Laurie Whitwell

Amorim was the only candidate to whom United spoke in replacing Erik ten Hag, with CEO Omar Berrada in particular pushing his candidacy

Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca believes Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez should have been sent off for his challenge on Cole Palmer during Sunday’s 1-1 draw between the two sides. Martinez was instead shown a yellow card by referee Rob Jones for his foul in second-half added time. The Argentine appeared to catch Palmer on the knee with his studs and the foul sparked a coming together of multiple players, eventually leading to Chelsea’s Nicolas Jackson and United’s Amad also cautioned. Palmer continued for the remaining few minutes of the game but had looked to be in...

United's former player and coach reflects on managerial chaos, Ferguson's legacy, Ronaldo - and scouting a teenage Jude Bellingham

Amad says he wants to stay at Manchester United for a “long, long, long time” after scoring a brace to give the club its first European win in more than a year. The 22-year-old’s contract expires in the summer, although there is an option to extend to 2026. Amad has been in and out of the United team this season, and he showed frustrations during United’s game at Fenerbahce at being sent on after Antony. But interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy started Amad for the first time in seven games on Thursday and he produced a man of the match display in a 2-0 win over PAOK, scoring the first...

Ruben Amorim will talk with Ruud van Nistelrooy about his Manchester United future when he flies in to England on Monday. Van Nistelrooy has won three and drawn one of his four games in interim charge following the sacking of Erik ten Hag, but his status as a coach under Amorim is unclear. Amorim stopped short of saying Van Nistelrooy would continue at the club, and he is already thinking about the shape of his backroom team. He has expressed a desire to bring Emanuel Ferro, Adelio Candido, and Carlos Fernandes with him as assistant coaches as part of six Sporting Lisbon staff members on his...

Ruben Amorim oversaw a 4-2 win — coming back from 2-0 down — in his final match as Sporting head coach

Ruud van Nistelrooy is set to depart Manchester United following Ruben Amorim’s arrival as head coach. The former United striker returned to Old Trafford in the summer to work under Erik ten Hag and was installed as interim head coach following his compatriot’s sacking on October 28. Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League win against Leicester City capped an unbeaten four-match stint in charge. Van Nistelrooy had previously overseen wins over the same opponent in the Carabao Cup and PAOK in the Europa League either side of a Premier League draw with Chelsea. Amorim was named as Ten...

The new Manchester United head coach has laid out his vision for the team with his first interview - what exactly did he say and mean?

Ruben Amorim has added five coaches who he worked alongside at Sporting Lisbon to his new-look Manchester United backroom staff. Carlos Fernandes, Jorge Vital, Adelio Candido, Emanuel Ferro and Paulo Barreira have all joined the 39-year-old’s coaching set-up, where they will work alongside the remaining coaches at Old Trafford. Darren Fletcher and Andreas Georgson, who worked as first-team coaches under former manager Erik ten Hag, remain at the club alongside assistant first-team goalkeeper coach Craig Mawson. Fernandes will be Amorim’s assistant head coach, having worked...

The Portuguese referenced the club's past but made it clear he has a vision for what his Manchester United team will look like in the future