The Ruben Amorim era is underway at Manchester United after the Portuguese head coach arrived at Carrington on Monday.
Amorim has signed a contract until 2027 after leaving Sporting Lisbon, where he won two league titles during a successful four-year stint at the club.
Five key staff will join him at Old Trafford: assistant manager Carlos Fernandes, assistant coaches Adelio Candido and Emanuel Ferro, goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital and sports scientist Paulo Barreira.
In this article, we take a closer look at Amorim and ask what we can expect from a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) perspective.
The stats in this piece are from FBref and WhoScored.
RUBEN AMORIM: THE HISTORY
A former Benfica and Portugal midfielder, Amorim retired as a player in 2017, before taking up his first managerial job at Braga two years later.
Amorim won the Taca da Liga – the Portuguese League Cup – in his short two-month tenure.
His rapid success led him to Sporting, who paid €10m to acquire his talents. It proved to be a masterstroke.
At the end of Amorim’s first full season (2020/21) in charge, Sporting won the title, the club’s first in almost two decades, before winning it again in 2023/24.
In addition, they won the Taca da Liga twice, in 2021 and 2022.
Amorim leaves Sporting in great shape; top of the table with a perfect record of 11 wins from 11 games.
They also sit second in the UEFA Champions League’s new-look league phase, after three wins and a draw.
| Season | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Scored | Conceded | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 5 | 33 | 1st |
| 2023/24 | 34 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 96 | 29 | 90 | 1st |
| 2022/23 | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 71 | 32 | 74 | 4th |
| 2021/22 | 34 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 73 | 23 | 85 | 2nd |
| 2020/21 | 34 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 85 | 1st |
Above: Ruben Amorim’s managerial record at Sporting Lisbon (league only)
RUBEN AMORIM: PLAYING STYLE/TACTICS
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