Ruben Amorim has accepted Manchester United are in a relegation battle following their 2-0 defeat to Newcastle United and admitted his “focus is on survival.”
United slumped to a fourth straight defeat in all competitions and a 3rd consecutive loss within the Premier League at Old Trafford on Monday. It has left Amorim’s facet 14th within the desk, simply seven factors above the relegation locations.
“I believe [the team] is a bit bit misplaced on this second, so it is a bit bit embarrassing to be a Manchester United coach and to lose a variety of video games,” stated Amorim. “But we now have to deal with tough moments within the lifetime of all people, so it is a exhausting second.
“I believe individuals are uninterested in excuses on this membership and I believe generally I speak about relegation due to that.
“We must acknowledge our place the way in which you see the league, that everyone can beat all people, so we now have to win video games and to deal with surviving. I believe our membership wants a shock, you recognize? It wants a shock and we now have to know that.”
United had been 2-0 down inside the primary 20 minutes in opposition to Newcastle after objectives from Alexander Isak and Joelinton. Amorim responded by substituting Joshua Zirkzee after simply 33 minutes with the Dutchman roundly jeered by the house supporters as he walked off.
“It was a really tough second [for Zirkzee] and he’s a human being,” stated Amorim. “I’m accountable. When you have got these type of moments, particularly within the massive golf equipment, you’re employed actually exhausting to show issues round, particularly when you do not have a variety of time to coach the fundamentals to deal with the tough moments.
“It’s a really tough second and we now have to combat for the following recreation and implement the thought to win video games. I believe it is actually exhausting on all people and you may really feel it on the pitch.
“With the shortage of coaching and the shortage of perception after so many losses and a few tough moments, you endure some objectives at first of video games after which it is actually exhausting throughout all of the video games.”
The loss to Newcastle condemned United to their worst points haul, 51, in a calendar year ever within the Premier League and a visit to first-place Liverpool subsequent up on the fixture record on Sunday.
