Ruben Amorim has been left pleasantly surprised by what Manchester United supporters have been telling him about the job he is doing at Old Trafford so far
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Ruben Amorim has been taken aback by Manchester United fans' reaction to him
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Ruben Amorim has been left baffled after being praised by Manchester United fans.
Despite the odd highlight, like the derby win at City and the FA Cup triumph at Arsenal, the Portuguese head coach has had a tough start since he succeeded the sacked Erik ten Hag. There have been some miserable lows while there was even talk of being dragged into a relegation battle at one stage.
Those fears haven’t materialised, and Amorim has at least made United harder to beat in recent weeks while there is still hope of a trophy in the Europa League. However, just five wins and eight defeats in 17 Premier League games and 14th in the table make grim reading for Amorim, who has been refreshingly candid about his side’s issues.
Therefore, he is continually left surprised when fans compliment him about the job he is doing. Asked by TNT Sports what the most common thing that United fans say to him is, he said, while practically breaking into laughter: “They say one thing that is really strange for me.
“That is, ‘you are doing a good job!’ That is so hard to understand. When I listen to them, it’s really important to me.”
Meanwhile, Amorim says United must continue with humility and hunger as they head to Ruud van Nistelrooy’s relegation-threatened Leicester City on Sunday. The Red Devils have enjoyed a positive week, with the 1-1 league draw against Arsenal followed by the announcement of a new 100,000-seater stadium and Europa League progress at the expense of Real Sociedad.
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Amorim is grateful to United fans for their patience and support
Amorim took heart from those performances and his side’s progress, but he says there can be no let-up as they travel to the Foxes for the final match before the international break. He said: “Everything is important and we need to continue with this feeling that we can win games and games after games.
“It doesn’t matter the time of rest or the time to prepare the next game. We can do it, and we showed against Arsenal. We have to be humble and forget that, forget the table and face Leicester like we faced Real Sociedad.
“We just need to win to improve our position in the table. The most important thing is to continue with this feeling of winning and that we are improving as a team.”