Amorim says Man Utd can’t play like Sporting, insists win over Man City won’t affect new job
Sporting Lisbon coach Ruben Amorim said after his team beat Manchester City 4-1 in the first round of the Champions League, match 4 at the Jose Alvalade stadium on November 5 that it could not have been better. It was an important moment for everyone at Sporting Lisbon, but today we were lucky. The first half was very difficult, so the second half had to focus more on the midfield. Thank you to everyone who helped us win today. If we didn’t win, the atmosphere in the stadium would not be this good. And it’s even better when we beat a team like Man City.
This game was the last time the 39-year-old coach would manage Sporting Lisbon as a home team before becoming head coach of Manchester United, and he bid farewell on the pitch.
Amorim added that he did not expect to be thrown into the air by his teammates, knowing what he had done for them and what they had done for him. He will cherish this memory for the rest of his life. In 2022, we lost 0-5 to Man City, but everyone still applauded.
The Red Devils’ future head coach continued that the win over Man City had nothing to do with Man United, who he was going to work for, because they could not immediately pass on this style of play to the team. Man United could not play in the way that Sporting Lisbon did, so we had to adjust. As for the joke that if they won this https://ufabet999.app game, Man United fans would think that the new Sir Alex Ferguson had come to the team, it was a joke and he had not read the news or criticism for 6 months and would continue to do this because it was the only way to make the work work well.
Amorim will start work at United on November 11 and will take charge of his first game away to Ipswich on November 24. However, he will have to take charge of Sporting Lisbon at Braga on November 10 as his final game.