sudpung168 New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim believes his players’ failures are down to the players living in the shadow of Sir Alex Ferguson instead of playing with their own spirit.

The 39-year-old has shown no hesitation in addressing his players since the start of this week’s training session, sudpung168

and a club video clip released on Monday showed the Portuguese coach overseeing a training session with players not playing for their national teams.

The Sun reports that his players have been impressed by Amorim’s arrival, with a confident demeanour similar to that of Jose Mourinho. Ferguson

retired 11 years ago and several managers, including Erik ten Hag, have failed to win the Premier League title since.

“He tells the players that top managers must not copy Sir Alex’s success because they will be trapped in his shadow rather than letting their teams play with their own spirit,” the source said.

“Even before the first session on Monday the players were impressed and then after training they were amazed at the energy, the approach and the confidence. “

There is a clear Mourinho character in the way he speaks and the self-confidence he has, but it’s his own style. The players find him friendly and the coach understands them. Some have called him Mourinho 2.0.”

Amorim was mentored by former United boss Jose Mourinho and spent a week on the job with him at Old Trafford in 2018 before concluding his two-year stint. Mourinho

was first on the list of names Amorim called up after being offered the United job, with the ‘Special One’ replying: “Take it.”

The source added: “One thing he saw from training was that the talent of the players was amazing, but they need to start playing as a team.” ( sudpung168 )