Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim told his players he does not want any “fighting” after Rasmus Hojlund clashed with Diogo Dalot for not crossing the ball when he was in a position to score
Ruben Amorim spoke to the media following Manchester United's draw
Ruben Amorim spoke to the media following Manchester United's draw
Ruben Amorim says his Manchester United side must be more ruthless after watching them blow the chance to take a Europa League last-16 lead back to Old Trafford.
And the United boss told his players he does not want any “fighting” after Rasmus Hojlund clashed with Diogo Dalot for not crossing the ball when he was in a position to score.
Joshua Zirkzee put United ahead but they were pegged back after Real Sociedad were awarded a controversial penalty for a handball by Bruno Fernandes following a VAR review.
United were guilty of squandering chances to win the first leg comfortably, with Amorim warning his players they must be more clinical in next week's return leg.
“That is clear,” said Amorim. “We're creating chances, but sometimes you don’t see it in the expected goals, because we manage not to shoot. But the great opportunities are there and you can see it. We have transitions, we have situations and sometimes we're missing something.
“That can change something, especially in these kinds of games, when we need goals that can make a difference. I’m just imagining Diogo didn’t know for sure that Rasmus had the advantage and he felt that he had a lot of time to think of the play.
“It was a clear position, Rasmus did really well, Dalot did really well, but the decision was not the best. The important thing is to move on and not be fighting.”
United survived a late onslaught from Real Sociedad, with Andre Onana pulling off several fine saves to save them from defeat. Amorim added: “It could be better but it could be worse, because in the last 20 minutes I thought the team were really tired.
Rasmus Hojlund was furious with Diogo Dalot
“Until the penalty, I felt the team was in control of the game. After the goal we were so near to getting a second goal with the transitions, but the penalty changed things.”
Zirkzee, who redeemed himself after missing the decisive spot-kick in United's FA Cup penalty shoot-out defeat to Fulham, said: “There was more in it for us.
“We have to be relentless with our chances. We had enough of them. If you look at the chances, we deserved more.”
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