World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen demands Ruben Amorim to get sacked by Manchester United

On Sunday, Manchester United suffered a heartbreaking 3-1 loss to Brighton & Hove Albion at home after visiting winger Yankuba Minteh scored one goal and assisted on another, with goalkeeper Andre Onana's clumsiness not helping the cause. Brighton's second-half goals came from Georginio Rutter and Kaoru Mitoma, while Joao Pedro's goal was disallowed by VAR for a foul during the build-up.

The 16th World Chess Champion, Magnus Carlsen, has called for Manchester United to fire head coach Ruben Amorim following a devastating 1-3 loss to Brighton at home. After Brighton gained the lead for the second time, Onana mishandled a straightforward gather from a low cross into the area, allowing Rutter to tap home the loose ball.

Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty for United to tie the score at 1-1 at halftime. With 34 points, Brighton moved up to ninth place, four points below the top four. With 26 points from 22 games, United is in 13th place. Brighton has won three of their past three trips to Old Trafford and six of their last seven league games against United.

Amorim out

— Magnus Carlsen (@MagnusCarlsen) January 19, 2025

Manchester United struggling to keep the winning momentum 

After losing three of their last four home games to Newcastle, Bournemouth, and Nottingham Forest, Manchester United needed a 12-minute hat-trick from Amad Diallo to avoid losing to Southampton, the Premier League's bottom team, on Thursday. The majority of the teams his club has encountered are just superior to them, Amorim humbly acknowledged. It is important to remember that Amorim replaced Erik ten Hag as manager of Manchester United in the middle of the season.

On Thursday, United will host Rangers in the UEFA Europa League they will aim to win the match on a, winning note. Later on Sunday, they face Fulham in the Premier League. Amorim has stated that working harder on the training field is the only option for his team to get better, but because of their relentless schedule, they will only have a few sessions to train.