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Ruben Amorim Would Be Manchester United’s Youngest Permanent Manager Since Sir Matt Busby

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Published4 hours ago on October 30, 2024

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Ruben Amorim will become the youngest permanent Manchester United manager since Sir Matt Busby if the Sporting CP boss moves to Old Trafford.

Amorim, 39, has been heavily linked with the Man United manager’s job after the club parted ways with former boss Erik ten Hag on Monday.

As reported by David Ornstein, the Portuguese manager has verbally agreed to take over at United, and a deal appears to be close.

Former United striker Ruud van Nistelrooy has taken interim charge of the Red Devils following Ten Hag’s dismissal.

Van Nistelrooy will be in the dugout on Wednesday evening as United host Leicester City in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

But should Amorim be confirmed as the next permanent boss, he will make history one way or another

Ruben Amorim Will Be The Youngest Manchester United Manager Since Busby

Amorim would become the fourth-youngest manager in the Premier League.

Brighton boss Fabian Hürzeler is the youngest, at 31, followed by Southampton’s Russell Martin and Ipswich Town’s Kieran McKenna (both 38).

But if Amorim does take charge of United, he will be their youngest manager since the iconic Sir Matt Busby.

Legendary manager Busby took the manager’s job at Old Trafford in 1945, aged 36.

He went on to win five First Division titles, two FA Cups, a European Cup and four Charity Shields.

That’s some act to live up to for Amorim. But while he would become the youngest Man United manager of the modern era, he is still a long way off the youngest Premier League managers of all time.

Amorim would be the 50th youngest manager in Premier League history, including interim bosses.

And he’s almost ten years older than Ryan Mason was when he was named temporary Tottenham boss for the first time.

Still an assistant coach at Spurs, Mason was first made interim manager of the North London club in April 2021, aged just 29.