Ruben Amorim: Man Utd boss says his players are ‘too anxious, too afraid’

“They’re anxious, typically afraid on the pitch,” Amorim mentioned of his gamers. “We now have to deal with that.”

On Friday, United’s Portuguese boss mentioned “we’re ravenous for leaders on the pitch” as he praised defender Harry Maguire for bouncing again from troublesome occasions.

“We want the leaders to step as much as assist the opposite guys and I am probably the most accountable particular person right here to enhance the performances,” he added.

“You’ll be able to see the gamers are attempting, typically too anxious, too afraid to play soccer as a result of it is a troublesome second and we are going to assist the gamers to be higher.”

United, who’re 23 factors behind Liverpool having performed one sport extra, haven’t received at Anfield since January 2016 when Wayne Rooney scored the one objective of the sport.

In the meantime, United have failed to attain on the previous 5 visits, with their final objective on the venue coming in December 2018.

Regardless of his group’s worrying kind, Amorim mentioned higher occasions have been coming for United and their followers.

“I’ll do my finest,” he mentioned. “I’m giving all the things to assist the membership and we’re going to succeed. I do know it’s exhausting to grasp that on this second, however we’re going to succeed.”