Amorim reversed the big win over Manchester City! The striker is further away from Manchester United with a hat-taker, and it is still difficult for the Red Devils to become stronger immediately

When United invited Ruben Amorim to coach, the 39-year-old Portuguese boss made the only request: could he start coaching again next season? After being refused, he asked that his appointment date be postponed to the international break so that he could lead his side to the Champions League clash with Manchester City. Now, the results are in, and after being 1-0 down in the opening five minutes, Amorim led his side to a 4-1 comeback victory, with Swedish striker Victor Jekereish netting a hat-trick.

Sporting became the only team to beat Pep Guardiola in 90 minutes in 32 Champions League games since May 2022, handing City their biggest defeat in all competitions in four years. With this match, Amorim has already rolled out the red carpet for his appearance at Manchester United next Monday. With this 4-1 victory as a "vote", he not only said goodbye to Portugal perfectly, but also won the recognition of the future club's fans.

Regardless of Amorim's results in charge of Manchester United, especially in the opening season, this game is enough to show what he is capable of, and people will know that even if the results are not good, it is the team's problem, not the manager's failure. In Sporting's match against Manchester City, the visitors dominated the first half, while Erling Haaland took the penalty over the crossbar in the second half. However, Amorim made a brilliant adjustment in the game, which allowed the Portuguese to take the lead at the start of the second half.

Manchester City had 73 per cent possession, but Sporting won a big victory. Amorim ended his final performance at the José Alvalade Stadium in near-perfect fashion, with his final match coming to another former club in the Portuguese Super League, Braga. Fans unfurled huge banners thanking and bidding farewell to Amorim.

Referring to the style of play he has played since taking charge of Manchester United, Amorim made it clear that he wants his side to "have no fear of possession of the ball". Amorim has signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the Red Devils until the summer of 2027, with United believing they now have one of the most exciting young coaches in Europe. Amorim prefers the 343 formation, with the Portuguese leaning towards passing under him, but more importantly using the ball effectively.

Amorim himself is well aware that the competitiveness of the Portuguese Premier League and the Premier League are two worlds: "In Portugal there are only three top teams and you can control most of the games, but the Premier League is a different world and as a coach I need that right now. But to say I'm looking forward to such a challenge, maybe not, haha."

Manchester City have been in poor form lately, suffering their first three-game losing streak in six years, and Bournemouth, who finished 10th in the Premier League last weekend, also picked up a blue moon at home. So, just because Amorim led Sporting to a big win over Pep Guardiola's side doesn't mean everything will go well when he arrives at United. This game will add to his authority in the dressing room and create a better environment for the team, but it does not mean that it will make it any less difficult for him to revive Manchester United.

At Ajax, Ten Hag also led the team to a double win over Real Madrid, with Donny van de Beek at the heart of the game playing with confidence. However, when they arrived at Manchester United, they all failed. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer also played counter-attacking defensively, allowing the Red Devils to beat Pep Guardiola's peak Manchester City 3-1.

Amorim is facing a cruel truth that fans don't want to admit: at the moment, Sporting Portugal is closer to Manchester City than Manchester United in terms of strength! Ten Hag is not left with a squad that can succeed with a slight adjustment, and Amorim may have to start all over again, so United fans should not expect Amorim to solve all problems quickly.

Incidentally, Amorim has another unimaginable problem at Manchester United – the huge attention of the British media and even the global media.

At his press conference, Sky Sports' Gary Cottrier showed him the difficulties ahead. The arrogant British tried to force Amorim to answer his own questions in English. But Amorim stuck to his principles and answered only in Portuguese.

In fact, Amorim speaks English fluently and has shown his language skills in earlier interviews, which will not be an obstacle for him to manage United.

In the Portuguese team, the 26-year-old centre-forward Djekereish scored seven goals in two Amorim farewell games, including a Portuguese super big four and a Champions League hat! Three goals against Manchester City, two of which were penalties, but the equaliser showed off his finishing skills.

Since joining from Coventry City in the Championship, the Swedish striker has been in amazing goalscoring form, scoring 66 goals and providing 23 assists in 67 games!

However, if Red Devils fans expect to see Djekereish follow Amorim to Old Trafford, they may end up disappointed.

Portuguese media revealed that Dzhekereish was not interested in joining Manchester United, a "new star black hole", and his three-goal win for Manchester City would only increase the interest of other giants.

In addition, his high value will also be a huge stumbling block for Manchester United in the face of PSR's Premier League profitability and sustainability rules.

There is also a hidden obstacle, and that is that Jekereish may not be so receptive to the vision of United's current sporting director, Dan Ashworth. Three years ago, it was Ashworth who sold him to Coventry City in the Championship for £1 million at Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.