By james art Erik ten Hag’s uneven 29-month reign came to an end on Monday after the Old Trafford hierarchy decided enough was enough after a disappointing start to the season continued with a late 2-1 loss at West Ham.
United sent a delegation to Lisbon the same day to open talks with Sporting over highly-rated coach Amorim, who was confirmed on Friday to take over at Old Trafford on Monday 11 November.
Ruud van Nistelrooy remains caretaker manager until then, and Portugal right-back Dalot believes his compatriot’s mindset will bring out the best in the squad.
“Obviously a fantastic coach, a young mentality, but at the same time he knows what he wants,” the United defender told Sky Sports.
“Very demanding. That’s what I can expect and I think it’s the perfect match for a club like this. The standards are really high.
“He’s a guy who you can see has really high standards and stands up for them, so hopefully it can be a really good game and we can win together.” That is what I most desire.”
Dalot is “really excited to get to work” with Amorim, whose side extended their winning start to the season in the Portuguese league to a 10th match with a 5-1 win against Estrella da Amadora on Friday.
The former midfielder led Sporting to two league titles and played for rivals Benfica, but another level of intensity and control awaits the 39-year-old former Portugal midfielder with United.
“Obviously it’s different,” Dalot said ahead of Sunday’s Premier League game against Chelsea. “I mean, he comes from a big club in Portugal.
“But I always say it almost quadruples (joining United) – the amount of exposure, the amount of intensity, the amount of pressure.
“But at Sporting he was more than capable of handling it, so I’m sure he’ll be able to handle it.
“We will be a team – players, staff, manager, board leadership, everything – so we have to work with each other.
“I’m sure we’ll help him in some way and he’ll help us back.”