Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim
Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim
AFC Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola has admitted he has been impressed with Manchester United since Ruben Amorim arrived at the club.
United parted ways with Erik ten Hag at the end of October and wasted little time hiring his successor. Amorim took charge during the November international break and has impressed fans with his attitude towards the job.
Results remain patchy but there have been signs of improvement. Winger Amad has been relishing life under his new coach, becoming one of United's key players in recent weeks.
On Sunday, the Cherries travel north to face United in what is a must win game for the Reds to kickstart the Christmas period. Ahead of the fixture, Iraola spoke to the media about the Reds and what he felt had improved since Amorim arrived.
"I think they are different. They play in a different way, different system, different approach to the game," he told the press conference.
"I think they keep the games more under control. They have raised their possession on the ball and they have really good patterns that fully allow them to dictate the game.
"It is going to be very difficult because I think they are playing very well, they are conceding very few chances, very few goals. They have very good defensive stats, they already had that with Ten Hag this season.
"They have signed also new defenders, good defenders, and improved from past season defensively overall and I think they are continuing [to improve] now." Should results go their way, United could move as high as sixth in the Premier League table.
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