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Ruben Amorim becomes the latest manager tasked with bringing back the glory days since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013.
Amorim had to wait until the international break to leave Sporting and officially replace Erik ten Hag, who was axed after two years on October 28.
But nearly a month later and following Ruud van Nistelrooy’s interim spell, the wait is virtually over for Red Devils fans to see Amorim take charge of their side.
His United travel to Portman Road on Sunday afternoon to face an Ipswich team who beat Tottenham last time out – while Van Nistelrooy signed off with a comfortable 3-0 win over another newly-promoted side in Leicester.
The pressure will be on the new Portuguese arrival to get off to a winning start.
But how did Manchester United’s previous bosses get on in their opening Premier League matches in the dugout?
Van Nistelrooy began and ended his four-match stint with wins over Leicester.
But his first league clash in the dugout was a home tie against Chelsea, which finished 1-1.
Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot but Moises Caicedo cancelled it out to share the points at Old Trafford.
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That would be the only game Van Nistelrooy did not win in charge as he masterminded a 2-0 victory over PAOK in the Europa League as well.
One could say it was doomed from the beginning for Ten Hag after his absolutely abysmal start.
United lost 2-1 at home to Brighton in his debut match as Pascal Gross grabbed a first-half double and the hosts were helped out by an Alexis Mac Allister own goal.
And when the Red Devils were thrashed 4-0 at Brentford in Ten Hag’s next match, there were genuine fears he would be sacked after just two matches.
The German was not exactly the most popular appointment as interim manager when he took over in December 2021.
There were definitely plenty of complaints about his spell at Old Trafford – but in …
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