When will Ruben Amorim join Manchester United? Potential start date and first game in charge

Former United striker Van Nistelrooy oversaw a large 5-2 triumph implicit Leicester successful the Carabao Cup connected Wednesday successful his archetypal crippled successful complaint and is expected to stay successful his station until astatine slightest the crippled with Chelsea connected Sunday.

Still, enactment is seemingly going down the scenes to name Sporting Lisbon brag Amorim, 1 of the astir highly rated young coaches successful the world.

"I've seen the connection from the nine and the involvement of Man United,” helium said, per Sky Sports.

"I person a merchandise clause and erstwhile thing much factual emerges, it volition beryllium communicated. Nothing has yet been decided.

"I'm not present to talk astir my contract. Those presumption enactment betwixt myself and Sporting. Every manager has a clause and this is what was agreed betwixt us.”

Widespread reports, however, suggest United are edging person to a deal.

Here’s everything we cognize truthful far…

According to the Daily Telegraph, Sporting are acceptable to corroborate Amorim’s determination to Manchester imminently.

They assertion it is expected that helium volition stay successful his station until aft their crippled with Braga connected Sunday 10 November earlier leaving.

By that timeline, Amorim’s archetypal crippled successful complaint of his caller nine volition beryllium their travel to Ipswich connected Sunday 24 November.

United look Chelsea and Leicester successful the Premier League earlier then, on with PAOK successful the Europa League and Van Nistelrooy is expected to stay successful complaint for each of those games.