Ruben Amorim to become new Man Utd manager as top club boss makes telling two-word statement

Manchester United look to person completed a woody to bring Ruben Amorim to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon to beryllium the club's caller caput manager aft Erik 10 Hag's departure

INEOS main Sir Dave Brailsford has seemingly confirmed a woody to bring Ruben Amorim to Old Trafford is done.

Brailsford was successful attendance arsenic United came distant victorious successful their first crippled without Erik 10 Hag. Ruud van Nistelrooy has taken the reins connected an interim-basis and watched his squad come distant 5-2 victors in the Carabao Cup against Leicester City.

Brailsford's accomplishment astatine the crushed saw the ex-British Cycling brag greeted by supporters. Among requests for a photograph, the 60-year-old appeared to beryllium asked for an update connected United's managerial search connected Wednesday night.

One protagonist caught the infinitesimal connected video up of the triumph implicit the Foxes. In the clip, Brailsford tin beryllium heard saying 'yeah, done'. That saw those lasting closest assertion to fans astir them that the reply was successful narration to appointing Sporting CP caput manager Amorim.

Van Nistelrooy could yet extend his tally arsenic United brag however. Despite United reaching afloat agreement to onshore the erstwhile Benfica midfielder, helium whitethorn not get until the planetary break.

The Telegraph study that United and Sporting's €12million (£10m) statement has seen the clubs negociate astir his 30-day announcement period. It would spot Van Nistelrooy successful complaint for games against Chelsea, PAOK and Leicester City earlier Amorim arrives successful clip for the travel to Ipswich Town.

For now, Van Nistelrooy is happy to connection his assistance. United volition anticipation to backmost up the cupful show with outings that assistance them from 14th successful the Premier League and spot 3 points for the archetypal clip successful the Europa League.

Former PSV manager Van Nistelrooy simply wants to connection what is champion for the squad helium scored 150 goals for. The Dutchman has adjacent offered his services for the aboriginal having lone taken connected a relation astatine the nine implicit the summer.

"I came present arsenic an adjunct to assistance the club," said Van Nistelrooy aft the Carabao Cup win. "Now, successful this role, I’m helping arsenic agelong arsenic needed. In the future, successful immoderate capacity, I’m present to assistance the nine further to physique towards the aboriginal that’s what I'm present for.

"I’m present to assistance and service and springiness my everything for the nine successful immoderate capacity, with truthful galore radical present astir maine that privation the champion for the nine and that volition ne'er change."

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