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The Portuguese was taking charge of his final home match as Sporting boss before officially starting work as United’s head coach and watched as his side came from behind to thrash City in the Champions League.

City took an early lead through Phil Foden but Sporting hit back with a hat-trick that included two penalties from Viktor Gyokeres – who has been tipped to follow Amorim to United – and a strike by Maximiliano Araujo.

Amorim very briefly spoke to TNT, and he gives his players credit for the turnaround, adding that it was a perfect way to say goodbye.

“It was written, I think.

“We were very lucky, but the the second half, we scored twice, and then the environment was helping us. It was an amazing night.

“[We got] lucky, a little bit more lucky. 2-1 and 3-1 was nothing tactical, it was just so fast. But we closed more in the middle, covering kovacic, so we improved, but then 3-1 the environment pushed us to the end of the game,” he adds.

Pep Guardiola lamented that his side were “stable enough” tonight, both in their emotions and due to injuries.

“I cannot imagine we lose 4-1, congratulations to Sporting.

“We had a fantastic first half, but we struggled to score. [Then] they were much better.

“Every pass, the simple things we missed sometimes. They can run, and they punished us. We have to avoid the third and the fourth. Emotionally, we were not stable enough. 

“They made good movements, they are fast, and they scored. 

“When you play a lot of games you can’t play with the same back four. Now is a difficult moment, but I’m here, I want be here, and I want to fight.”

Silva was the first to speak to TNT Sports, and he says that City are “just not good enough at the minute”.

“It’s a weird feeling because I actually thought that we started well. We were controlling th game, we were creating chances.

“We knew how strong they are on the counter. In the beginning of the second half, we just gave them too many opportunities.

“We’re in a bit of a bad place right now, and everything looks to be going in the wrong way. We concede too easily.

“We need to start to get better very quickly, or it will be difficult to come back from these losses. 

“It’s football, it’s difficult to find reasons for what is happening to us. I don’t remember us losing three games in a row in seven-and-a-half seasons.

“Even though we lost these three games, we’re still in a good position. We’re still fighting for everything, but we need to do better, our inured players need to come back.

“It’s just not good enough at the minute,” he adds.

That win puts Sporting CP second in the competition’s league table for now. They have 10 points, three behind Liverpool, but could be overtaken by any of Inter Milan, Aston Villa, Arsenal or Brest tomorrow.

City fall to sixth in the table, with seven points from their opening four games.

An interesting night of Champions League football, and one that may perplex and trouble Pep Guardiola, but in truth City were missing a few key players and had a lack of experience in some key defensive areas.

Take nothing away from the Sporting performance though. They rallied at half-time and came out with more energy and desire, and they showcased their individual and collective ability brilliantly at times.

The referee blows the final whistle and Sporting come away with a famous win in their last home game under Ruben Amorim.

Three points for the Portuguese side as they move up the league phase table, and it’s a performance that will trouble Pep Guardiola.

There’ll be time for another City chance but it’s of little importance now, as the home fans began their celebrations 15 minutes ago.

De Bruyne’s one-two with Haaland almost pays off, but the attack breaks down after the Belgian’s cross in is collected.