ED SHEERAN has issued a grovelling X-rated apology after he interrupted Ruben Amorim’s first post-match interview on Sky Sports.
The chart-topping singer gatecrashed Amorim’s chat with the Sky Sports panel after Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday.
Sheeran, 33, is a minority owner of his hometown club Ipswich and was at Portman Road to watch the clash with the Red Devils.
But his unannounced entrance into the live broadcast made for awkward viewing with Sky host Kelly Cates having to ask him to leave ALL OF THE STARS while they interviewed Amorim about his side’s performance.
Although an obviously honest mistake, Sheeran wanted to set the record straight on Instagram and offered up an explanation for his gaffe that had sent SHIVERS down viewers’ spines.
He wrote: “Apologies if I offended Amorim yesterday. I didn’t actually realise he was being interviewed at the time.
“I was popping on to say hi and bye to Jamie [Redknapp]. Obviously feel a bit of a b******, but life goes on.
“Great game though. congrats to all involved”.
Sheeran will be hoping that he doesn’t make any BAD HABITS of accidentally treading on the toes of the broadcaster.
While will have been the HAPPIER of the Sky guests given Ipswich managed to take a point off Man Utd.
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For Amorim, he will be hoping that two dropped points are just a SMALL BUMP in the road for him as he begins life as the new United boss.
Things haven’t got off to a PERFECT start for the Portuguese gaffer, but he will be looking ahead to Thursday’s home clash with Bodo/Glimt as a chance to win over the crowd in his first game at Old Trafford.
But Amorim is already struggling with one aspect of life as a Premier League boss, complaining to Sky Sports about his media duties since arriving in the UK.
He said: “This week I spoke more to the media than I did in four years at Sporting. I just want to work with my players. Nothing more.”
IN theory at least, the only way is up for Manchester United, writes Charlie Wyett.
We are nearly a third of the way through this Premier League season and it is still staggering to see United lurking in 12th place.
They have managed just four wins with a goal difference of 0. Only Everton, Crystal Palace and Southampton have scored less.
It is certainly not a false position and a point at Ipswich illustrated the massive job that Ruben Amorim faces.
United’s fans sang the name of their new manager throughout the game.
They also gave the players rapturous applause on the final whistle and although this was an improvement on some of the performances this season, the bar has been set pretty low.
The club’s optimistic supporters will see that their team is only six points off the top four. Ultimately, though, it is difficult to see United even reaching last season’s final position of eighth as they look worse.
United’s patched-up defence will improve – and a three-man formation at the back will help them – but you have to wonder where the goals are going to come from. Marcus Rashford struck after 81 seconds and then went missing for the rest of his 68 minutes on the pitch.
Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee were also introduced in that double change midway inside the second half but added absolutely nothing. What a terrible couple of signings they have proved to be and United’s fans would swap both of them for Ipswich’s Liam Delap.
Amorim did not celebrate the Rashford goal and paced around his technical area throughout looking uneasy.
Each time there was a break in play, he called over players for instructions.
Alejandro Garnacho headed over to the touchline on a couple of occasions while there were also words for Diogo Dalot, Casemiro and Jonny Evans.
Amorim, a manager with infectious enthusiasm, will be hopeful he can get his message across to all of the players in the next few weeks.
But the problem for the Portuguese coach is that this was the first of 10 games in the space of 33 days.
What he really needs are spells on the training ground without a midweek game but he does not have that luxury.
