Ruben Amorim has told Gary Neville that he “truly believes Manchester United will succeed” under his leadership.

Amorim gets her Man Utd start in progress against Ipswich Town on Sunday.

Former Sporting coach replaced Erik Ten Hag earlier this month after the Dutchman was sacked for a miserable start to 2024/25.

Red Devils legend Neville met with Amorim ahead of his debut and the Portuguese is under no illusions that it will be an easy task to get the club back into contention for the Premier League title.

“The first impression is that it’s a very big company, with a lot of departments,” Amorim said. “I come from a big club in a small country. Here is a different world.

“You have a lot to do. You are not just a coach. You must be something more.

“So it’s a little different, but I think I’m prepared for it.”

“You feel the weight of history and I want to be a part of it. If we win here it will be different to any club in England, you can feel that but you also understand that it is going to be tough.

“And it’s Manchester United. Never mind the last few years.

“We will have very difficult times but in the end, I sincerely believe that we will succeed.”

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On the mistakes of previous managers, Amorim said: “I will not try to find the right thing to do or find out what was missing with Erik ten Hag, with Jose Mourinho, with Louis van Gaal.

“I won’t try that because I think it’s a waste of time. They chose me because they saw something and I do something clearly.

“I really don’t know what (the other managers) missed here, but I know I’m going to do my thing, my way and try to find out what’s missing in the way I see football.”

On getting Man Utd playing higher up the pitch, Amorim told Neville: “First of all, I think we need to be better athletes. That’s something you’ll be able to recognize when we get here and see the data.

“When I say get in better shape, it’s not about being thinner or anything like that. It’s the data. You have to understand the data to press high, what is the average meters you have to run, the sprints.

“You have all this data and you have to deal with it. So you already know that your goal is to achieve this. You can run a lot but if you don’t understand the game it doesn’t matter. But the first point to press high, you have to be very fit and cope with the demands of high pressing.

“The problem is the ball. I think we lose the ball too quickly. We win the ball, we lose the ball. And you can’t press high all the time. With the ball, we can press better. So this week the focus was on that part as well.

“If you don’t lose the ball, you can push higher. If you are higher, you can press better. So it’s like a snowball. Everything is linked. »

Amorim also revealed he would love to pick the brains of legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson and former club captain Roy Keane.

He said: “Roy Keane was a huge player and I like players with character. I think they can improve. It wasn’t just what Roy Keane did on the pitch, it was how he influenced others. I think it’s very important in a single player.

“You have to have this kind of player in the big clubs. I hope we have players like Roy Keane in the future.

“Sir Alex Ferguson, you want to ask so many things. I think he’ll talk about horses. I don’t understand anything about horses. But it will be amazing to meet this kind of character.

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