'He'd create chaos!' - Roy Keane names his next Man Utd manager dream as pundit names how long Ruben Amorim should get

Ruben Amorim continues to stutter along as Manchester United manager with the voices in his corner growing quieter by the week.

The Premier League table looks better than it did last year in that the Red Devils are just six points off the top of the table, the problem is, there are nine other teams above them. Perception is everything. If they were in second place and on the same points total, it would probably be seen as a positive, rather than a reason to consider the future of the current boss.

Roy Keane picks Ruben Amorim replacement

There is a feeling of inevitability about Amorim’s future even if Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said that the former Sporting Lisbon gaffer is going to be given three years to get things right. It is a perspective that makes sense when the conditions that Amorim had to work with when he first arrived are understood as well as the quality of squad that he still has at his disposal. Sir Alex Ferguson would struggle to get a tune out of it.

Someone who feels that Amorim is operating on a week, to week basis is Roy Keane with the United legend having his say on how long Amorim should get to turn things around: “He should be given a chance, yes. Another week,” Keane said on The Overlap.

If he doesn’t, the Sky Sports pundit is adamant who should replace Amorim: “I’ve been saying it for years: I’d love to see Simeone at Manchester United. He’d create chaos, but the right kind of chaos! There are never any guarantees, but I’d like to see his personality and qualities there.”

It’s easy to see why Keane would want Simeone at Old Trafford, there are a lot of similarities between the pair and with a questionable mentality in recent years, few would be better at leading from the front.

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Simeone has been compared to Ferguson himself with Atletico great Antoine Griezmann a huge fan of the spiky Argentinian having spent most of his career under his charge.

"What 'Cholo' (Simeone) is doing for the club is historic," Griezmann once told UEFA via Sky Sports. "It's like what (Sir Alex) Ferguson did with Manchester United and hopefully he will win trophies and take the team to the top level because he deserves it. I hope he will make history with the club because, thanks to him, we are here.

"You learn a lot under (Simeone). I think he's the best tactical and defensive coach in the world and he shows that year in, year out. It's a joy to work with him. He identifies every player's weaknesses and tries to improve them, making you a more complete player.

“He has helped me grow both on a personal and professional level. He will always ask for the best of me and make me do my best, and I'll always be there to help him and help win the games."

High praise indeed, and exactly the sort of qualities that United need. Could Keane, one day, get his wish?