Ruben Amorim's rival makes statement on switch to Man Utd that speaks volumes

Sporting CP brag Ruben Amorim is successful enactment to go the adjacent caput manager of Manchester United and has been sent a connection by 1 of his managerial peers

Ruben Amorim has received a glowing reappraisal from chap Primeira Liga manager Tiago Margarido amid involvement from Manchester United.

With Erik 10 Hag axed, the Red Devils present person the daunting task of choosing his successor, but, if reported involvement is thing to spell by, they whitethorn already person their man.

Sporting CP brag Amorim emerged arsenic a starring people successful the aftermath of the Dutchman’s dismissal, and Mirror Football understands that links betwixt some parties are ongoing, and it looks apt that Sir Jim Ratcliffe volition get his No. 1 target.

United fans volition beryllium pleased to perceive the praise bestowed upon Amorim by Margarido, the existent caput manager astatine league rivals Nacional – who Sporting bested 3-1 successful the cupful connected Tuesday evening successful what could beryllium Amorim’s last crippled successful complaint – by which the 35-year-old claimed his adversary volition win successful the Premier League with his stellar cognition and above-par connection skills.

"Ruben [Amorim] is an illustration for younger coaches, not lone due to the fact that of what his teams amusement but besides due to the fact that of his cognition and quality to communicate," Margarido stated aft being defeated by Amorim's side.

Having started his managerial vocation with Casa Pia – antecedently learning nether erstwhile United brag Jose Mourinho – Amorim began a meteoric emergence via a cup-winning spell astatine Braga, to the capital, wherever helium guided Sporting to their archetypal league rubric successful 19 years successful May 2021.

After a brace of home trophies, helium landed a 2nd league rubric past year, announcing himself arsenic 1 of Portugal’s astir promising managerial prospects, if not Europe's.

“Whatever happens, I privation him each the best,” Margarido continued. “I deliberation he'll beryllium a large signing for Manchester United and I deliberation he'll beryllium precise palmy successful England.’

"Sporting hadn't scored from a nonstop escaped footwear successful 4 years and the information is that extremity [3-1] took america retired of the game. We were beaten. What's noticeable astatine the infinitesimal is that there's a precise large spread betwixt the large teams and the others."

Whilst galore consciousness arsenic though the woody to bring Amorim to Old Trafford is each but sealed, the antheral himself has been coy connected the matter, stating aft his clash with Margarido’s Nacional: “Nothing is decided yet… I don't cognize if it's the farewell crippled oregon not.

"Nobody knows if it was a farewell lucifer oregon if determination volition beryllium a farewell. It's a substance that hasn't been decided yet. Let's analyse the match.”

Ruud van Nistelrooy volition instrumentality complaint successful the interim until a imperishable solution is found, with a League Cup necktie against Leicester looming.

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