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Ruben Amorim warned he will have do ditch his favoured 3-4-3 formation when he joins ‘unbalanced’ Man Utd
DANNY MURPHY has urged Ruben Amorim to shelve his favourite formation – because Manchester United don’t have the players to make it work.
The new Red Devils boss will take up his role at Old Trafford on November 11.
Amorim has made his name in Portugal playing an expansive 3-4-3 system with Sporting Lisbon.
The formation has proved a huge success, helping the 39-year-old win two top-flight titles.
But Match of the Day pundit Murphy believes United are too “imbalanced” to make it work.
The former Liverpool midfielder told The Daily Mail that United’s current squad “lacks athleticism and confidence.”
He added that Amorim’s “high energy approach and flying wing backs carry big risks in the Premier League.”
And Murphy believes the Red Devils’ lack of pace at the back is an accident waiting to happen.
He claimed: “The central defenders don’t have the pace to compensate for a lack of numbers in midfield.”
The last team to win the Premier League playing a similar 3-4-3 system to Amorim’s was Antonio Conte’s Chelsea in 2017.
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Murphy is not convinced that the Portuguese manager will be playing his preferred way “a year from now.”
The ex-England midfielder also claimed Bruno Fernandes could be pushed out should Amorim look to play an “athletic midfield pairing.”
Murphy touted Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte as a midfield duo, with the latter playing under Amorim for Sporting.
Man Utd fans will have to wait until late this month to see how Amorim chooses to set up his team.
The 39-year-old takes charge for the first time against Ipswich Town on November 24.
Ruben Amorim leaves Sporting on a high
By Charlie Wyett
RUBEN AMORIM would have preferred to leave Lisbon in a blaze of glory after winning a third Primeira Liga title.
Yet football does not work like that. And in what was surely his final game before taking charge of Manchester United, Amorim prepared to say his goodbyes at a half-empty Estadio Jose Alvalade in a League Cup quarter-final against Nacional.
Sporting won 3-1 thanks to second-half goals by captain Morten Hjulmand and Viktor Gyokeres, who scored two.
Luis Esteves pulled back for Madeira-based Nacional.
The stadium will be a good deal more lively on Tuesday when Manchester City are here for a Champions League match — although Amorim should by then have his feet firmly under his desk at Old Trafford.
Liverpool and Aston Villa were both interested in Europe’s most sought-after coach. Even City could have been a possible destination post-Pep Guardiola.
Yet the United job is one Amorim, 39, could not turn down — even if not everyone saw it that way at Sporting last night.
There is clearly a huge split in the Portuguese club’s fan base over their coach leaving at this stage of the season with many believing he should have seen the job through.
Yet Amorim, along with the three-man coaching team who are expected to follow him, leaves a club in a much better state than when he arrived here in 2020.
Inside the stadium, there was applause — albeit muted — when his name was read out before the game along with the line-ups.
And there did not appear to be any jeers when Amorim shuffled out from the tunnel awkwardly towards the dugout.
So, while his departure is hard to take for some, none of the fans will forget his legacy.
This is a club which is back as the dominant force in Portugal. Even this term, Sporting have won their first nine league games, scoring 30 goals and conceding just two.
They are also eighth in the Champions League table, which is one hell of an effort.
In contrast, Lisbon was not exactly hit by League Cup fever last night.
Amorim made lots of changes, which saw Sporting’s star man Gyokeres, the former Coventry striker, start on the bench.
There was, however, a first appearance in six weeks for former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards.
He is certainly one player who has been transformed by Amorim since arriving at the club from Vitoria in 2022 and will be sorry to see the coach leave.
While he changed his team, Amorim stuck with his tried and trusted formation of a back three.
It will certainly be something Manchester United’s fans will have to get used to over the coming months.
But looking at the Premier League table, none of them will be complaining about the change.
He was officially unveiled by the club on Friday, just four days after the Red Devils sacked Erik ten Hag.
A Man Utd statement read: “Ruben is one of the most exciting and highly rated young coaches in European football.
“Highly decorated as both a player and coach, his titles include winning the Primeira Liga twice in Portugal with Sporting CP; the first of which was the club’s first title in 19 years.”
