He has the presence, now Ru needs to deliver the presents

AT this time of the year, it is always nice to see a smiling face and you can normally be guaranteed one when Ruben Amorim walks into the room.

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Whatever you think about his 13 months in charge of Manchester United, it cannot be denied he has been a charming addition to the Premier League's managerial ranks.

And he has had to put up with a lot of critical flak, some of which has strayed into ridicule territory.

His record has warranted close scrutiny because it has not been brilliant, winning only 23 of his 58 matches as United manager.

But it has not warranted some of the mockery that has gone his way.

Yet still, he almost always remains pleasant, polite and eminently cheerful. No snarling, no sarcasm, no snideness. He is a nice guy.

But after their last Premier League game at home - when West Ham grabbed a late equaliser - Amorim was probably as angry as the regulars in the Old Trafford media theatre have ever seen him.

He was not throwing things around, but he was quietly seething.