Manchester United manager vows to “do everything” to improve his side and says he is “suffering” more than fans
Ruben Amorim insisted he will not abandon his preferred system at Manchester United, even after a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City deepened scrutiny over his record at Old Trafford.
United were comfortably beaten at the Etihad on Saturday as Pep Guardiola’s side ended a two-game losing run. The result leaves Amorim with just eight wins from 31 Premier League matches since taking the job last November.
He has been repeatedly criticised for sticking to a 3-4-3 system that pundits argue forces him to play several of his players out of position.
“I won’t change my philosophy,” Amorim said. “If they [the hierarchy] want it changed, you change the man.
“I am not going to change my philosophy. I will play my way until I want to change. Guys, I understand [the questions] and I accept it is not a record you should have at Man United. But there are a lot of things that you have no idea about what happen in the last months.
“I understand everything. It is normal [to question his impact], but I don’t accept that we are not doing better. We are doing better and the results don’t show that, the record says everything, I understand.
“My message is I will do everything. I will give everything. It is not my decision, the rest. I will do my best. I am suffering more than [the fans].”
Amorim has previously said that he sometimes “hates” and loves his players, depending on the effort they put on the pitch. But despite the scoreline the manager stressed he was satisfied with his players’ effort.
“I didn’t see one player in my team not giving the maximum. The rest is with me. The disappointment sometimes I feel we could run more, but I didn’t have that feeling today.”
