Manchester United appointed Portuguese Ruben Amorim as head coach on Friday, their sixth permanent boss since Alex Ferguson retired after guiding them to their last league title in 2013.

Manchester United's new boss Ruben Amorim draws up a list of players he wants to get rid of in the winter transfer window.

Zidane has not had a managerial job since the end of his second spell in charge of Real Madrid three years ago. He led the Spanish giants to three successive Champions League titles, showing that he knows what it takes to deliver results at the very highest level.

The transfer list includes three Sporting stars — Goncalo Inacio, Marcus Edwards and winger Pedro Goncalves, with Goncalves expected to be the hardest to acquire. “Sources have revealed to TEAMtalk that Amorim has already informed Man Utd’s board of three Sporting CP players that he would like to bring to Old Trafford.

Sporting CP have confirmed Manchester United are interested in appointing Amorim and are prepared to pay his release clause

Premier League soccer franchise Manchester United hired Ruben Amorim as its new manager, the Red Devils announced Friday.

Ruben Amorim is in talks to become the next manager of Manchester United, with the 39-year-old set to finally take the next step in his coaching career after being linked with some of the biggest jobs in Europe as a result of his impressive work at Sporting Lisbon.

Manchester United has hired Ruben Amorim as its sixth permanent manager since the retirement of Alex Ferguson in 2013