Amorim bites back at Arne Slot’s jibes towards him, saying ‘I don’t care what Slot is saying’ after backhanded comments.
‘I don’t care what Slot is saying’: Ruben Amorim hits back at Liverpool manager.
Arne Slot’s apparent criticism of Manchester United’s style of play during their 2-1 victory against Liverpool on Sunday has not bothered Ruben Amorim.
Following United’s first victory at Anfield since 2016, Liverpool’s head coach criticised United’s “long balls” and “low block.” Speaking on Friday, Slot tried to emphasise that his remarks had been positive. Amorim quickly responded to the Dutchman’s original remarks in his own words.
“I don’t care what Slot is saying, what people are saying about our team,” he said. “I can watch the game and say we can do better and we need to do better in the future but sometimes you need to adapt to the game. So I don’t need anyone to evaluate my team. I can evaluate my team and I am really clear that we should play better with the ball and we are going to try to do that in this game.”
When Brighton visits Old Trafford on Saturday, Bruno Fernandes will make his 300th appearance for United. Amorim was asked who else, besides the captain, upholds the club’s standards.
“Harry Maguire. Diogo Dalot tries to do that,” he said. “Luke Shaw can show in some moments by the way he plays, when he’s so focused. I think Nous [Mazraoui] has a good impact. Licha [Lisandro Martínez], he is really important in this.”
Victory over Liverpool means United have finally won two Premier League games in a row under Amorim. “It has to do a lot with attitude,” the Portuguese said when asked how this was achieved. “I’m not saying my players don’t want to win or run, but we need to sometimes [when] it’s getting harder [in matches] to force ourselves to do the basics. If you look at Brighton and the way they play, every team that pressed a little higher struggled and they won. We need to be prepared – not just against the top teams but against opponents that are [also] really good.”