Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen believes Ruben Amorim’s appointment as United manager will benefit team captain Bruno Fernandes, Soccernet.football understands.
The Red Devils announced on Friday, just four days after Ten Hag’s dismissal, that Amorim would take over as head coach.
Having led Sporting CP to two Portuguese league titles in three years, the Portuguese will officially join United on November 11 after completing his notice period.
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Amorim will join his compatriot Fernandes, who also made the switch from Sporting CP to Manchester United in January 2020.
Since his debut, the Red Devils skipper has contributed to 151 goals, the highest of any midfielder in Europe’s top five leagues.
Meulensteen, who served 12 years on United’s coaching staff, believes Amorim’s guidance will help the Portuguese midfielder flourish and get back to his mesmerizing best at Old Trafford.
“It’s always important, but all managers expect certain things, have certain expectations from Bruno,” he told Stats Perform as quoted by beIN Sports.
“I do think Bruno is an exceptional player. He’s been so important in so many goals, in terms of his assists and contributing goals himself.
“Although, there’s also another side that we’ve seen in Bruno – which you don’t like to see as a club captain – a little bit of petulant behaviour, like throwing the toys out of the pram if things are not going well.
“Obviously, they’re both Portuguese, so that helps them in terms of speaking in their native language.
“It’s going to be interesting. The way that he sets up his teams, he doesn’t play with out-and-out wingers. He plays far more with people in between the pockets, which [the likes of Bruno] are suited to.
“As soon as he steps over that line and steps through the door, we will see very, very quickly how he’s going to shape up the team.”
