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Ruben Amorim's
The New Manchester United Boss.
As the Portuguese takes his Red Devils side to face Ipswich Town in his first game as head coach.
A couple of weeks after being officially sworn in as Erik ten Hag's successor, Amorim pits his wits against Kieran McKenna, who was also touted as a potential Man United manager over the summer.
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Amorim has inherited a fantastic team torch from Ruud van Nistelrooy, who oversaw a four-match unbeaten run as interim head coach before it was decided that he would not be continuing at Old Trafford under the new regime.
Despite being just 39 years of age - making him Man United's youngest head coach since a 31-year-old Wilf McGuinness in 1969 - Amorim arrives with title-winning experience on his juvenile CV from his much-lauded time at the Sporting Lisbon helm, not to mention a recent 4-1 destruction of Manchester City in the Champions League.
Having already endeared himself to the Red Devils faithful by masterminding the pummelling of their biggest rivals, Amorim now seeks to achieve something that none of Ten Hag, Louis van Gaal or Sir Alex Ferguson himself managed; win their first game as Man United manager.
Before packing his bags, Van Nistelrooy oversaw successive wins over PAOK in the Europa League and Leicester City in the top flight, although the 3-0 beating of the latter was not enough to propel Man United out of the bottom half; they currently reside in an unlucky 13th place in the Premier League table.
Furthermore, each of Van Nistelrooy's three successes as Man United boss came on Old Trafford turf; the Red Devils have gone winless in their last five away matches across all competitions and still have just the one road victory to their name in 2024-25, the 3-0 triumph at Southampton in September.
Amorim's nemesis for the weekend could give the Portuguese a pointer or two about life in the Man United dugout, as Ipswich head coach McKenna served as a scout and youth team coach for Man United befo
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