Ruben Amorim faced with EXACT same problem Sir Alex Ferguson had as new Man Utd boss

Ruben Amorim volition not officially commencement arsenic Manchester United manager until November 11 and determination is simply a striking similarity betwixt the commencement of his reign and that of Sir Alex Ferguson

Incoming Manchester United brag Ruben Amorim has joked astir comparisons to Sir Alex Ferguson, but determination is simply a singular similarity betwixt the two.

Ferguson won 13 Premier League titles, 2 Champions Leagues and six FA Cups during his 27 years successful complaint of the club, having joined United from Aberdeen successful 1986. At the clip Ferguson took over, United had picked up conscionable 12 points from 10 league games.

And the concern is strikingly akin for Amorim, with United presently sat 13th successful the Premier League having taken 12 points from their opening 10 matches. However, Amorim volition not officially start his caller relation until November 11.

That allows him to instrumentality complaint of Sporting's Champions League clash with Manchester City and their Premeira Liga lucifer against Braga first. Speaking up of the crippled against City, Amorim was asked astir the information galore United fans volition beryllium watching the lucifer closely.

"I don't deliberation astir that," Amorim responded. "My absorption is connected winning the lucifer for Sporting. The conclusions are not important for maine due to the fact that they could beryllium erroneous. If we triumph time they volition deliberation the caller Alex Ferguson has arrived.

"That volition beryllium precise hard to unrecorded up to. It could summation expectations. I don't deliberation astir that. What interests maine is to win. Tomorrow I volition beryllium Sporting's manager and lone Sporting's. From the 11th onwards I volition beryllium United's coach."

Amorim antecedently spent clip astatine United's Carrington grooming ground during Jose Mourinho's clip successful complaint of the nine arsenic helium looked to summation his coaching qualifications aft retiring from football.

When asked if helium had spoken to Mourinho astir his assignment arsenic United's caller boss, Amorim explained: "I haven't yet. He's afloat of games [at Fenerbahce] and truthful americium I. The interaction [of my visit] had connected my vocation was the mode helium treated me. He showed maine that you tin triumph everything and beryllium a antithetic ­person than you think.

"A peculiar manager who opened the door. I volition person clip to speech to him, helium is precise ­experienced. Regarding my ­experience successful ­Manchester, it was the lone nine wherever I did an internship, but I ne'er said 'I privation to travel backmost arsenic a coach.' But [more] let's spot what happens."

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