Ruben Amorim: If Sporting beat City they will think I am new Alex Ferguson

Ruben Amorim will ignore talk he could be branded the next Alex Ferguson as expectations increase ahead of his arrival at Manchester United.

The 39-year-old Portuguese was confirmed as Erik ten Hag's replacement as United boss last week and will officially take charge at Old Trafford on November 11.

Prior to that he has two final matches with Sporting Lisbon to see out, the first of which is against United’s fierce rivals Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Amorim recognises the demands are high at United, who have not won the Premier League title since Ferguson retired in 2013.

After he guided Sporting to two league crowns – ending a 19-year title drought in the process – United hope they have finally found the right candidate to end their own wait.

Amorim thinks anticipation will only increase if he can oversee a Sporting triumph on Tuesday, but he intends to avoid all the hype as he prepares for his final home game with the club.

"The focus is on winning the game for Sporting," said Amorim at a press conference to preview the game.

"After that, the inferences that people will draw from this game are not important to me because they could be misleading.

"If the result is negative, expectations will drop. If we win they will think that the new Alex Ferguson has arrived!

"That will be very difficult to live up to. I don’t think about that. What interests me is to win."

Amorim was recently linked with City as a potential replacement for Pep Guardiola, a rumour which surfaced following confirmation Sporting’s director of football Hugo Viana would be moving to the Etihad Stadium next year.

Amorim said: "Obviously, it is something that crosses your mind but I never had any doubt.

"My decision is made. I wanted to work