He addressed the controversy
Ruben Amorim has responded after Ed Sheeran was forced to apologise to him after interrupting his post match interview with Sky at last weekend’s game against Ipswich.
Amorim could only lead his side to a 1-1 draw in his first game in charge of Manchester United.
Marcus Rashford scored after just 80 seconds in what was an emphatic start to Amorim’s tenure but they couldn’t hold onto the lead as Omari Hutchinson levelled just before half-time.
Neither side was able to find a winner in the second half and they had to settle for a point each.
Following the game, as Amorim spoke to the Sky Sports panel about the game, Sheeran who is an Ipswich fan and minority owner crashed his interview.
The 33-year-old singer came over and hugged pundit Jamie Redknapp as Amorim looked down awkwardly at the floor until he could resume his interview.
After receiving backlash on social media, Sheeran apologised to the new United boss.
He wrote on Instagram: “Apologies if I offended Amorim yesterday, I didn’t realise he was being interviewed at the time, was popping to say hi and bye to Jamie. Obvz feel a bit of a bellend but life goes on. Great game though congrats on all involved.”
Today, in his pre-match press conference ahead of United’s Europa League clash with Bodo/Glimt, Amorim chuckled as he addressed the incident.
"For me it was nothing; I was with Roy Keane and he is the real star in that panel" 🌟
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 27, 2024
Ruben Amorim reacts to Ed Sheeran apologising to the Manchester United head coach for interrupting his interview in the team's 1-1 draw with Ipswich last weekend 📃 pic.twitter.com/gFurUuh5Bs
“I think you sometimes over complicate things,” he said, “It was nothing.”
“He was simply saying hello to one of the commentators, so for me it was nothing. I was thinking about the game and I was with Roy Keane, Roy Keane is the real star in that panel.
“So for me, it was really ok, it was nothing special.”
United face Bodo/Glimt on Thursday in the Europa League before hosting Everton at the weekend in the Premier League.
