Ruben Amorim ready to start his journey at Manchester United

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A look at the latest on the new head coach.

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00:00Michael, looking at Manchester United and obviously Ruben Amorim coming in.

00:04Van Nistrooy, you know, relieved of his duties now as well, quite an emotional farewell at Old Trafford, it seemed.

00:10You know, I saw a few number of older fans who clearly saw him when he was in his pump for Manchester United.

00:16So it's quite emotional for them.

00:18But a new sort of era starting now again.

00:22What's the sort of latest update you can give us and any Manchester United fans who are eager to know?

00:28Well, firstly, I will take offence at the thought that it's older fans who can remember Ruben Amorim in his pump.

00:33Because I can certainly remember Ruben Amorim banging in plenty of goals when I was younger.

00:37So, yeah, no, so look, it's been a very funny couple of weeks at United.

00:41Obviously, with Eric ten Haag leaving, Ruben Amorim coming in for those four games.

00:45I think it refreshed the squad a little bit.

00:47It feels a lot happier camp now than it does even two, three weeks ago under ten Haag.

00:53Feels a bit more rejuvenated.

00:54I think he's handing over a happier team, I suppose, to Amorim.

00:58He had his final game against Leicester on Sunday.

01:01He spoke quite openly.

01:02He said that he wanted to be involved in Amorim's coaching staff.

01:05There's been no details released of whose decision it was for him to move on.

01:10Was it Van Nistelrooy's himself?

01:11Was it Ruben Amorim?

01:12But he was confirmed on Monday, has departed the club now with United's full thanks.

01:17And I think there's a real appreciation of the job that he did and also how he handled himself as well.

01:22I think that he didn't make it difficult for the club.

01:24So, he's departed along with three other members of Eric ten Haag's coaching staff.

01:30I think there could certainly be questions asked about the fact that of the four members of staff who have left,

01:37three were appointed in the summer.

01:38Was that the wisest thinking of United to not have to pay off their release clause and everything?

01:44So, probably not the best decision from them.

01:46But that's not the first time people have said that.

01:50So, yes, out with the old, in with the new.

01:52Ruben Amorim is in.

01:53He is now officially Manchester United head coach, not manager.

01:56That's an important thing to say.

01:58But he's come in.

01:59He was recording this on Tuesday morning.

02:01He's been in at Carrington.

02:02He has spoken with club executives, was seen with Omar Barada, Jason Wilcox, Dan Ashworth.

02:09Lots of photo opportunities.

02:13No real details as such on what he's got up to.

02:15But we do know because at the moment he hasn't actually been granted his visa.

02:19Now, there's a couple of reports on Sunday night which reported it as the protests have been delayed slightly.

02:25And I think United were a little bit disappointed with some of those reports.

02:28I don't think they feel that this is actually a pretty normal standard case, really,

02:32that when you get big arrivals coming from abroad, they travel over, can do certain things.

02:40For instance, Amorim can have meetings and can speak to people at the club.

02:43But he can't take training sessions yet until he is officially the head coach.

02:48It was likened to me that players can sign, they can complete their medicals,

02:53but they can't actually play until they've got their visas.

02:55So Amorim at the moment doesn't have his visa.

02:57But it certainly won't be an issue from United's perspective.

02:59And that will be sorted probably in the next couple of days.

03:02And, yeah, so he's in now.

03:03And we'll have to just see what comes over the next couple of weeks.

03:06I suspect we'll have some form of media briefing, some form of unveiling.

03:09He'll obviously speak ahead of the Ipswich game, which is not this weekend,

03:13but the international games, but the following weekend, so the 24th of November.

03:17And it's going to be a really interesting two weeks or so.

03:19I suspect we'll also at some point as well have an update on Ruben Amorim's coaching staff,

03:24who have been seen flying with him from Lisbon.

03:26The fact that, obviously, Vanessa Roy, et cetera, have moved on means that, well,

03:30they've got to be replaced by someone.

03:31So I don't think it takes a genius to work out who that's going to be.

03:34So, yeah, listen, there'll be plenty more news over the next 10 days or so

03:38regarding Amorim and his start at United.

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