Ruben Amorim revealed Friday that the decision to join Manchester United in the mid-season and amidst the team's ongoing disaster was difficult. But at the same time, he said, "It can change my coaching life completely." 

He was told by Manchester United "It was now or never" as he looked ahead to taking over the Old Trafford hot-seat midway through the season.

The 39-year-old Sporting Lisbon coach who will take over the coaching of his new team on 11th November also revealed that he could have accepted “three times" more money from another club but his heart was set on United although, his desire was to stay with Portuguese champions Sporting Lisbon until the end of the season and then switch to the English giants in the summer — an idea quickly rejected by United.

“The only question I made was to go at the end of the season," Amorim told a news conference. But I was told it was now or never. I had three days to make the decision. That’s what I did. If I rejected it now, in six months I would not have got it. I didn’t want to regret making this decision,” clarified Amorim. 

On Friday, Amorim saw Sporting defeat Estrala 5-1 for a 10th win in 10 Portuguese league games this season.“It’s my choice to leave Sporting," added Amorim. He admitted he had already planned to leave Sporting at the end of the season.