Ruben Amorim has admitted he briefly questioned his future at Manchester United after the club lost the Europa League final, but says the mood around the squad has shifted as players have started to show their true ability.<\/p>\n
A summer overhaul brought Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko to refresh United\u2019s frontline and to provide profiles suited to Amorim\u2019s preferred 3-4-2-1 system. That recruitment, combined with a run of three straight wins, represents a clear change of direction. United had failed to win back-to-back matches of any kind during Amorim\u2019s first 11 months in charge and had won only one of their first five games in 2025\u201326.<\/p>\n
Victory over Nottingham Forest on Saturday could temporarily lift the club to second in the Premier League, a sign of how recent results have eased some of the gloom that has surrounded Old Trafford.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Sky Sports, Amorim opened up about the pressure he felt after the Europa League disappointment and the struggles early in the season. He said: \u201cIt\u2019s hard to say that. Sometimes, in some moments,\u201d Amorim said, reflecting on the fact United also won only one of their first five games in 2025\u201326. \u201cThere were some moments that were tough to deal with, to lose so many games. That was so hard for me because this is Manchester United .<\/p>\n
\u201cThe position that we had in the last year, putting all the attention on the Europa League and not winning. That was massive. I had some moments that I struggled a lot and I was thinking that maybe it’s not meant to be.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday is the opposite. So you can write this one. Today I feel and I know that was the best decision in my life. I want to be here but for that I need to win against Nottingham Forest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Amorim also warned that progress must be protected and that the team still has work to do. \u201cIt’s hard to say. We need to think positively, but we also need to be prepared that football is [up and down]. And we are not that team that I can say to you, no, no, no.<\/p>\n
“Now we can lose here or there, but we are going to maintain. I trust in my players more. I think they trust me more. That will come with wins. And you can sense that because everyone now is saying that, how connected they are and they believe in the manager.<\/p>\n
“It’s about winning games. It didn’t change a lot because against Arsenal , I saw the same team, so I don’t know.<\/p>\n
“I think that we are in a better place, but it’s also really good to be always with that feeling and prepare that something can change. If we have that feeling, we’ll pay attention to the details and we’ll maintain that course of our path.<\/p>\n
“I can say that we are a better team in this moment, and we feel that and we know that, and that can help us to overcome better the bad moments.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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