Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has praised new head coach Ruben Amorim for the “really, really special” job he did at Sporting, and is confident the 39-year-old is going to bring the Red Devils “success”.
Fernandes, who played for Sporting before Amorim took charge, told MUTV: “Sometimes a person can change the energy of a space, if it’s the right moment.
“We hope this is the right moment for him to come and bring his energy, qualities and his knowledge of football, because he’s done something really, really special at Sporting.
“If someone doubts that, it’s about looking at the past. Sporting were about 20 years without winning the league and he got back to win the league, and won it two times in four years with a really youthful team, in a moment of change.
“Hopefully he can do the same here for and it’s going to be a successful time for all of us.”
“He’s a really smart manager who has done really good things for Sporting tactically – it’s really good, what I’ve seen from the games for Sporting.”
Amorim’s reign will begin with a run of five games in the space of 13 days. First up is a trip to Portman Road to face Ipswich, and Fernandes knows it will not be easy for his new boss to hit the ground running.
“Obviously, you can’t bring or transform what he has done at Sporting into here, because you have different players and ways of play and everything,” Fernandes added.
“I’m pretty sure that the idea of football he has – independent of the way he wants to play – is going to be a good one and it’s going to bring us success.”