Ruben Amorim insisted Manchester United ‘cannot play the same way’ as Sporting CP who beat Manchester City on Wednesday night.

Sporting won 4-1 in the Champions League match, which would be Amorim’s last home game with the Portuguese club before joining the Red Devils.

Superstar striker Viktor Gyokeres, heavily linked with move to Man UtdHe became the star of the show by scoring an impressive hat-trick.

It was undoubtedly an exciting result. Manchester Utd fans, but Amorim said after the match that the Red Devils could not copy Sporting’s style.

“We cannot carry one reality into another. United can’t play the way we play, they can’t be this defensive. Of course it’s nice to beat City. But I will live in a different world, we will have to start from a different point.”

Man City dominated much of the game, with 73 per cent possession and 20 shots made compared to Sporting’s nine, but the Portuguese club were ultimately more clinical and solid defensively, as Amorim alluded to.

After the match, Amorim bid an emotional farewell to Sporting fans who had watched the manager lead his team to five trophies, including their first league title in 19 years.

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Amorim’s veiled criticism of Man Utd’s defensive talents perhaps hints at what his priorities will be in his first transfer window in charge.

As we exclusively revealed last week, Amorim has already held talks with the Red Devils board about his transfer plans and has identified several players he would like to sign.

One of them is the 23-year-old Sporting star Goncalo InacioHe is considered one of the best young defenders in the world. Liverpool are also reportedly keen to sign him.

Amorim uses a 3-4-3 formation at Sporting, so Inacio could be signed to play alongside the likes of Matthijs de Ligt, Leny Yoro and Lisandro Martinez in a brand new system at Old Trafford.

However, Amorim has said he wants his Man Utd team to focus on attacking football rather than the successful Sporting side, so it will be interesting to see whether he changes formations from the start of his tenure at Old Trafford.

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Meanwhile, recent reports have linked Man Utd to Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Jr. But journalist Fabrizio Romano was quick to throw cold water on the rumors.

“Recently some of you have been asking: ‘Fabrizio, is it true that he went to Saudi Arabia, is it true that he is linked with Chelsea, Manchester United, PSG?’ I received many messages like this. Romano said this on YouTube.

“Guys, it’s absolutely normal that clubs all over the world appreciate Vinicius. He’s a fantastic and crazy player. So that’s absolutely normal, but as of today I can guarantee that Vinicius’ links with Chelsea, PSG and Manchester United are absolutely unrealistic. So Vinicius “There is nothing ongoing between him and any European club.”

In other news, we understand Amorim has asked the Man Utd board to keep an eye on Inacio as well as two other Sporting stars.

Reportedly, the 39-year-old coach Wants to reunite with Pedro ‘Pote’ Goncalves and Marcus Edwards at Old TraffordBoth are wing players.

Amorim and the Red Devils hierarchy believe Antony is surplus to requirements and that if he leaves in January, a replacement signing will need to be made for the Brazilian.

Man Utd are also really interested in Sporting wonderkid Geovany Quenda. but they could face competition from Man City for his signature.

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