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There were doubts about Ruben Amorim from the start.
Shortly after assuming control of Manchester United in February 2024, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, minority owner and in charge of the club's football operations, gathered his executives for a meeting and said the team's style of play "will be determined in this room." It was curious, then, for some of those present to learn that when Erik ten Hag was sacked in November, the man Ratcliffe wanted to replace him -- Sporting CP boss Amorim -- had a specific coaching philosophy and no history of compromise.