At 23:30 on October 19, in a focus game of the 8th round of the 2025-26 Premier League season, Manchester United will play away to Liverpool. Before the game, Red Devils coach Amorim attended the press conference. He talked about some of the team'...
About the board's support
- He always communicates with me and sometimes sends me messages. The most important thing is the next game and it's really nice to hear the support, especially now with a lot of noise.
On the vision of the club and talking about board support
- First of all, I can feel the support, it's not just people talking about it, I feel this support every day. Sometimes the pressure I put on myself and the team is much greater than the pressure from the outside world. I know it's going to take a while, but I don't want to think like that, and I said that last year. It's really good to hear those words, and I think it helps our fans understand this: Leadership knows this is going to take time.
But at the same time, I don’t like this feeling because it gives the feeling that we still have a lot of time to solve the problem, and I don’t want that feeling in our club. It's good to feel supported, but at a big club we need to show people we're ready to win games.
About the history against Liverpool
- I remember we played well and ended up with a draw. I was very disappointed at the end of the game because we proved we could compete with anyone. I know it's not special for our club because they've been fighting for championships.
I know what it means to the fans, but it was just one game and we needed to prove we were better. I think we did perform better. We need to be better on both ends of the floor, so this is just another game we need to win.
Regarding record against big clubs
- Maybe when you have to win games and you have the responsibility to win, that pressure makes the games more difficult. That's why when you play for a big club you need to win every game, especially when people expect you to win.
When you don't expect Manchester United to win this game, it may be easier for the players to perform well and we need to change that. To change that we need to win games with more confidence, score more points and play with more freedom.
About the team's injury situation
- Lisandro Martinez is unable to play. He is almost back, but is still recovering. I'm not sure about Mazrawi, the international players are ready but we need to give them more events and those returning players are ready to play.
Regarding the praise Lamence gets
- Nothing is impossible, you have to show that you can perform well every week and he has the potential to play. He is not Schmeichel yet, he is a talented young man and the fans love him.
About Ratcliffe talking about youth training
- I think youth training can always be improved, I am not the best person to talk about this. I've been here for a year, but I won't say that the academy is not good just because the results are not good. We have to look at the conditions in the academy and see if they are doing well. Look at our club, we are working hard to improve.
About the rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester United
- Sometimes things change quickly, but when you look at the history of both teams, you can see that one team can go through a downturn. We can win any game and if we focus on winning the next game, we can. If we want to get to Liverpool's level in the future, I don't know how long it will take.
