Newly-appointed Manchester United coach, Ruben Amorim has promised to restore the club’s glory after he officially took over the reins at Old Trafford.
Amorim landed in Manchester on Tuesday to begin his assignment after a trophy-laden spell with Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.
The Red Devils appointed the Portuguese coach to replace Erik Ten Hag, who was sacked in October following a 2-1 loss to West Ham.
Ten Hag was shown the exit door despite winning two trophies for the club since he took over in 2022.
But the club struggled for consistency and a clear identity despite a huge outlay in the summer. They occupied the 13th position on the Premier League table when he was sacked, and an embarrassing 21st position in the Europa League.
Amorim is the seventh manager to take charge of the club since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013, and none of them has been able to lead the club past the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
The 39-year-old has promised to return the club back to the glory days.
He said, “I will try to do everything to put this club in the place that it belongs, and I believe a lot that we are going to succeed.
“You see the trophies and you see the tragedy that we have as a club,” he said. “You understand the history, after the crash, then we were European champions. It is important to put this kind of strength in the team.
“When the players come here, they should make the same tour. It is very important. You have to feel this is Manchester United.
“The most important thing for me at this moment is to create the principles, the identity and the character we had in the past.
“We will focus a lot on our game model – how to play, how to press, these small things. You cannot go 100% on every detail because it will be confusing for the players. But if I have to say one thing, my main goal, my first goal, it is identity.
“We want to do something special in a special club – that was a key point.
“When Manchester United told me about their plans, you get excited. We know if the team plays well and wins games, everything looks so much better and the people really start to believe in the new stadium and new ideas.
“It’s a real honour that I was the first choice to start that path.”
Amorim will be tasked with getting the club off the bottom half of the table with improved performances.
He will make his debut in the match against Ipswich Town on Sunday, November 24 at Portman Road.