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Reuben Amorim has challenged his Manchester United players to show that they are going in the right direction in Sunday’s clash liverpool,
The Red Devils travel to Anfield to move within two points of their opponents and there is a slightly more positive feeling around the club after the win. Sunderland Before the international break.
United have not won at home to their great rivals for almost a decade, but have picked up a point from their last two fixtures, including a 2-2 draw in January.
“We played well,” said Amorim, who has yet to oversee two consecutive wins in the league. “I was really upset at the end of the game because we proved that day that we can compete against any opponent.
“I know it’s special for our club, I know they’re fighting for the number of titles all the time, I know what it means to the fans. But this is a game we have to prove again that we’re playing better.
“I think we’re playing better. We need to perform better in both boxes. This is another game we have to win.”
Liverpool equaled United’s tally of top 20 titles last season, while Amorim’s team slipped to 15th.
Portuguese Acknowledges the current power imbalance but is keen to focus on more short-term goals.
“Sometimes things change very quickly, but if you look at the history of both clubs, you can realize that sometimes you have one club that is winning, winning, winning and the other club is going through a bad period,” he said.
“It happened to Liverpool when Manchester United was winning everything. And it happened to Manchester United when Liverpool was winning everything.
“So to be really honest with the fans we just have to accept it, but we can win any game. So, if we just think about winning the next game, that’s the most important thing, we can win the next game.
“If we are going to struggle to be at the same level as Liverpool in the future, that’s the idea. I don’t know how long it will take.”
United’s draw against Liverpool last season ended a run of four consecutive defeats and the Red Devils’ poor form under Amorim is part of the reason they have had some notable results against top teams, including taking four points. Manchester City In 2024/25.
Asked why he performed better in those matches, the 40-year-old said: “Probably expectations. When you have to win, it’s very difficult to play like that.”
“We have some difficulties sometimes to deal with that – when people expect Manchester United not to win that game, it probably becomes easier for the players to perform.
“We need to change it, but to change it we need to have the confidence to win more games, score more points, feel more free to play the game.”