Ruben Amorim flies to Manchester on a private jet with FIVE assistants as he prepares to get started at Man United… and with so many coaches is this the end for Ruud van Nistelrooy?
Ruben Amorim has boarded his flight to Manchester to begin work as Man United’s new head coach.
The former Sporting Lisbon boss was joined by his five assistants – Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido, Paulo Barreira, Emanuel Ferro, and Jorge Vital – on the 11am flight on Monday morning.
Amorim enjoyed a fairytale farewell at Sporting on Sunday evening, less than 12 hours before jetting off to take on his new Red Devils role, as the Portuguese club fought back from two goals down to triumph 4-2 over Braga.
Now, the 39-year-old head coach turns his attention to Manchester United and the immediate issue of holding crunch talks with interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Amorim revealed after Sunday’s clash with Braga that he would speak with the Manchester United legend about his future today, congratulating the Dutchman for doing a ‘great job’ with the Red Devils following Erik ten Hag’s sacking.
Ruben Amorim has boarded his flight to Manchester to begin work as Man United’s new boss
The Portuguese manager enjoyed a triumphant end to his tenure as Sporting Lisbon boss, fighting back to win 4-2 over Braga on Sunday less than 12 hours before jetting to Manchester
The 39-year-old’s first task will be deciding Ruud van Nistelrooy’s future at Old Trafford
Van Nistelrooy took interim charge at Old Trafford at the end of October and oversaw an unbeaten run of four games – winning three times and drawing just once.
His most recent success came during Man United’s 3-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.
Commenting on Van Nistelrooy’s position, Amorim told reporters after his final game as Sporting boss: ‘About a legend of the club. He did a great job. I have to talk with him tomorrow (Monday).
‘Then I will explain everything. I am very clear and I will tell you like it is. Let’s wait until tomorrow,’ he added.
Despite general hope among Manchester United’s fanbase that Van Nistelrooy, 48, stays on at Old Trafford in some capacity, the Dutchman has remained tight-lipped on his future and refused to speculate about what might come next when pressed it on Sunday.
‘I can only describe that moment, how I felt and as a closure of this block of four games, it felt like a closure for that period and the future is open,’ Van Nistelrooy said.
‘That is the way I felt it. It was a beautiful moment to be able to share that with the supporters and, yeah, it was special.’
More to follow.
