Scolari has joined the club in the middle of a highly promising campaign that sees them flying both domstically and in the AFC Champions League, where they have reached the quarter-finals.

Speaking at his unveiling ceremony, Scolari declared that he was happy with his current squad, saying, "I have joined them in the middle of the season and there is no reason to bring in new players.

"I will find out about the present players’ skills before making any decision after the season is over. I will use all my experience and knowledge to train new players and improve Bunyodkor.

"Though, it’s not possible to do it all in just one day, we will achieve it step by step.”

Meanwhile, Scolari confirmed that Uzbekistan national coach Mirdjalal Kasimov and Brazilian Flavio Da Cunha Teixeira would be his assistants.