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Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim is one of four names to be nominated for October’s Premier League Manager of the Month award.

Manchester United’s Ruben Amorim is one of four names to be nominated for October’s Premier League Manager of the Month award.

The 40-year-old has received his first monthly nomination since his appointment as Red Devils boss in November 2024 after guiding his team to three consecutive top-flight victories.

Amorim appeared to be hanging onto his job at Old Trafford by the thinnest of treats following a humbling 3-1 defeat at Brentford at the end of September, but his Man United side responded in admirable fashion by securing a 2-0 home victory over a high-flying Sunderland outfit.

The Red Devils followed that result up with a surprise 2-1 triumph against reigning champions Liverpool, securing all three points at Anfield for the first time in almost a decade, before putting Brighton & Hove Albion to the sword 4-2 on home soil last weekend.

All three results have propelled Man United from the bottom half of the table up to sixth spot, just two points behind Bournemouth in second, and ahead of Saturday’s trip to Nottingham Forest, Amorim...