Ruben Amorim, Getty Images January 22, 2025, 6:23 p.m

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has backed away from his words that his squad may be the worst in the club’s history, but said it would be a mistake to think they don’t have serious problems.

“I spoke more for myself than for my players, but sometimes at a moment like this it’s really difficult to hide my disappointment.

It’s good that I said the same thing, but in a different way, in the locker room five minutes ago. The reaction was quite normal because I’m really harsh with my players. Usually, I don’t talk to them after the game. After this match I had to talk. Maybe it was a mistake, because then I got even more nervous, went to a press conference where I was very nervous and said things I shouldn’t have said.

I do not remove responsibility from the players. I speak about it directly. We are playing very badly at the moment and our results are very poor. I am stating the obvious. If you want, I can dream and say different things. But I say it as I see it. It’s good to be really honest. So let’s face the truth and work on our problems,” Amorim quoted the BBC as saying.

Manchester United will play its next match against Rangers in the main stage of the Europa League. The game will take place tomorrow, January 23, at 22:00 Kyiv time.