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New Wolves head coach Vitor Pereira has backed Manchester United counterpart and fellow Portuguese Ruben Amorim to be a success in the Premier League ahead of their Boxing Day meeting at Molineux.
Wolves’ Pereira era got off to a dream start on Sunday with a crushing 3-0 victory at Leicester in his opening game in charge, thanks to first-half goals from Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha.
The Red Devils have been up and down since the arrival of 39-year-old Amorim last month, losing heavily at home to Bournemouth on Sunday following their derby victory over Manchester City.
Pereira acknowledged it took him a while to join the English top flight due to ‘bad steps’ in his career.
However the Wolves boss but is now relishing the challenge ahead and the clash with compatriot Amorim, who he thinks will make his mark at United.
‘We never played against each other because I am a lot older,’ 56-year-old Pereira said.
Ruben Amorim’s side were crushed by Bournemouth in a 3-0 defeat at Old Trafford on Sunday
The Red Devils have been up and down since his arrival and have lost two in a row at home now
Vitor Pereira has been quick to support Amorim despite the setback to his start at United
‘I took a lot of time to arrive here (in England), because I made maybe bad steps in my career and missed opportunities to come sooner.
‘Amorim is the new generation of Portuguese coach with a lot of talent and communication, tactical, strategical talent and I believe he will do a very good work in the Premier League.’
Pereira has been in the Wolves job less than a week after replacing Gary O’Neil and will have little time on the training pitch to work with his new group of players due to the Premier League’s tight festive fixture schedule.
But the much-travelled former Porto, Olympiacos, Fenerbahce and Al Shabab boss insists he does not need a lot of time to get Wolves playing the way he wants.
He added: ‘We will improve, improve the possession, defensive organisation. I just need a few weeks, not a lot of time to put this team playing the way I want, because I know what I want.
‘They are open to this kind of play. I want to play with quality. Football is not only results, it must be a beautiful game.
‘The plan is to work, work and work. I know one way to increase the level is to work. Doing mistakes, correcting them and working with them and to give confidence to the players.’
