RUBEN AMORIM accepts he is a nightmare for the press officers who sit next to him at each media conference. They often want him to stop talking but here is a man who does not believe that silence is golden. 4 Ruben Amorim was refreshingly honest in his press conference on Friday night Credit: EPA 4 He revealed he wanted to stay at Sporting Lisbon until the end of the season Credit: EPA This is why he will be enormously entertaining once he gets his feet under the table at Old Trafford.
Although Amorim has never been one to criticise referees, you still get the feeling the Portuguese will talk himself into trouble over other issues once he is properly settled in English football. Admittedly, in his first press conference since being confirmed as United manager — after the outgoing Sporting Lisbon boss oversaw a 5-1 win over Estrela Amadora on Friday — he refused to speak about his new employers in Manchester. He also avoided talking about facing Manchester City , Sporting’s Champions League opponents on Tuesday.
READ MORE IN FOOTBALL GERRA LIFE Inside Gerrard's £15m-a-year life in Saudi with luxury mansion as he faces sack Nevertheless, speaking 11 hours after the Red Devils announced his appointment , Amorim delivered a string of fascinating soundbites, most of which were completely unprompted . He also apologised to Sporting’s media man, sitting to his right, for ignoring the club’s pleas during the week for him to not to talk to the media about the speculation wi.