Incoming boss Ruben Amorim has claimed that Manchester United cannot play the way his current side Sporting CP does after they thrashed Manchester City in the Champions League on November 5, Tuesday. Sporting secured a second-half comeback to beat City 4-1 at the José Alvalade Stadium, in what was his final home in charge of the Portuguese club.
Victor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick to help Sporting humble City on the day. Amorim will be taking over as the new Manchester United manager on November 11 and the incoming boss admitted that he cannot transport one reality to another and the Red Devils can’t be as defensive as Sporting.
“We cannot transport one reality to another,” he said. “United cannot play the way we play, they cannot be so defensive. Of course it’s good to beat City. But I’ll be living in a different world, we’ll have to start from a different point.”
When asked if he couldn’t have asked for a better send off, Amorim affirmed that it was a dream way to leave the job.
“Yes. I couldn’t ask for anything better, it was a very important moment for all. But we had the luck – this was a one off,” said Amorim.
Wasn’t expecting to be raised in the air
The Sporting fans and players would give Amorim a great send off after the game. The players would lift him up in the air and Amorim said he wasn’t expecting that. The 39-year-old said he would keep his Sporting memories with him forever,
“I thanked everyone for the win,” he said. “If we hadn’t won the match, the moment wouldn’t be so nice. It was better with a win over City.”
“I wasn’t expecting to be raised in the air, I know what I did for them, and what they did for me. I will keep these memories with me forever. The most important moment for me was when we lost 5-0 to City [two years ago] and everyone applauded,” said Amorim.
Amorim’s first match as the Manchester United boss will be against Ipswich Town on November 24.
