Ruben Amorim has called on Manchester United's leadership group to help prevent other first-team players from feeling “intimidated” on the pitch.
The former Sporting Lisbon coach has tasted defeat in six of his first 11 matches in all competitions since replacing Erik Ten Hag, including five losses in United's last six Premier League matches.
United ranks fourteenth in the standings Premier League table As a result, many began to question whether or not the club was actually engaged in a battle to avoid relegation.
A journey to leaders and bitter competitors, Liverpool You will save united With one of the toughest tests they will face all season, Amorim admits his players must improve their mentality if they want to start turning around results.
“They feel afraid sometimes on the field,” Amorim told reporters. “So we have to deal with that. We need leaders to step up and help other players, and I am the most responsible person here to improve the performance. You can see that the players are trying. Sometimes they feel very anxious and very afraid to play football because this is a difficult moment. “
“Of course when you lose there's a lot of pressure. It's hard to deal with all the problems, the bad performances and the losses, it's really hard. It's supposed to be really hard.”
“The only thing that can help me is training with the players, and I also have my family here now, so it's completely different, which can help me.”
Amorim admitted this as well Relegation “possibility” But he insisted: “I'm not thinking about that, I just want to look at the next game. I think it's really important that we are really clear with the players and the fans.”
United recorded another win at Anfield in 2016, when Wayne Rooney's 78th-minute goal was enough to give Louis van Gaal victory over a Liverpool side that had Simon Mignolet in goal and Nathaniel Clyne, Mamadou Sakho, Emre Can and Alberto Moreno. Across the back line.
