Former Benfica teammate Roderick Miranda admitted he was surprised to see Amorim take the leap from the dressing room to become the manager of Manchester United. "I never thought he'd become a coach! Not because of his football skills or his intelligence, but because he was the changing room clown," Miranda told Flashscore Australia.

"It's characteristics that we don't have in our squad, trying to see the gaps," Amorim said ahead of Sunday's Manchester derby.