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Former England striker Peter Crouch believes Gareth Southgate could be precisely what Manchester United require should they choose to sever ties with Ruben Amorim. His comments come as Amorim finds himself under immense scrutiny less than 12 months after arriving at Old Trafford , with Crouch suggesting the cultural transformation Southgate implemented with the national side might help reverse the club's decline.

Amorim holds the unwanted record of the lowest points-per-game ratio of any United manager in Premier League history, with last weekend's loss at Brentford intensifying speculation about his position. Southgate's credentials have emerged in discussions, more than a year after he left the England job, and Crouch understands the reasoning behind such links.

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