“We need to be really focused and have the feeling of needing to win every match,” says Manchester United head coach
Ruben Amorim has challenged his Manchester United side to deliver consecutive Premier League victories for the first time in his tenure when they face Brentford on Saturday.
United’s 2-1 win over Chelsea last weekend gave Amorim the opportunity to finally break a sequence that has stretched across his 32 matches in charge.
Since arriving at Old Trafford last November, the Portuguese coach has been unable to string together back-to-back league wins, a pattern he admits has left both him and supporters uncertain about which version of the team will turn up each week.
“It’s really important,” Amorim said ahead of the trip to west London. “We talked about it after Chelsea, we need the sense of urgency to win no matter what.
“It’s going to be really difficult because every time we start to prepare for the next game and watch the opponent, we think it’s going to be really tough.
“The most important thing is to start the game like we did against Chelsea and Burnley. We need to be really focused and have the feeling of needing to win every match.
“I don’t say playing well, because I think we have done that, but it’s normal that the fans don’t know what is going to happen the next game. To be honest, I have an idea, but I don’t know how it’s going to be and I’m the manager of the team.
“The best way of dealing with that is approaching every game like it’s the last one. I understand the feeling of the fans, so let’s start changing that feeling to present ourselves with the urgency of what we need to do on the pitch.”
Amorim will be without Ivorian winger Amad Diallo, who has been granted compassionate leave following a family bereavement. Noussair Mazraoui is also unavailable through injury and Casemiro is suspended after his red card against Chelsea.
One player expected to feature, however, is Bryan Mbeumo, who will return to Brentford for the first time since leaving for Old Trafford in the summer. Amorim praised his contribution to the squad since he moved to Manchester.
“It’s really important for everything he has been doing,” Amorim said. “The light he brings to the dressing room. He is not the guy who talks, but he is always there to help us.
“He runs a lot, presses a lot, he is a different threat to last season. I’m more than happy with Bryan.”
