Ruben Amorim reveals he asked Man Utd NOT to join until end of season but club chiefs told new boss ‘it’s now or never’

RUBEN AMORIM has revealed helium did not privation to articulation Manchester United until the extremity of the season.

The Red Devils announced Amorim, 39, arsenic Erik 10 Hag's replacement connected Friday greeting and helium volition statesman enactment astatine Old Trafford connected November 11.

He volition stay successful complaint of Sporting for their games against Manchester City and Braga - and connected Friday evening led the Portuguese champions to a 5-1 triumph implicit Estrela Amadora.

The effect moves Sporting six points wide astatine the apical of the Primeira Liga.

And Amorim confirmed aft the crippled that helium wanted to stay astatine Sporting until the extremity of the run but was told by Man Utd chiefs it was "now oregon never".

He said: "I asked United if it could beryllium astatine the extremity of the season. It was what I wanted. United said no. It was present oregon never. So I had to marque a decision.

"This is precisely the discourse I wanted [United struggling] due to the fact that I tin bash things my way."

Amorim besides quashed speech helium was joining Man Utd for the money.

He added: "Some radical accidental it's for money. It's not.

"Other clubs were prepared to wage 3 times much and I refused. This is the nine [United] I wanted."

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The feeling astir Amorim's impending departure has divided the Sporting faithful.

Outside the stadium, determination was a banner which read: "Amorim, this is not your location anymore, convey you.”

Other fans, though, took flags into the crushed declaring their emotion for the manager who led the nine to 2 titles.

When Amorim’s sanction was archetypal work retired 30 minutes earlier kick-off, determination were whistles and jeers followed by applause.

But erstwhile the 39-year-old came retired of the passageway for the game, helium received a lasting ovation and applauded the fans.

After the game, Amorim said: "Obviously, since this full concern came astir I've felt different.

"I recognize the choler of immoderate fans and the disappointment. But that's life. I was moved by the ovation and that's however it is. 

"Even the different statement, erstwhile it came out, was connected a lucifer day.

"But clubs are present listed companies and they person to contiguous each these things. There were 2 statements. But that's however things are, determination are things that we can't control. 

“I'm precise grateful to the fans and to everything here. People deliberation I wanted to permission consecutive away. In the adjacent location game, whether we triumph oregon suffer by 15-0, I'll beryllium determination to spot what the fans privation to springiness me.

"I recognize their anger, but we determination connected and clip heals everything. It was the champion play of my life."

Amorim has won 2 league titles arsenic Sporting manager - the archetypal of which successful 2021 ended a 19-year wait.

His Man Utd declaration runs until 2027, with the enactment of an other year.

The Red Devils paid £8.3million to trigger a merchandise clause which allowed him to permission Sporting.

His archetypal crippled successful complaint of Man Utd comes distant astatine Ipswich connected November 24.

United are understood to person paid an other £900,000 to get him aboriginal alternatively than waiting a further 3 weeks.

Amorim has been highly sought this twelvemonth pursuing his occurrence with Sporting.

Premier League rivals Liverpool were adjacent to appointing the Lisbon gaffer earlier making the determination to bring in Arne Slot instead.

While helium also held talks with West Ham implicit the summer and had been rumoured to beryllium on a database of candidates to instrumentality implicit from Pep Guardiola astatine Manchester City.