The highly-rated Portuguese tactician spoke to club reporter Harry Robinson in fantastic detail, explaining why he has decided to lead United and what fans can expect to see from his side.
Here, you can read every word from our viral video…
Ruben. Bienvenido. Welcome to Manchester United. This might be an easy one, but why have you joined?
“First of all, I think I felt a connection with the club. And when I say with the club, everybody knows Manchester United. But I feel the connection with the people in the club and that is very important for me because I want to work with people that I like and I feel a connection. The second point is the history of this club. All the people are hungry for success and I feel that this is the place that I want to be also because of that, because you can be part of something special, not just one more. And that is something that I really like. And of course, because of the fans, because in Portugal you listen a lot, a lot of stuff from the media. But when you see the games here, when you see the games, the interaction with the managers, with the players, even in difficult moments, I think it is a special club.”
When you say the people, do you mean Omar, Dan and Jason?
“Of course. Sir Jim and Sir Dave, but especially Omar, Dan and Jason. I felt a connection and I felt we are in the same moment. We want to do something special in the special club. So, I think that was a key point.”
Someone said that Cristiano Ronaldo called you the poet. Is that true?
“Yeah. But it’s like a funny thing because when I speak, I speak, I think I speak from the heart. I think the people feel that it was something just to have fun.”
And you did play here twice. What are your memories?
“Not very good. I didn’t win, so I like to win. This is so important for me, to have fun but to win. I remember the crowd. We were winning 2-0 with Braga, but then they turned up and it was over for us. We lose that game. So it’s a special place.”
