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)."
Amorim praised goalscorers Rashford and Zirkzee for their performances on a day when Amad Diallo shone the brightest.
The 22-year-old’s pressing led him to outstrip
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