Diogo Dalot makes telling admission on Ruben Amorim's big challenge at Man Utd

defender has admitted incoming boss faces "pressure" when he arrives at Old Trafford - claiming the intensity will "quadruple" from what he was used to at Sporting Lisbon.

after they following the club's worst start to a season, with the team languishing in 14th place.

Amorim will take over later this month after the international break, with interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy set to remain in charge for the next three games - and Dalot is now preparing to work with his countryman.

The full-back - who has started all nine of United's Premier League games this season - was asked what kind of challenges Amorim can expect at Old Trafford and conceded his task would be far greater than in Portugal.

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"It’s obviously different," he said ahead of their clash against on Sunday. "I mean, he comes from a big club in Portugal.

"But I always say that it almost quadruples (joining United) – the amount of exposure, the amount of intensity, the amount of pressure. But in Sporting he was more than able to deal with it, so I’m sure that he will be able to deal with that.

"We are going to be a team – players, staff, manager, board direction, everything – so we have to work with each other. I’m sure we will help him in some way, and he will help us back."

Dalot joined United in 2018 and initially struggled for first team football - but has enjoyed a much larger role in the last four campaigns, with Ten Hag utilising him regularly.

While the 25-year-old had a good relationship with Ten Hag, he believes Amorim is the "perfect match" for United.

"Obviously a fantastic coach, a young mentality, but at the same time he knows what he wants. Very demanding. That’s what I can expect, and I think that’s the perfect match for a club like this. The standards are really high.

Dalot started his career with FC Porto but only played eight times for the club before joining United in a £20m deal - with then-boss calling him "the best full-back in Europe for his age group".

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