Ruben Amorim makes confident Manchester United claim

Ruben Amorim declared himself the “right guy in the right moment” to resurrect Manchester United and take them back to the top. Amorim takes charge of his first United game tomorrow, with a trip to Ipswich in the Premier League , convinced he can make the Red Devils great again long-term. He said: “I believe that.

Call me naïve but I truly believe I am the right guy in the right moment. I could be wrong and the world still will turn, the sun will rise again, but I don’t worry about that. I truly believe I’m the right guy for this job.

” The 39-year-old Portuguese coach was recruited from Sporting Lisbon to take over from Erik ten Hag, who was sacked with United 14th in the table. United are only marginally better now, in 13th place, after Ruud van Nistelrooy's interim spell in charge, but super-confident Amorim vowed to change the team and the club for the better with his fresh approach. “I’m a little bit of a dreamer, but I believe in myself and I also believe in the club,” said Amorim.

“I think we have the same idea, the same mindset, so that can help, but I also truly believe in the players. “I know you guys don’t believe a lot in these players, but I believe a lot. We have room to improve and I want to try new things.

You guys think it’s not possible - I think it’s possible. We will see in the end. ”We have space to grow as a team.

I think we have to improve in a lot of areas, in the understanding of the game. I know it’s a different way of playing and we're changing in the middle of the season. “We have to improve the physical aspect of the team – that is something we want to improve.

I don’t know how long it will take, but I know when you are at Manchester United you have to win games. “So I will not tell you that I need a lot of time. It’s a great league, it’s the strongest league in the world and we have to improve a lot to try to win it.

So what I can say is that we have to win games to win time and then to win titles.” Join our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners.

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