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What’s Happening

Breaking it down: Follow live as Manchester United start life without Ruben Amorim as they visit Burnley Man Utd Sack Amorim Darren Fletcher takes charge of his first match as Manchester United interim manager as they travel to face Burnley in the Premier League.

It is the Scotsmans third day in the job after Ruben Amorim was sacked on Monday morning. The decision was made after Sundays post-match outburst at Elland Road, where Manchester United had drawn 1-1 with Leeds United. (wild, right?)

Fletcher has stepped up from his role as Under-18 manager and will lead his former club against 19th-placed Burnley.

The Details

Kick-off time : 8:15pm GMT, 3:15pm ET, 12:15pm PT How to watch : Sky Sports Premier League (UK), USA Network (U. ) your thoughts : live@theathletic.

Com Check out The Athletics weekly live schedule here . Sir Alex Ferguson was the Manchester United manager for all-but two of Darren Fletchers 20 years at the club.

Why This Matters

Fletcher says he sought Ferguson’s advice, and suggested he would not have accepted the role without the approval of his compatriot. I don’t like to make any major decisions or things without speaking to Sir Alex and that’s something I’ve done since I’ve been at the club and since I’ve left the club and (in) everything I do. I’ve got a fr good relationship with Sir Alex, so he’s probably the first person on the phone actually, so I wanted to speak to him first.

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Key Takeaways

• “And ultimately to get his blessing, to be perfectly honest with you – I think he deserves that respect.
• I wanted to run it by him, (find out) what he thought and he was supportive of it and he echoed my thoughts which I’ve always dropped.
• (He dropped), ‘When you’re an employee of the club, it’s your job to do your best for Manchester United.
• ’ “It’s insane when he says something that I try and live and believe every day, so it was comforting for me for him to say that.

The Bottom Line

’ “It’s insane when he says something that I try and live and believe every day, so it was comforting for me for him to say that. ” Anyway, enough chat about what might or might not happen in the future — theres plenty of time for that.

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