Pep Guardiola Reacts to Ruben Amorim’s Appointment as Man United Boss

Pep Guardiola Reacts to Ruben Amorim’s Appointment as Man United Boss

  • Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has reacted to Manchester United appointing Ruben Amorim as their coach
  • The Red Devils settled on the Sporting CP coach to replace Erik ten Hag, who they dismissed earlier this week
  • Man City and Sporting CP meet in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 5, in Portugal

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Manchester United have confirmed Ruben Amorim's appointment as their next coach, barely a week after Erik ten Hag's sacking.

The Sporting CP coach will start his new job on November 11 at the start of this month's international break.

Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola has faced Amorim's Sporting a few times and has reacted to his appointment.

Pep Guardiola's Manchester City and Ruben Amorim's Sporting have faced each other a few times
Ruben Amorim and Pep Guardiola face each other in the Champions League. Photos by Pedro Loureiro/Eurasia Sport Images and Carl Recine.
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Amorim's task at Man United

The Red Devils sit 14th in the Premier League with three wins from nine matches, and the young Portuguese coach will be tasked with improving the situation.

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The 20-time English champions are hoping the 39-year-old can be the coach to lead them back to the top after a decade of mediocrity.

One of Amorim's major tasks is improving the team's league performance. Erik ten Hag led the club to 11 Premier League wins in 2024.

They also suffered some humiliating defeats, such as losing 7-0 to Liverpool, 4-0 to Brentford and Crystal Palace, and 3-0 to Bournemouth.

What Guardiola said about Amorim

Amorim's Sporting have faced Guardiola's Manchester City twice, losing once and drawing the other. Amorim's side suffered a 5-0 defeat to Man City in 2022, per Transfermarkt.

Guardiola has wished Amorim well as he begins his journey at Old Trafford. Man City and Sporting meet in the Champions League on Tuesday, November 5.

"Welcome to United, to England. I congratulate him, [we will speak] next Tuesday," he said via Manchester Evening News.

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Jose Mourinho comments on incoming Man United coach Ruben Amorim

The Spanish coach recalled his team's meeting with Sporting.

"All I can talk about is the experience of playing twice against Ruben’s Sporting Lisbon team, one or two seasons ago, and the pressure was really, really good. So a high manager," he said.

Amorim's first match will be against Ipswich Town on November 24.

Mourinho comments on Amorim

YEN.com.gh earlier reported that Fenerbahce coach and former Man United boss Jose Mourinho shared his opinion on Amorim.

The former Real Madrid coach had some positive things to say about his compatriot, who visited him at Carrington in 2018 for an internship.

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