As Manchester United hire Ruben Amorim, viral clip surfaces showing him replacing Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal in game

But what is adjacent much singular is the information that Ruben Amorim (born connected January 27, 1985) is conscionable 9 days older than Manchester United fable Cristiano Ronaldo (February 5, 1985).

The Ronaldo links don’t extremity there. After Manchester United made the announcement that Amorim had been hired arsenic the manager, a clip surfaced connected societal media showing Ruben Amorim replacing Cristiano Ronaldo arsenic a substitute successful a shot lucifer for the Portuguese nationalist team.

Ronaldo OUT
Amorim IN
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Amorim has played for Portugal’s U18 and U20 teams. But for the elder nationalist team, helium has lone 14 appearances to his credit. The erstwhile midfielder was successful information a portion of the Portuguese squad astatine the 2010 World Cup successful South Africa.

At Manchester United, Ruben Amorim has a task to fulfill that helium mightiness find much onerous than replacing Ronaldo connected the shot pitch: that of starring United to their 21st Premier League rubric which they past won successful Alex Ferguson’s last play successful charge.

Besides being young, Amorim is besides untested extracurricular Portugal arsenic helium has ne'er managed a nine distant from his autochthonal country. He besides spent the bulk of his nine vocation astatine Benfica.

Despite this, Manchester United forked retired 11 cardinal euros to lure him distant from Sporting, which helium led to 2 Portuguese titles successful 4 afloat seasons successful charge.

Portuguese giants Sporting are besides expected to person an other 1.66 cardinal euros due to the fact that of contractual reasons and commissions.