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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has recently spoken out optimistically about life at Old Trafford under Ruben Amorim.
The United bosses finally made the decision to sack Erik ten Hag with the Dutchman failing to provide results, with The Red Devils falling further down the league table.
Sat in 14th in the Premier League and 21st in the Europa League, Amorim has an uphill struggle to restore United to their old winning ways.
However, the United executives believe that Amorim is the man for the job, paying his £8.3 million release clause and negotiating for him and five of his backroom staff to move to Old Trafford at the next international break.
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Not only do Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his team feel positive about Amorim, but Ferdinand clearly approves the appointment from his recent comments.
Rio Ferdinand approves of United hiring Ruben Amorim
Speaking on his YouTube channel, Rio Ferdinand commented: “If Pep Guardiola had gone, I think that [Ruben] Amorim would have been someone that Manchester City were looking at.”
He continued: “There are similarities to what Erik ten Hag was doing at Ajax but what I would say is that Amorim took a club that was on a barren spell.
“[Sporting] couldn’t compete with Porto or Benfica, hadn’t got near to winning the league – disenchanted fanbase, turmoil behind the scenes. He went in there and immediately turned their fortunes around. He changed their style of football, style of play, and expectations.
“I think the biggest difference between the two (Amorim and Ten Hag), from what I am hearing from people who have played for them but also been around, is the character and charisma compared to Erik ten Hag will be the big difference.
“United need someone with the character and charisma to go ‘you know what, I don’t care what has happened here, I see a player in you’. You need someone who is going to be like that.
“This is a man who built Manuel Ugarte, who has come to Manchester United. He built a £60m player. He changed the landscape for a football club. That is not easy to do. I don’t care what league you are in.
“I spoke to Nani the other day and he said ‘Rio, the players play for him, love him and they respect him’. He said Amorim is very straight and direct.
“Maybe there were inconsistencies in the way Ten Hag disciplined. You have to have clear lines when you approach these topics and players.”
Several individuals have commented on ten Hag’s lack of communication skills with players with this being one of his downfalls with the club, but given recent stories of Amorim’s generosity and care, a new era at United is clearly on the horizon.
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