F***ing shut your mouth’ – Ian Wright in X-rated rant at giggling Alan Shearer after Newcastle stun Arsenal
IAN WRIGHT launched an X-rated rant at giggling pal Alan Shearer after Newcastle’s win over Arsenal yesterday.
Shearer’s beloved Toon beat the Gunners 1-0 at St James’ Park courtesy of Alexander Isak‘s 12th minute goal.
Prior to the match, the pair both beamed as they posed for a snap.
Shearer posted the picture to his X account, writing: “Together today for @premierleague tv @NUFC v @Arsenal we have promised no hard feelings whatever the result!!!”
After Newcastle’s win, Wrighty didn’t seem best pleased.
The Arsenal icon, 61, is currently in a wheelchair having undergone knee replacement surgery.
As he wheeled into the studio, Shearer filmed him and couldn’t help but giggle.
Wright, fighting off a smile, told the former Toon striker: “F*** off.”
Through giggles, Shearer said: “It was only 1-0.”
Wrighty then responded: “F***ing shut your mouth.”
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Shearer, 54, laughed even more as he said: “We love you Wrighty, we love you.”
The Premier League also shared footage of Shearer and Wright watching the game together behind the scenes.
In the clip, Shearer can be seen getting up and pumping his fists after Isak’s goal.
He bellowed: “Yes! What a goal that is!”
Shearer then clapped in Wright’s direction as his pal looked despondent.
‘Oh my lord’, shoppers rave as UK’s second favourite chocolate bar is turned into ‘the ultimate cheesecake’
SHOPPERS are scrambling to get a taste of the “ultimate pudding” made from the UK’s second favourite chocolate.
The tantalising offer will soon be available from Iceland Foods stores, which have already revealed the “brand new bombshell” on social media.
Chocolate lovers and dessert fans are in for a sweet treat, with many already turning to the comments section online to reveal their excitement.
The Caramel Fondue Cheesecake has been set to take supermarket shoppers by storm with those hoping to nab one for themselves needing to keep an eye on shelves.
Although the official release date has not been revealed, Galaxy chocolate buyers are in luck.
Boasting a chocolate ganache and a gooey caramel centre, the cheesecake has been topped with chocolate spoons and cookies for dipping.
The picture was posted on the Instagram account for Iceland Foods with the caption: “A BRAND NEW BOMBSHELL… ENTERS ICELAND!
“NEW Galaxy Caramel Fondue Cheesecake! Wow! This is the ultimate Christmas sharer dessert! AND… you can use the chocolate spoons to eat it.
“Keep your eyes peeled because it’s COMING SOON, to a store near you!”
Hopeful shoppers quickly posted their reaction, with one user stating, “we are getting this for Christmas“.
Another simply wrote: “Need !!”
Someone else put: “This Seriously Looks Absolutely Amazing guys and girls!!!”
One other user commented: “No that looks GOOD.”
A fifth put: “Omg this looks so good!”
Already, the picture has been re-shared to Facebook with one post gathering over 200 reactions and nearly 300 comments so far.
It comes after the price of Galaxy chocolate was slashed at Tesco stores.
Bargain hunters spotted the half-price saving for those with a clubcard.
Reduced from £3.99 to just £2, the 360g Smooth Milk Bar equated to just 56p per 100g of goodness.
The same bar was reduced for Mother’s Day earlier this year, with the offer only available for clubcard holders again.
How to save money on chocolate
We all love a bit of chocolate from now and then, but you don't have to break the bank buying your favourite bar.
Consumer reporter Sam Walker reveals how to cut costs…
Go own brand – if you’re not too fussed about flavour and just want to supplant your chocolate cravings, you’ll save by going for the supermarket’s own brand bars.
Shop around – if you’ve spotted your favourite variety at the supermarket, make sure you check if it’s cheaper elsewhere.
Websites like Trolley.co.uk let you compare prices on products across all the major chains to see if you’re getting the best deal.
Look out for yellow stickers – supermarket staff put yellow, and sometimes orange and red, stickers on to products to show they’ve been reduced.
They usually do this if the product is coming to the end of its best-before date or the packaging is slightly damaged.
Buy bigger bars – most of the time, but not always, chocolate is cheaper per 100g the larger the bar.
So if you’ve got the appetite, and you were going to buy a hefty amount of chocolate anyway, you might as well go bigger.
