After Liverpool v Man United, Amorim: They say I won't last until... | OneFootball

Last Sunday, October 19, Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1, thanks to a goal by Harry Maguire in the 84th minute. At the end of the Premier League match, the former Sporting coach did not hide the pride he felt, considering the difficult context the group has been going through and the constant speculation about his future.

"It’s not common to find this kind of support. Even after so many bad moments, the fans always continue to support the coach, while all of you [journalists] keep saying he’ll be sacked by Christmas," he began by saying.

The victory brought a boost of confidence to the team, but Amorim called for calm and maintained his “one game at a time” approach. Asked about his ambitions for the season, the Portuguese coach left a humorous message for the journalists: "I want you to keep up the narrative you’ve been maintaining. It’s the best thing for me. I’m not going to change the objectives now. Please, keep saying the same things."

"What we need now is to achieve a third consecutive win. Forget about the top-4 or top-6. We’ve already said that the goal is to reach European competitions, but this game doesn’t change anything. We are exactly the same team as we were 90 minutes ago. People’s perception has changed, but we’re still the same team, with a lot of work ahead," he added.

In the same vein, Ruben Amorim admitted that he doesn’t know if the difficulties are behind them: "I have no idea. I always say the same thing: if we show the spirit we showed today, both in training and in matches, we’ll win a lot of games. But we need to act. There’s no point talking about the storm or recalling last season. We’re in a good moment, let’s make the most of it and tomorrow we’ll start preparing for the game against Brighton."

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.