Ruben Amorim has received a police escort to his Manchester United‘s training ground after arriving in Manchester to start work as the Red Devils’ new head coach.
The former Sporting Lisbon boss was joined by his five assistants – Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido, Paulo Barreira, Emanuel Ferro, and Jorge Vital – on an 11am flight from Beja on Monday morning.
The Portuguese touched down in Manchester just before 2pm UK time, and exited the private jet before receiving the escort to Carrington. He appeared to try to hide from cameras as he made his way along the road.
Amorim enjoyed a fairytale farewell at Sporting on Sunday evening, less than 12 hours before jetting off to take on his new Red Devils role, as the Portuguese club fought back from two goals down to triumph 4-2 over Braga.
Now, the 39-year-old head coach turns his attention to Manchester United and the immediate issue of holding crunch talks with interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, and was afforded a smooth start to life in England from the airport.
Amorim revealed after Sunday’s clash with Braga that he would speak with the Manchester United legend about his future today, congratulating the Dutchman for doing a ‘great job’ with the Red Devils following Erik ten Hag‘s sacking.
Commenting on van Nistelrooy’s position, Amorim told reporters after his final game as Sporting boss: ‘About a legend of the club. He did a great job. I have to talk with him.
Carlos Fernandes, Amorim’s No 2 who was spotted boarding the flight on Monday, bid an emotional farewell to Sporting fans and effectively confirmed his new chapter at Manchester United.
Fernandes has been an ever-present alongside Amorim since the incoming Manchester United boss began his career in coaching.
He is part of a new wave of coaching who never played professionally and has been involved in coaching from as early as his teenage years.
Posting on Instagram, the assistant manager wrote: ‘The adventure that changed my life… so many moments that I will cherish forever. There is no other feeling other than eternal gratitude towards those who helped us create something so special: players for whom there are no words, colleagues who became friends and everyone who always supported us. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!’
Despite Amorim’s eagerly-anticipated arrival, the Portuguese will not be able to start work officially at Manchester United until a work permit is secured.
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