Rúben Amorim attempted to play down expectations at Manchester United after leading current club Sporting CP to a 4-1 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Sporting were mostly left to fend on the break. Fortunately for Amorim, Gyokores is a one man counter attack. When he was matched up with 19 year old debutant Jahmai Simpson-Pusey there was no stopping the dynamic Swede, a clipped finish over Ederson making amends for an altogether sloppier effort half an hour before.

Pep Guardiola appeared to aim a subtle dig at Manchester United after watching his side capitulate to Ruben Amorim’s Sporting side in Lisbon. Manchester City took the lead after just four minutes, but fell apart,