Gyokeres maybe the striker Man Utd need as he is linked with move

Prolific Sporting forward Viktor Gyokeres is being linked with a move to Manchester United.

The striker is one of the hottest strikers in Europe at the moment and currently United are badly in need of a player who can put the ball in the back of the net.

Following a disappointing streak of matches for Sporting, hampered by the departure of former coach Ruben Amorim to United, Gyokeres and the team are facing a rough patch.

Reeling from a chain of losses, including a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Club Brugge in the Champions League, Sporting and Gyokeres have been under significant pressure.

Since Amorim's exit, Gyokeres has netted only once in Liga Portugal and failed to score in their previous two Champions League matches.

With Sporting's struggles, United could offer Gyokeres an opportunity for a fresh start.

Rumours suggest the 26-year-old striker, who moved to Lisbon from Coventry City just last summer, may be considering a transfer despite his recent arrival.

Speculation is rife about a potential reunion with Amorim at Old Trafford, further stoking the rumors of a winter transfer, if Sporting's situation under new manager Joao Pereira doesn't improve.

It comes with a fair amount of uncertainty at Old Trafford over the direction of the technical department following the departure of Dan Ashworth.

The outgoing sporting director paid the price for the decision to stick with Erik ten Hag and back some summer signings which haven't paid off.

And now Amorim admitted Ashworth's departure from United is a "bad situation". Chief executive Omar Barrada is known to have pushed for Amorim with Ashworth backing a move for Gareth Southgate.

"The first thing I want to say since the first day I felt great support from the ownership, from Omar, from them also, from Jason (Wilcox), and Dan was part of that," Amorim said. "And I really, really, really [received] support from Dan also.

"But this is football and sometimes this happens, happens with players, with coaches, I know it's not the best situation but the important thing is we continue in our way. The path is really clear for everybody and I think this can happen in football."

But Amorim disputed the suggestion United are a more unstable club than when he joined on November 11. "I don't think so. I felt since day one the support from everybody. One person leaving don't change nothing," he said.