the Scot will be the caretaker manager for the remainder of the season.

United could put a caretaker in place to see out the 2025/26 campaign - ex-Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick has been mentioned as a possibility - before making a permanent appointment in the summer. Or they could get Amorim's longterm successor in place before then. It remains to be seen.

For now, Glasner is the leading candidate, according to the market. He has impressed during his Palace reign which began in 2024 and included winning the FA Cup last season. The club are on a poor run but the Austrian's achievements at Selhurst Park over the past two seasons will make him of interest to the Old Trafford hierarchy.

Like Amorim, however, Glasner favours the 3-4-3 formation and has expressed frustration at his own club's transfer policy. Whoever manages United next will need to be comfortable working within the club's structure.

So far, Glasner and Fletcher have receive the most bets in the next Man Utd manager market, with the pair receiving 17% each. Gareth Southgate is 13/2 but has 16% of the bets.

Monday was a big day for managers. Celtic sacked Wilfried Nancy and Liam Rosenoir said he had reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea to become their new boss.

Monday 5 January - Man Utd sack Ruben Amorim

Manchester United sacked Ruben Amorim after he criticsed his bosses following the team's 1-1 draw with Leeds on Sunday.

The club brought to an end the Portuguese's 14-month reign and said that Darren Fletcher will be in charge until the end of the season. The Scot is 6/4 to see the campaign through.

United will then appoint a permanent manager. Enzo Maresca 5/2 is the current favourite, with Fletcher 10/3 and Crystal Palace's Oliver Glasner 4/1.

Ex-Barcelona boss Xavi 9/1 is the only other candidate at single figure odds in the market.

Maresca was sacked by Chelsea on New Year's Day and has been mooted as a potential successor to Pep Guardiola if he leaves Manchester City in the summer.

Betfair opened special markets on Fletcher's United tenure.

His first match in charge is against Burnley on Wednesday. You can get 12/1 on the Scot winning his first three matches in charge - a bigger price than the 4/1 available on them failing to win all three.

Another season of chaos at Man Utd

Amorim leaves United sixth in the Premier League - and priced at 11/10 for a top six finish and 11/2 to crack the top four on the Betfair Sportsbook.

He has the worst win ratio of any United manager in the Premier League era and is unlikely to be missed by fans who were frustrated by his tactical stubborness.

Of ever present teams during his 14 months in charge, only three Premier League clubs won fewer points. Only three conceded more goals.

United finished 15th in the league this season and though their current position indicates a more sucessful campaign they have been dire at times.

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The draw at Leeds followed a 1-1 at home to bottom club Wolves.

Fans will, however, be dismayed to see the club lapsing into chaos again. Amorim arrived in November last season, meaning the remainder of 2024/25 was a write-off, and now they are changing their manager again.

Relations between Amorim and director of football Jason Wilcox reportedly made the Portuguese's position untenable.

His exit comes just months after the club's part owner Jim Ratcliffe said Amorim would get three years to prove himself as United manager. Now his departure marks another miserable chapter in United's recent history.

He was regarded as one of the rising stars of European coaching when he took over in 2024. But the same was true of his predecessor Erik ten Hag. United are getting a reputation for ruining managers and players.