New Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has been denied work permit and UK visa

New Man Utd head coach Ruben Amorim has been denied work permit and UK visa

Ruben Amorim arrives in England on Monday but the new Manchester United manager faces an anxious wait to find out when he can start working with his new players to try and salvage their season

Ruben Amorim faces an anxious wait to discover when he can take charge of his first training session as Manchester United boss.

Amorim will travel to Manchester on Monday, having taken charge of his final game as Sporting Lisbon manager at Braga. But the Portuguese coach hasn’t received the work visa he needs before he can start working with his squad.

Amorim will arrive at United to find a threadbare squad available to him, due to the current international break. But those who have remained in Manchester, including Marcus Rashford, still don’t know when their first training session with Amorim will be.

United cruised to a 3-0 win over Leicester City at Old Trafford on Sunday, in Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s final game as caretaker boss. Van Nistelrooy has engineered three wins from four games and he said: “It’s been a short but amazing period.

“We are in an uncertain position, but we tried to do our jobs and help the club. The way the fans supported me and the team, in difficult moments, it was a special moment.

Marcus Rashford hasn’t been selected by England and will be available to start training with Ruben Amorim, once the new manager gets the green light
Marcus Rashford hasn’t been selected by England and will be available to start training with Ruben Amorim, once the new manager gets the green light
“To close down this block of games with good results and a good connection, I can’t thank them enough. We will learn what the further plan is now.”

United captain Bruno Fernandes knows there will be lots of changes once Amorim gets started. But he admits the one thing that will never change is the need for United to get back to the top again.

He said: “Ruud van Nistelrooy loves the club and we wanted to say goodbye as a manager for him properly, because he did good things for us.

“It’s a new era. A new manager means everything changes, but what hasn’t changed is that this club has to get back to where it belongs.”

Leicester boss Steve Cooper, who revealed Ricardo Pereira will be sidelined four months with a torn hamstring, said: “We weren’t the threat we are capable of being. We fell short.”

Ruben Amorim won’t officially take charge of Manchester United on Monday, talkSPORT understands.

The 39-year-old was confirmed as Erik ten Hag’s replacement on November 1.

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Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United has been pushed back slightly
Amorim’s arrival at Manchester United has been pushed back slightly
However, the Red Devils agreed to allow him to remain in charge of Sporting for three more matches.

His final match takes place on Sunday night away to Braga ahead of the international break.

Amorim was then to start at Old Trafford on Monday, with his first United match against Ipswich on November 24.

His long-awaited arrival has now set to be pushed back once more.

That’s because the Portuguese coach is still waiting for a work permit.

As a result he will be unable to officially start his role as United manager as planned.

The club remain confident the issue will be resolved in the coming days.

Meanwhile, Amorim’s had not planned to take his first training session until the second week of the international break.

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Ruud van Nistelrooy has been in interim charge for the club’s last four matches since Ten Hag’s exit.

The last of those matches saw the Red Devils beat Leicester 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

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Amorim has yet to secure a work permit ahead of becoming United boss
Amorim has yet to secure a work permit ahead of becoming United boss
It means Van Nistelrooy ends his temporary spell as boss unbeaten with three wins and a draw.

United are currently 13th but sit just four points off the top four after their fourth league win of the season.

Amorim took charge of his final home match for Sporting on Tuesday night as they humiliated Manchester City in the Champions League.

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A hat-trick from Viktor Gyokeres inspired his side to a 4-1 thumping Champions League victory over City.

During four years as manager, Amorim won two league titles, with the club also winning all ten league matches so far this term.