Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim was happy to see his side come from behind to beat Southampton at Old Trafford.
A Manuel Ugarte own goal left the hosts behind until the final ten minutes, before the magic of Amad Diallo rescued the Red Devils.
The 22-year-old scored a hat-trick in 10 minutes, completing the comeback and moving the team up to 12th place in the Premier League table.
While Amorim was relieved and happy with the result, he couldn't help but be diminished by how confused his players were throughout.
He said: In the end it is good. A very difficult game, a game of two halves. They did a very good job at Southampton. Create space between the lines.
“No. 20 (Kamaluddin Sulaymana) with a large area. We had a very difficult time stopping this player. When they lose their physicality, we find space that can be used. The feeling is that we have a lot to do – the team is really tired.
“There seems to be a lack of enthusiasm. Ugarte is late, Maino is late, Bruno Fernandes comes out when the ball is in.
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“In one of the transitions, Euros couldn't catch up with the guy – little things push the team back, and then we get nervous.
“Today there was not a lack of enthusiasm, but rather a lack of control of the match.
“It was a win, it was good – let’s keep going.”
Amorim stopped to praise Diallo, who pulled the former Sporting coach out of the hole.
He added: “Even in the first half, every time Imad got the ball, he could push the ball.
“It pushes the other team into the final third – that's really important. We weren't playing a good game, but at this moment winning is the most important thing.”
The man himself was delighted to get the match ball, even going so far as to suggest that United could win every game going forward.
“I feel good,” Diallo said. I'm very happy to score my first hat-trick at Old Trafford. But for me, the most important thing was to win this game and I'm happy for the club that we were able to win it.
“I'm very happy with the goal I scored against Liverpool and today as well. But the most important thing is the win and I'm happy about that.
“I think the team was safe until the end. We showed today that we are the best team on the field. We were going to win this game and we did in the end.
“It's important to win. This gives us confidence for the next match. We have to continue like this and play like this. I believe in this team. We can win every game. We showed in the end that we are very good.”
