Ruben Amorim Admits He Wanted To Go To Manchester City

Ruben Amorom admitted that it crossed his mind that he wanted to join Sporting CP Sports Director, Hugo Viana, to Manchester City.

His decision to replace Erik ten Hag comes just two weeks after Manchester City signed Viana in mid-October 2024 to replace Txiki Begiristain who will leave at the end of the season.

Amoritism revealed that initially he also thought of working at the Etihad Stadium.

"It was something that crossed your mind," Amorim said at a press conference on Monday, November 4, 2024, local time.

However, now the 39-year-old coach insists that his decision to join Manchester United will not be regretted.

"I never hesitate. My decision has been made and that's the club I want to work for."

"That's where I wanted to continue my career as a coach. It crossed my mind, but I decided which club I wanted."

"I don't want anything else. I want Manchester United and that's what I do," said Amorim again.

Before the Amorism of serving at Old Trafford on November 11, 2024, he will meet with the club that had wanted to be his destination, Manchester City.

Amoritism akan memimpin Sporting melawan Manchester City di Liga Champions pada Rabu, 6 November 2024.

The match was his last game as coach before taking control of the Red Devils.

Amoram akan bertemu Pep Guardiola di Lisbon, kurang lebih sebulan sebelum mereka bertemu lagi dalam derby Manchester di Etihad pada 15 Desember 2024.

Many Manchester United fans are likely to watch Sporting's match against The Citizens to see how early their new coach will be.

However, Amoritism has warned against assessing its capacity for work at Manchester United based on one game against Guardiola's side.

"The conclusion people will take from this game is not important to me."

"If the result is negative (against Manchester City), expectations will drop. If we win tomorrow, people will think the new Alex Ferguson has arrived and it will obviously be difficult to meet those expectations."

"I'm not interested in the conclusion people will draw. What I'm interested in is winning games and then starting a new life in Manchester."

"We could have had one situation or another, it could have increased expectations. I don't know what's better for me," he said as reported by ESPN.