Next Manchester United Manager: Betting suspended on Amorim

• Betfair suspend betting on Amorim to Manchester United

• Xavi gets the most bets in 24 hours since Ten Hag sacking

• Van Nistelrooy and Southgate also popular with punters

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The late twist in the Man Utd next manager betting looks over following the removal of the market on the Betfair Sportsbook as Rubem Amorim looks set to be the man they want.

Remember, we are talking about United here - not a club that has been shy of clutching defeat from the jaws of victory in recent years - so until the deal is done it remains a possibility that it will fall through.

Betfair punters have continued to back other candidates and there is one who has been getting the majority of the support in the Sportsbook market.

24 hours on from Erik ten Hag's dismissal...

The top five candidates Betfair punters have backed to become the next permanent #MUFC manager.

-- Betfair (@Betfair) October 29, 2024

As you can see in the first 24 hours, 29% of bets were on Xavi arriving at United. He certainly knows about managing a club with a big reputation, having spent just under two seasons at Barcelona where he was, of course, also a legendary captain.

Caretaker boss Ruud van Nistelrooy, who will be in charge for tomorrow's League Cup match against Leicester, received 13% of the bets, while ex-England manager Gareth Southgate attracted the same level of support.

Amorim had just 8% of the bets - Thomas Frank was behind him on 7% - but the Portuguese looks by far the most likely to land the role. After that, the hard work begins.

That is, of course, unless something goes wrong and United fail to get their man.

Now read Next Manchester United Manager: Everything you need to know about Ruben Amorim