Ruben Amorim reveals reason why Cristiano Ronaldo gave him the nickname ‘the poet’ in revealing first Man Utd interview

RUBEN AMORIM has lifted the lid connected wherefore Cristiano Ronaldo referred to the caller Manchester United brag arsenic "the poet".

Amorim arrived astatine Old Trafford connected Monday and met with members of the club's hierarchy having been named Erik 10 Hag's successor.

The 39-year-old gave his archetypal interrogation arsenic Man Utd manager connected Friday.

And he's already been encompassed the club's folklore, walked the iconic grounds, and adjacent gatecrashed a instrumentality circuit of Old Trafford.

While Amorim is known for his enactment ethic, his effectual and no-holds-barred connection skills earned him the nickname “poet” from Ronaldo.

When asked astir it, Amorim told MUTV: "Yeah. But it's similar a comic happening due to the fact that I similar to speak.

"Not excessively overmuch but erstwhile I speak, I speak, I deliberation I talk from the heart.

"'I deliberation the radical consciousness that it was thing conscionable to person fun."

Amorim is conscionable 9 days older than Ronaldo and his playing debut came conscionable months aft the five-time Ballon d'Or victor joined United successful 2003.

The brace appeared unneurotic connected aggregate occasions for Portugal betwixt 2010 and 2014 earlier Amorim hung up his boots to embark connected a vocation successful the dugout.

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After spells astatine Casa Pia and Braga, Amorim would articulation Ronaldo's boyhood nine Sporting Lisbon.

In his archetypal afloat play astatine the nine helium led Sporting to their archetypal league rubric successful astir 2 decades, earlier adding a 2nd past play arsenic involvement from Premier League clubs grew.

He leaves the Portuguese giants with a cleanable grounds of 11 wins from 11 league games this play — yet the lure of Old Trafford was excessively bully to crook down.

Amorim has vowed to pb United into a caller epoch of no-fear football.

He added: “United are the motor of the Premier League. We cognize that we are the motor of the football.

“I’m truly honoured to beryllium here. It was my lone prime due to the fact that I consciousness however large this nine is. I volition bash everything for the team.

“I volition support my players if I person to and I volition bash everything to enactment this nine successful the spot it belongs. And I judge we are going to succeed.”

Amorim is the sixth manager to effort and haul United to their feet aft the dismal decennary since Sir Alex Ferguson retired successful 2013.

He was besides nicknamed ‘Mourinho 2.0’ aft the young manager spent a week with his coaching idol successful an internship capableness astatine United’s Carrington grooming basal successful 2018.

Amorim met Mourinho threw his brother-in-law Antero Henrique – a erstwhile Porto communications manager who worked with Jose during his ‘Special One’ years astatine the Estadio bash Dragao wherever helium lifted the Champions League successful 2004.

Ironically, Henrique was besides targeted by United arsenic a sporting manager earlier switching their attraction to Dan Ashworth.

But Ashworth should not beryllium expecting a mini-Mourinho, arsenic Amorim said himself: “Mourinho is 1 of a kind. There won't beryllium different Mourinho. Mourinho is unique.”