Ruben Amorim believes he is “where I am supposed to be” after spending his first week as Manchester United head coach.
After bidding a final farewell to Sporting Lisbon with a thrilling 4-2 win at Braga, Amorim checked in at United’s Carrington training complex on Monday.
The 39-year-old was greeted outside the men’s first-team building by chief executive Omar Berrada, sporting director Dan Ashworth and technical director Jason Wilcox and on Tuesday met the players who are not on international duty.
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On Friday, United released a short clip from Amorim’s first interview with the club’s in-house TV channel which showed him looking around a floodlit Old Trafford.
“You watch on TV and you know that it’s big and it’s impressive, but when you are here you can feel it and I think you feel the history,” Amorim says.
“I’m really, really proud to be a Manchester United coach, so it’s amazing. It’s a real honour to be here.”
Told by the interviewer that there is a “weight to the place but it does lift you up”, Amorim adds: “That’s really funny because I feel very relaxed.
“Maybe because its not gameday, when we have a game I’m a different guy but I really don’t feel the weight.
“I’m really excited and I’m quite relaxed you know. I think I am where I am supposed to be. That’s the feeling.”
Amorim’s first game in charge after succeeding Erik ten Hag will be against Ipswich at Portman Road on Sunday, November 24.
