Learn more

When it became apparent that Man City were hiring Hugo Viana, the odds on Ruben Amorim replacing Erik ten Hag at Manchester United got a whole lot longer. But as they shortened again dramatically over the last 24 hours – Man United have reportedly secured a verbal agreement with the Sporting Lisbon boss as Ruben Amorim emerges as the odds-on Ten Hag successor – it appears that any concerns over his potential appointment at the Etihad Stadium were rather premature. Depending on who you believe, either Amorim was not as high up Man City’s post-Pep Guardiola wishlist as first thought, or the timi…