Which shows why Rúben Amorim, responsible for the coming together of these unusual events, was someone Manchester United coveted. Two league titles, the first ending a 19-year wait, with the promise of retaining it going into the season - something Sporting CP hadn't been able to since 1954 - his preferred 3-4-3 system helping a team improve for four straight years, Amorim had quite the reputation as coach. One he significantly enhanced after beating City 4-1 on Tuesday.
Amorim was quick to say that the result meant nothing, that it was a one-off. And you need to look no further than Andre Villas-Boas or even Erik ten Hag to realise that promise doesn't always match performance. But before his final home match, the 39-year-old had also said he could be called the "new Ferguson" should Sporting win. Five years younger than Alex Ferguson was when the Scot was handed a club listing this perilously, Amorim's statement will now be embraced even more tightly by supporters of a club not good enough to be part of European elite.
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