Rúben Amorim told reporters on Wednesday that “we are underperforming” as his Manchester United side prepare to face Real Sociedad in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round-of-16 tie.
In his pre-match press conference, he said: “[Qualifying for the quarter-finals is] also important to give us more energy to continue the season. We know that. It’s not going to change a lot the idea for the next season but it will give us more energy to finish the season in a different way. So tomorrow again it’s going to be a really important game for us.”
“I think if we’re being honest, in this moment […] we are underperforming this season. So we can always change that. I include myself in that part of underperforming. You are talking about players like Casemiro, for example, that won everything. We know that these kind of players can play so much better, so that is the focus,” Amorim added, referring to Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s public criticism of the squad in an interview earlier this week.
“He was honest on that,” the 40-year-old accepted, “so the focus is to change his mind and all the people’s minds.”
“A lot of people say I am not good enough for the club and my feeling is that you can change that with results. In training, I feel [the players] want this really bad and especially for tomorrow.”
Asked about his relationship with Ratcliffe, Amorim offered a diplomatic answer and suggested that “we are really blunt and honest with each other.”
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