MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag, the Premier League club said on Friday (Nov 1), hoping one of Europe's brightest young managers can restore the struggling team to former glories.
Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag.MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United have named Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach to replace Erik ten Hag, the Premier League club said on Friday , hoping one of Europe's brightest young managers can restore the struggling team to former glories.
"Highly decorated as both a player and coach, his titles include winning the Primeira Liga twice in Portugal with Sporting CP; the first of which was the club's first title in 19 years.The charismatic Amorim, who usually employs a crowd-pleasing 3-4-3 formation with high pressing and possession-based football, took Sporting to Primeira Liga titles in 2021 and 2024 and they lead the standings again this season.
His first home game will be in the Europa League against Norwegian team Bodo/Glimt on Nov 28, with another Premier League game against Everton at Old Trafford the next weekend. "United need someone with the character and charisma to go 'You know what? I don't care what has happened here, I see a player in you.' You need someone who is going to be like that."Amorim, whose Manchester United staff will be named at a later date, was coveted by several of Europe's top clubs, including Barcelona, Juventus, Bayern Munich and Liverpool, when they were in the market for new managers in the close season.
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