Man United transfer target shows true colours as final Ruben Amorim Sporting team talk revealed

Morten Hjulmand showed his true colours following Ruben Amorim's final appearance in the dugout for Sporting CP. The 39-year-old took charge of his last game for the Portuguese outfit on Sunday night, masterminding a dramatic 4-2 win over Braga.

Sporting trailed 2-0 at the break, with Ricardo Horta netting a brace. Determined to bow out in style, Amorim made wholesale changes before the hour mark, bringing on Jeremiah St. Juste, Conrad Harder and Hidemasa Morita.

The latter, who replaced Daniel Bragança, halved the deficit just moments after entering the fray. Leading by example, Hjulmand netted an equaliser with less than 10 minutes to play, blowing the tie wide open.

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In the final minutes, Harder fired Sporting into the lead after combining well with Morita. Then, late into stoppage time, the 19-year-old striker doubled his tally after catching Braga on the counter-attack.

Upon the final whistle, Amorim was swamped by his players after inspiring a fairytale comeback. Speaking to reporters after the game, Hjulmand revealed that he and his teammates were eager to part ways with the new Manchester United boss on a high.

Revealing the Portuguese tactician's half-time team talk, as quoted by UIF, the Sporting captain said: "In the first half, it was not Sporting standard. At half-time, we spoke and we wanted to give Amorim a win for his last game so we are very happy."

Earlier this month, Hjulmand raised eyebrows after it was first revealed that Amorim would replace Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford. The 25-year-old midfielder