{"id":7738,"date":"2026-01-06T20:28:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7738"},"modified":"2026-01-06T20:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:28:47","slug":"man-utd-manager-talk-waste-of-time-says-favourite-glasner-football-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=7738","title":{"rendered":"Man Utd manager talk \u2018waste of time\u2019 says favourite Glasner | Football News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Manchester United have been heavily linked with Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner after sacking Ruben Amorim.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 6 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">6 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner on Tuesday batted away questions over the managerial vacancy at Manchester United, saying cryptically he is \u201cnot allowed to bet\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Austrian is among the bookies\u2019 favourites to replace Ruben Amorim, who was sacked on Monday after 14 months at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Glasner, 51, has impressed since arriving at Palace in 2024, leading them to their first major trophy by winning the Football Association Challenge Cup (FA Cup) last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Palace boss, who is out of contract at the end of the season, said last month that talks over a potential new deal at Selhurst Park were on hold.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the eve of his side\u2019s home game against high-flying Aston Villa, he was evasive when asked about the United job.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not allowed to bet,\u201d he said. \u201cMy contract has one paragraph [that says] I\u2019m not allowed to bet. I don\u2019t look at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glasner was asked whether it would be wise to back him to be United\u2019s next manager.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also can\u2019t give insider information because also I would be breaking my contract,\u201d he said with a smile.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m Crystal Palace manager. It just makes no sense and it\u2019s wasted time for you to ask me any more questions, so I don\u2019t talk about any other club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Glasner said the length of managers\u2019 contracts had limited meaning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can win trophies and six months later you aren\u2019t the manager there anymore, so I think if you see the length of a contract it doesn\u2019t mean anything about the future,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I sign a new contract, you could ask me every day, \u2018What\u2019s the future?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRuben Amorim said he had 18 months left in his press conference, and he\u2019s not the manager anymore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s one situation that keeps you in your job when you\u2019re a manager \u2013 this is being successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United have been heavily linked with Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner after sacking Ruben Amorim. 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