'Can't get excited anymore' - Ruben Amorim verdict speaks volumes about next Man United manager

Ruben Amorim, head coach at top Portuguese team Sporting, has agreed in principle to come to Manchester United - but some Manchester Evening News readers in our comments section aren't getting carried away with the news.

Erik ten Hag was sacked on Monday after a poor start to the season was cast in worse light by the investment the squad had received in the summer. Ruud van Nistelrooy has stepped up to be interim manager, and will take charge for the Carabao Cup game against Leicester City tomorrow, but the club are wasting no time securing a permanent replacement.

MEN Sport understands Amorim has agreed in principle to come to United as Ten Hag's replacement, subject to a deal including a compensation package for Sporting. Amorim would arrive with an impressive reputation following last season's title win at Sporting, but the 39-year-old will be taking on a job in which far more experienced coaches have failed during recent years.

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Some readers will want to see results before they start backing the next big name at the club. Commenter StephenTaylor123 writes: “I am so used to to this club sacking and appointing managers, I just cannot get that excited about a new incoming manager anymore based purely on their past record. Mourinho, Van Gaal, and Ten Hag - all had done good stuff at previous clubs before they came to us. Rather than getting ahead of myself and proclaiming the new manager to be be a footballing messiah, I will just wait and see how he does.”

Some are even more pessimistic, like reader Chinwag: “However good he is, Old Trafford will soon suck the life out of him, he'll walk away in 18 months a very