Story byRui Faria: Former assistant manager sends cryptic message to IneosThe Peoples PersonSat, January 10, 2026 at 8:30 AM UTC·2 min readFormer Manchester United assistant Rui Faria has had some choice words for his former employers. United careerThe Portuguese coach spent 17 years working with Jose Mourinho. He enjoyed immense success with the world-famous coach at FC Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementRui Faria moved to Old Trafford in 2016 when Jose Mourinho was appointed manager and became the assistant manager of the club. He left in the summer of 2018 and became manager of Al-Duhail in 2019. Comments on clubUnited made the news this week when they sacked Ruben Amorim on Monday. Whilst not naming the club directly, Rui Faria seemed to aim a barbed dig at United’s current owners, Ineos. The 50-year-old posted on Instagram, “a great club’s philosophy used to be about silverware. Coaches were hired for their winning streaks in order to achieve the club objectives. Today, coaches are often hired according to their willingness to accept a club’s business plan.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe continued, “coaches are led to believe they’re at the helm of a sports project in which they can manage their own decision-making while influencing different departments in order to achieve sporting success.
