Ruben Amorim wants fans to focus on performances rather than get carried away by results after his promising start to life in the Manchester United hot-seat continued with a comprehensive victory over Everton.
The 39-year-old Portuguese has brought a much-needed dose of hope and excitement back to Old Trafford after a rotten start to Erik ten Hag’s third season in charge led to a change in the dugout.
Amorim’s name was chanted during last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Ipswich and Thursday’s 3-2 comeback win against Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League, with the volume of those songs reaching new levels on Sunday.
Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee scored a brace apiece in a 4-0 thumping of Everton as the United head coach secured his first Premier League triumph in style.
Asked whether challenging for Champions League qualification was a ridiculous aim for United after moving up to ninth and within four points of the top four, Amorim said: “I understand that.
“It’s hard for me. If I say no, you will say that I cannot be a Manchester United coach. I want to be honest with our fans, so let’s focus on the performance, not the results. So, we’ll see in the end.
“In the end, I said this many times, I will be judged about the place that we finish. I know that. But let’s focus just on the next game and look at the performance.
“Sometimes we play like Thursday, which was 3-2 but I think we deserve more. Today was a 4-0. I think everything deserved more also.
“So, let’s focus on the performance, congratulations to the lads. Let’s rest, recovery and think about Arsenal (on Wednesday).”
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