Ruben Amorim's first words as Man Utd manager as Sporting Lisbon fans show true feelings

Ruben Amorim was confirmed arsenic Manchester United's caller manager, officially titled 'head coach', connected Friday but took complaint of Sporting Lisbon conscionable implicit 8 hours later

Rubem Amorim has told Manchester United fans that helium 'won't fto them down' successful his archetypal nationalist comments since being announced arsenic the club's caller caput coach.

Sporting Lisbon brag Amorim was confirmed arsenic Erik 10 Hag's rapidly chosen replacement connected Friday, with United paying €11million (£9.2m) for his services. The highly-rated 39-year-old volition take complaint of Sporting for 3 much games earlier moving to Manchester during the planetary break.

The Portuguese champions hosted Estrela da Amadora connected Friday and up of kick-off, Amorim was quoted arsenic telling a subordinate of United's Scandinavian Supporters Club: "Thank you precise overmuch for your support. I volition not fto you down."

During Thursday's pre-match property conference, the ex-Portugal planetary refused to remark connected his aboriginal but gave a hint that he'd decided to articulation United. Asked what helium liked astir the Premier League by a journalist, helium replied with a smile: "Everything."

Amorim looked affectional arsenic helium received a lasting ovation from Sporting fans astatine the Estadio Jose Alvalade up of Friday's game. He's been successful complaint since March 2020 and won 2 Primeira Liga titles with the club, who hadn't been crowned champions of Portugal for 2 astir decades.

There was, however, a ample banner hung connected a artifact of flats successful Lisbon. It read: "Amorim, this is nary longer your home, convey you."

The Red Devils said successful their connection announcing Amorim's hotly-anticipated accomplishment aboriginal this month: "Ruben is 1 of the astir breathtaking and highly rated young coaches successful European football. Highly decorated arsenic some a subordinate and coach, his titles see winning the Primeira Liga doubly successful Portugal with Sporting CP; the archetypal of which was the club's archetypal rubric successful 19 years."

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Meanwhile, present erstwhile manager Ten Hag has released a connection addressing his sacking. The Dutchman began via his representation, SEG Football: "Dear fans, Let maine commencement by thanking you. Thank you for ever being determination for the club. Whether it was astatine a crippled acold distant oregon a pugnacious lucifer astatine Old Trafford, your enactment has been unshakeable.

"The ambiance astatine Old Trafford has ever been electrifying, acknowledgment to you. I felt it galore times. Also successful distant games, it gave the squad and maine an unthinkable feeling to perceive the United chants taking implicit the opponents' stadiums, whether the crippled was successful England. Europe oregon during the summertime tours.

"I ever enjoyed gathering Manchester United fans passim the world. Walking the streets and being capable to chat with fans successful England, Europe, Asia, Australia, the USA - you inspired maine and radiated a beardown consciousness of unity. That's what makes United supporters truthful special.

"I privation to convey you for giving maine this feeling and for your support. I besides privation to convey the unit successful each section of the nine for their unwavering enactment successful bully times and bad. We won 2 trophies - achievements that I volition cherish for the remainder of my life. Of course, my imagination was to bring much trophies to the cabinet. Unfortunately, that imagination has travel to an end.

"I privation each Manchester United fans thing but success, trophies and glory. Your enactment and the warmth I received from everyone astatine the nine helped maine consciousness astatine home. Thank you for this section successful my life. Erik."

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