Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim's post-match outburst contrasts with Daniel Farke's approach
An explosive Elland Road post-match press conference was a reminder of how lucky Leeds United’s board are to have Daniel Farke as manager.
The German is not every supporter's cup of tea but days after Chelsea and Enzo Maresca parted ways seemingly over who should run the club, Manchester United's Ruben Amorim exploded into an outburst four-and-a-half minutes into a routine press conference after the 1-1 draw at Leeds.
"I came here to be the manager of Manchester United not to be the coach of Manchester United – that is clear," said the man whose job title is head coach.
"I know my name is not (Thomas) Tuchel, (Antonio) Conte or (Jose) Mourinho, but I'm the manager of Manchester United. It's going to be like this for 18 months (the rest of his contract) or when the board decides to change.
"I'm not going to quit. I will do my job until another guy comes here to replace me. Then, everyone is going to move on.
"Every department needs to do their job – the scouting department, the sporting director needs to do their job, I will do mine for 18 months and then we move on."
Then he stomped out, ignoring attempts to clarify his meaning.
It sounded a lot like trouble at the mill between Amorim, ex-Leeds winger Jason Wilcox, the technical director, and head of recruitment Christopher Vivell, who it was claimed had told Amorim to change formation.
Sunday’s bench was light on talent and experience, yet Amorim is not expecting more in January.
Farke did not get what he wanted in the last transfer window, not for the first time at Leeds.
One accepts his lot, and gets on with it. His club is exceeding expectations, the other is not.