We must believe there is only one result, which is to win, says Manchester United head coach
Ruben Amorim has said his Manchester United team need to show a desire to win if they are to take maximum points from their next game, after securing a 2-1 victory over Chelsea on Saturday.
United are yet to win successive Premier League games under the Portuguese, but they have an opportunity to do that with a visit to Brentford next week.
“It’s the urgency of that feeling that we need to win, because the situation is so hard in this moment,” Amorim said. “We need to go to the pitch and show that feeling of ‘There is not two results or three results, there is one. Let’s do it.’
“In the end we can do it or not. But that feeling of urgency, that is not about the tactical aspect or the ability.
“It’s the feeling that we go to the next game, we need to win the next game. That is the only way. And that starts in the next training, not the next game.”
United secured a hard-fought victory over the Londoners, holding on to a 2-1 lead by the end, when the game had looked like a cruise in the first half.
Amorim’s side looked in total control after Robert Sanchez’s early red card left Chelsea a man down. Bruno Fernandes turned the advantage into a lead before Casemiro doubled it, putting the home side on course for a comfortable afternoon.
But Casemiro himself was then dismissed, which shifted the balance and forced United to endure a difficult second half where they tried to protect their two-goal lead.
Chelsea managed to half the lead ten minutes from time, but United held on to see out the crucial win.
“It was really important and I think we deserved it,” said Amorim. “We started the game really well. Really well in terms of the pressure and to push the opponent and to show that we were there, even to bring our fans with us.
“Of course the sending off of the goalkeeper helped us a lot, but we were in control. We scored two goals.
“With everything going well, we complicated it with the sending off. In the second half, I think we managed well, but in the end, the last 15 minutes were tough for us. They scored a goal and we suffered together, but we managed to win.”
