The Portuguese Ruben Amorim, current coach of Sporting, has been appointed coach of Manchester United until June 2027. He replaces Erik ten Hag, dismissed on Monday, the English club announced on Friday.
“It’s done. Bem-vindo ao Manchester United, Ruben Amorim,” tweeted the English club, specifying in a press release that the 39-year-old Portuguese technician would take up his duties on November 11. Ruud van Nistelrooy will continue his interim leadership of the team until this date.
The name of the young Portuguese technician quickly established itself in England to take over from ten Hag, sacked on Monday by Manchester United after another 2-1 defeat against West Ham in the league. The Mancuniens occupy 14th place in the Premier League where they have obtained only three victories in nine matches since the start of the season.
Between now and November 11, Amorim should handle Sporting’s last three matches before the international break, including the Champions League clash against Manchester City on Tuesday and the trip to Braga next weekend in the league before arriving in England. He could manage his first match with Manchester United when they travel to Ipswich on November 24.
As a young coach, he won a first League Cup with Braga in 2020, before exploding the following season at the head of Sporting, achieving the League Cup-championship double in 2021. He once again enabled the Lisbon club to win a new championship last season in 2024.
The Portuguese will also have to allow the club to regain its luster, having not won the English championship title since 2013. It was then Alex Ferguson, its emblematic manager who was at its head. An eternity.
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