Cristiano Ronaldo has sent his best wishes to fellow Portuguese coach Ruben Amorim as he takes over at Manchester United.

‘New United boss Mourinho says he is confident he can take the club back to where they belong,’ the BBC reported on 16 June.

United appointed Amorim during the November international break after parting ways with Eric Tenakh, and he signed a contract until June 2027, starting work this week.

Amorim was born in 1985, the same year as Ronaldo, and was recognised for his leadership at Portuguese side Sporting.

Ronaldo was asked about Amorim’s arrival at United after Portugal’s 5-1 win over Poland on Friday and said: ‘I wish him the best of luck.

He’s the kind of manager United really need,’ he said.

Ronaldo moved to the Saudi Arabian league after a series of feuds with Tenakh following his return to United, 토토사이트 but the 39-year-old is keen for the Portuguese to succeed at United.

There were also claims that Ronaldo and his teammates called Amorim a ‘poet’ during the Portugal squad call-up. In response, Amorim said: ‘That’s right. It’s a funny story because I don’t really like to talk much, but when I do, I think I speak from the heart. I think people feel that. I think they call me a poet for fun,’ he explained.

Ronaldo, meanwhile, declared after the Poland game that he has ‘only two years left until retirement’. ‘I’m enjoying myself. I am planning my retirement from football, I don’t know if it will be in one year or two years. I’m enjoying it,’ he said emphatically. ‘I wake up, I go to training, I play with motivation. If I didn’t feel like that, I would say it’s not for me anymore. I don’t feel that way yet,’ he said. ‘Do I want to score 1,000 goals? Of course I want to, but I don’t think about that. I think about one game at a time. I’ll be 40 in three months,’ he said, adding: ’I’ve always played with time on my side. My favourite thing is to play for the Portuguese national team. I really enjoy coming to the national team. It helps to score goals,’ he smiled.