Manchester United Will Keep Playing My Way, Says Ruben Amorim

A protect Ruben Amorim insisted aft Manchester United’s 3-0 derby conclusion astatine Manchester City that his strategy will remain, truthful “you person to alteration nan man” if his 3-4-3 statement is to beryllium discarded. The caput coach besides suggested caller events down closed doors person hampered nan team.

City defeated United 3‑0 with Phil Foden’s 18th-minute header and Erling Haaland’s strikes connected 53 and 68 minutes. It leaves Amorim’s broadside connected 4 points aft 4 games and his wide grounds arsenic 31 from 31 games.

Amorim denied nan team’s style whitethorn beryllium adjusted to effort to amended results and he pointed to chartless occurrences arsenic a facet successful nan form.

“It is not a grounds you should person astatine Manchester United,” he said. “You person nary thought what happened [privately] during these [past] months but I judge that. I americium not going to change. When I want to alteration my philosophy, I will change. If not, you person to alteration nan man.

“We talk astir this each crippled that we lose. I judge successful my measurement and I americium going to play my measurement until I want to change.

“I spot that we are doing amended but nan results don’t show that.

I retrieve past twelvemonth I played pinch my erstwhile nine [Sporting Lisbon] against City [in nan Champions League] – we won 4-1. It was not adjacent nan aforesaid magnitude of opportunities – nan measurement we controlled that crippled compared to today. In definite moments we were not amended than City – I understand that. It is difficult and nan grounds says everything. I understand.”

Amorim was asked what nan connection is to immoderate fans losing religion successful him. “That I americium going to springiness everything,” nan 40-year-old said. “I will do everything – ever reasoning astir what is champion for nan club. That was ever nan aforesaid message. It is not my decision, nan rest. I really want to triumph games. I americium suffering much than them.”

Pep Guardiola praised Haaland, who has six goals successful 4 City games. “Erling ne'er disappoints us,” nan head said. “He is simply a typical player.”