'Coach' Amorim, not 'manager'

A couple of things stood out in the statements from Manchester United and Sporting about Ruben Amorim's move to Old Trafford.

Firstly, United named Amorim as "head coach". Just over two years ago, Erik ten Hag came in as manager.

That suggests Amorim will not have the same input on the recruitment side as Ten Hag had - which many might think is not a bad thing.

The other is Sporting confirming United have paid an additional 1m euros to bring in Amorim before the end of the 30-day notice period he was supposed to serve.

United are clearly keen to get their man during the international break. It is expected his coaches will be on board by then too.

What that means for Ruud van Nistelrooy is open to question. The Dutchman made a point yesterday of confirming his intention to return to the assistant manager's role and that he had 18 months left on his contract.

United will have to pay their former striker to leave.