Manchester United assistant manager Rui Faria to leave the club after 17 years

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s assistant Rui Faria has made a decision to leave the club after 17 years. Faria has worked with Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford since 2016 and also worked with the Portuguese on his coaching staff during both his spells at Chelsea and as well as at Porto, Internazionale and Real Madrid. Mourinho said: “Seventeen years… in Leiria, Porto, London, Milan, Madrid, London again and Manchester. Training, playing, travelling, studying, laughing and also a few tears of happiness. Seventeen years and the kid is now a man. The intelligent student is now a football expert, ready for a successful career as a manager. “I will miss my friend and that is the hardest thing for me, but his happiness is more important and, of course, I respect his decision, especially because I know that we will always be together. Be happy, brother!” Recently Faria has been linked with a coaching job at Arsenal which caused great surprise from both sides. However, it’s still unclear why he is leaving United at the moment. In his speech Faria stated that he wants to spend much more quality time with his family before pursuing any new challenge in his professional life. The “new challenge” may refer to Arsenal managerial job. However, Mourinho is eager to help his friend with new challenges.

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