Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim reacts at the end of the Europa League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim speaks with Manchester United’s Victor Lindelof during the Europa League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Tottenham’s head coach Ange Postecoglou and Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim during the Europa League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Amorim concedes he has ‘nothing to show’ Man United fans even as he remains confident
BILBAO, Spain (AP) 鈥 Under even more pressure after losing the biggest game of season, Ruben Amorim was left asking Manchester United fans to have some faith about the future.
Manchester United’s head coach Ruben Amorim reacts at the end of the Europa League final soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at the San Mames Stadium in Bilbao, Spain, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
BILBAO, Spain (AP) 鈥 Under even more pressure after losing the biggest game of season, Ruben Amorim was left asking Manchester United fans to have some faith about the future.
His team in the Europa League final on Wednesday as United caps off one of the worst seasons in club history.
“I have nothing to show to our fans, I’m really honest with that,鈥 Amorim said. 鈥淏ut again I will continue to do the things the way I know.鈥
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Amorim said he 鈥渨ill not quit鈥 or 鈥渃hange,鈥 and didn’t want to talk about his future right after the loss.
鈥淲e have to see. This moment, I’m not going to be here defending myself. I have nothing to show to the fans and say, 鈥業鈥檓 going to improve because of this...’” he said. “So in this moment it’s a little bit of faith. Let鈥檚 see. I’m always open. If the board and the fans feel that I’m not the right guy, I will go the next day. But I’m really confident about my job.鈥
The 40-year-old Amorim, who took over in November after the firing of Erik ten Hag, has led United to 16th in the Premier League, where it has a club-record 18 defeats in a single campaign since the Premier League began in 1992.
The team’s last hope of playing in a European competition next season was by winning the Europa League on Wednesday.
鈥淲e have two plans for the market and we have to understand it is tough for a club like ours not to be in the Champions League,” Amorim said. “But we have to use the other side. We have more time to think and to work hard during the week and to be better in the Premier League, that will be our focus.鈥
Amorim said he felt his team played better than Tottenham and deserved the victory on Wednesday.
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鈥淲e didn鈥檛 perform perfectly today but we were better than the opponent,鈥 he said. “In the second half, we tried everything with the central defenders, with players wide, the process going in the box. There are some days I have said we were really poor but I think today was not that day. We were not perfect though and we have a lot to improve.鈥
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