The 40-year old retired from his playing days in 2021 and has been working with Sporting, coaching the side's B team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Pereira certainly finds himself in an unusual situation as Sporting is currently sitting in first place in Liga Portugal that too having maintained a 100% winning streak.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In usual situations, a manager change in the middle of the season would see a new head coach come in hopes of salvaging the team and rescuing the season but Pereira\u2019s appointment comes with expectations as nothing less than a league title in the ongoing season could be considered a failure given the team\u2019s amazing start to the season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After joining Sporting in 2020, Amorim ended the team\u2019s 11-year drought and won the league in the 2020\/21 season. He followed it with a second title in the 2023\/24 season. The Portuguese head coach\u2019s first game in charge of Man United will be against Ipswich Town after the November international break.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After his final game in charge of Sporting on Sunday, 4-2 win over Braga, Amorim took the time to reflect on his journey at Sporting and apologised for leaving in such circumstances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard to sum it up. It was an incredible adventure. I went through a very difficult situation when we arrived, but it was very special. It\u2019s very difficult to recreate what we had here. What I can say to Sporting fans is \u2018thank you\u2019. I did what I could, I made some mistakes and was stubborn, but I always thought about the team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After his final game in charge of Sporting on Sunday, 4-2 win over Braga, Amorim took the time to reflect on his journey at Sporting and apologised for leaving in such circumstances.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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