Ruben Amorim breaks down in tears during unseen dressing room footage

After four years at the helm, it was announced that the 14-capped Portugal international would be joining Manchester United as their head coach, replacing Erik Ten Hag.

And to mark the one-year anniversary since he left the club, Sporting Lisbon have released unseen footage of Amorim’s final farewell in the dressing room.

The Portuguese can be seen embracing all members of staff and players while giving an emotional speech.

"I don't like farewells, but if you guys are humble, you will be champions," he said, accurately predicting the side would go on to league glory.

"It has to be, the difference between us and the rest is way too big. It's going to be hard, it's going to be hard for everybody.

"You all have to help Quaresma, you all have to help Pote, you have to help Marcus, you have to help Ivan, who is always on the bench, you have to help Esgaio...

"It will be hard, but guys, we are going to win this f****** league. You guys are unbelievable.

"This, today, was much better than on Tuesday [4-1 win over Manchester City].

"What I felt here today, those third and fourth goals... it was football's best moment.

"You will have everything that you need from me. Everything. I will be rooting more for you guys than for me.

"Quaresma, Geny, Marcus... everybody has to bring them up when they need it. Because you will need Marcus, and you will need Quaresma, and you will need Geny.

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"My boys, thank you for everything. The farewells are over, this is it."

Despite his success in Lisbon, it’s safe to say it hasn’t gone exactly as planned for Amorim at Old Trafford so far.

Rúben Amorim's farewell speech at Sporting was unreal, the dressing room was crying.

It happened after Sporting came back from 2-0 down to win 4-2 in Ruben's last game.

"I don't like farewells, but if you guys are humble you will be champions. It has to be, the difference… pic.twitter.com/XuIJ01rb7u

— IM🇵🇹 (@Iconic_Mourinho) October 17, 2025

The Portuguese has overseen just 10 Premier League wins in 34 games, his first 11 months. In contrast, Ralf Rangnick achieved the same amount of league wins in just 24 games.

But while Amorim does see himself under increased pressure, United have now won three consecutive games at Old Trafford, and a cool £220million outlay in the summer allowed him to shape the squad to his unique system.

In addition to that, United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who controls the football operations at Old Trafford, recently revealed in an interview that he is looking to keep Amorim in the United hot seat for another three years.

"Ruben needs to demonstrate he is a great coach over three years," he told The Business Podcast produced by The Times and The Sunday Times.

"We have to be patient. We have a long-term plan. It isn't a light switch. You can't run a club like Manchester United on knee-jerk reactions to some journalist who goes off on one every week."

Looking forward to this weekend, Amorim will be hoping to rectify their away form - in which they have won none so far this season, including defeat at Grimsby in the Carabao Cup - with a trip to Anfield on Sunday.

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