United’s Amorim on players understanding his ideas, squad depth and injuries and Leicester challenge (Full Presser)

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim on players understanding his ideas, squad depth and injuries and Leicester challenge Old Trafford, Manchester, UK

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00:00Well, I don't want to give you anything anyway.

00:06Leicester.

00:13Do you feel, you've lost three games out of the last 12, including a shootout,

00:20having lost quite a lot of matches in a short space of time,

00:25do you feel as though the work that you're doing, the ideas that you have,

00:30are, albeit slowly, starting to show themselves?

00:55What kind of selection do you think you'll be making for the rest of the season?

01:12Because you've obviously got a thin squad at the moment,

01:14you haven't played on the bench yet, not all bench again,

01:17is everything coming back or do you think you'll have to be able to rotate it from now on?

01:25I think we'll have to rotate because we are risking a little bit, some players.

01:30For example, Casemiro was so tired.

01:34We didn't want to risk Ugarte because today was a decision in one competition

01:41and Ugarte wanted to stay here.

01:45I think we have Maison Mout, he's going to return really, really slow.

01:52Maybe he will return in a few weeks, I don't know for sure.

01:57Harry Maguire will try not to risk, we'll see for Sunday.

02:01We need all the players.

02:03Again, I think against Lyon it's going to be a different kind of game.

02:06The physicality, they have the same physicality, it's going to be a different game.

02:10More demanding in that aspect and we have a lot of difficult games in the Premier League.

02:16Salute.

02:18I think a lot of people would expect United to be best on the way that Leicester have been performing,

02:24but what are you expecting from them and given the finances,

02:27how important is it climbing up all those different spots to get that extra money at the end of the season?

02:32Everything is important and we need to continue with this feeling

02:38that we can win games and games after games.

02:41It doesn't matter the time of rest or the time to prepare the next game.

02:46We can do it and we show against Arsenal.

02:50We have to be humble and forget that, forget the table and face Leicester like we face today Real Sociedad.

03:00We just need to win to improve our position in the table.

03:05The most important thing is to continue with this feeling of winning and that we are improving as a team.

03:13Can I just ask about Aiden Hepburn?

03:15It was a big call, such a young player to be playing tonight.

03:18How is he going to prepare? How is he going to handle the occasion?

03:21And is he going to be ready for more vertical policy?

03:25If he continues like that, he's going to play.

03:30Of course, he's young. He didn't play much this season.

03:34Maybe just 45 minutes for Under-21, then a few minutes here and now a full game.

03:41I really like his confidence. I like his pace.

03:45I think he's good in defending the box.

03:48I think he's quite complete, but he has a lot of work to do.

03:54In the Premier League, we will face a different kind of player.

04:00He's going to be tested in a different way.

04:03We are trying to manage all this because he's still really young.

04:10You've spoken more than once about just surviving this season.

04:14After this display tonight, how confident are you that you will survive this season?

04:20I know that in football, especially in our moment, we can have a really good moment

04:28and then drop really fast.

04:31Our focus is to continue.

04:34Don't be too happy, too depressed.

04:38My idea is to continue. We have to survive.

04:43That definition could change in the end.

04:46Our idea is to improve the team, to be prepared, fresh for the game against Leicester.

04:54Not focus a lot and changing our mind because we will win or lose.

05:00I'm just back from Brno.

05:02What did the players like to do tonight?

05:05They lead by example and the way he makes himself available.

05:10Does it surprise you that there are ex-players out there questioning his value to Manchester United?

05:17How much worse off could this team be without him this season?

05:22I think he's so important.

05:25He's so important for this team.

05:27You can see by the numbers.

05:29From these last games, he's always the guy that scores.

05:33He's not the most important thing, he's not the only thing, but he's always there.

05:38When you play for this team, you have to be prepared for the critics.

05:43I understand that the former players had a lot of success here

05:49and the standards for them were so high.

05:53They see things like that, sometimes black and white.

05:57In life, sometimes it's not just black and white.

06:00There are some other colours and you have to understand the context.

06:03Again, he's always there, trying his best.

06:07I'm really proud to coach a player like him.

06:11You mentioned physicality throughout this press conference.

06:22When you go up against a team that has the same shape,

06:25does that need for physicality increase?

06:29I think that is clear because it's a lot of duels.

06:32It's man to man, basically.

06:37Especially where the ball is, it's man to man.

06:41It's going to be so much physical.

06:44It's a different game and we have to use different positions

06:49and different tools to win the game.

06:51If you think that we are going to play the next game the same way

06:54that we played today, it's a mistake because it's a completely different team

06:58that we are going to face.

07:00The physicality is really important, especially in our league.

07:04Are you going to share anything about Ruben?

07:06No, I will not share anything with you guys.

07:11Hi Ruben.

07:12Just on Mason Mount, do you think he'll be ready for Sunday

07:15and how much are you looking forward to working with him for a long period?

07:20I already said that I really love Mason Mount because I see him,

07:24I know how he suffers, I know how he does everything right.

07:29He's right, his physical aspect is perfect.

07:34He's trying too much.

07:36Maybe he's thinking too much about everything.

07:39He was a European champion.

07:41He's a really talented player.

07:44And when a player does everything like he does,

07:48he will always have the support of everybody here in the club.

07:52So we will try to manage the load.

07:56You already saw some players that had a lot of problems during one time.

08:00In some moments, he can stay fit.

08:03And I believe a lot on Mason Mount.

08:06And we need players like Mason Mount.

08:10I think he's going to the bench.

08:14We'll see.

08:15But we need every player.

08:17And if he's fit, I'm going to take him.

08:20He cannot play too many minutes.

08:22But just five minutes of Mason Mount is perfect.

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