๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฅโ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป? ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ โ€˜๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€™ ๐—”๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—”๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—บโ€™๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—›๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป โ€“ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—จ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€™๐˜€ ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—•๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟโ€

Rio Ferdinand playfully suggested that Pep Guardiola might be โ€œscaredโ€ after Manchester Cityโ€™s 4-1 defeat to Ruben Amorimโ€™s Sporting Lisbon, just before Amorimโ€™s move to manage Manchester United.

 

Tuesday night saw Amorim take center stage as he led Sporting in his final home game before joining United. The 39-year-old delivered an impressive farewell performance, with his team rallying from a goal down to secure a memorable win over City. Viktor Gyokeres was on fire, scoring a hat-trick, and Maximiliano Araujo also found the net.

 

This loss marked Cityโ€™s heaviest defeat since 2020 and extended their losing streak to three games across all competitions.

 

Former United defender Ferdinand, speaking on TNT Sports, praised Amorimโ€™s tactical adjustments and the tenacity of his team, saying itโ€™s exactly the kind of spirit United needs. โ€œThe change in dynamics, the aggression, the resilienceโ€”those are qualities weโ€™re missing at Man United,โ€ Ferdinand noted. โ€œWatching that, Iโ€™m excited about what he could bring.โ€

 

Ferdinand jokingly added that Guardiola would be โ€œafraidโ€ of Amorimโ€™s arrival at Old Trafford, where he is set to start on November 11, although Ferdinand acknowledged it would take time for Amorim to make a real impact at United. โ€œIf I were in the United playersโ€™ group chat, Iโ€™d be buzzing. Iโ€™d want him in tomorrow,โ€ Ferdinand quipped. โ€œItโ€™s been way too negative at United lately. Hopefully, heโ€™ll bring some sunshine, but it wonโ€™t be an overnight fix.โ€

 

After the final whistle, Sporting players celebrated Amorimโ€™s farewell by hoisting him into the air, a fitting tribute ahead of his upcoming role at United. Heโ€™ll manage one more game with Sporting against Braga before his move during the international break.

 

Amorim himself humorously acknowledged the excitement around his move, joking before the match that fans might think โ€œthe new Alex Ferguson has arrivedโ€ if Sporting pulled off a win.

 

Currently, Manchester United sit in 13th place in the Premier League, with 12 points from their first 10 games, leaving plenty of room for Amorim to bring the much-needed change United fans are hoping for.