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Man United legend hits out at Jason Wilcox over Ruben Amorim exit - claiming sporting director's 'ego' has set the club back

Peter Schmeichel has hit out at Man United director of football Jason Wilcox's 'ego' may have set the club back after the sacking of head coach Ruben Amorim.

Amorim was sacked on Monday after clashing with the United hierarchy over his system of playing three central defenders in a back-five system.

The Portuguese coach was critical of the situation behind the scenes and took aim at Wilcox in particular before his 14-month reign came to an end.

Amorim had name checked Wilcox several times in an explosive final press conference, where he railed against being titled as head coach rather than manager.