❗️ Times Sport: Manchester United staff have been IMPRESSED by Marcus Rashford’s application in training of late since being dropped.

💭 Arne Slot on Ruben Amorim:

“They have much better players than the table shows. It might take Rúben a little while, but they'll come back.”

“As I said, he did very well at Sporting and I think he has a good group of players and he will eventually get the best out of them.”

On rotating against Man United:
"That's a strange question. No, of course not. I've said it before and I'll say it again, they have much better players than the table shows. It might take Ruben [Amorim] a little while, but they'll come back. They're much better than the table shows."

🇮🇪⚡️ Amad Diallo is Manchester United’s December Player of the Month

Happy Birthday to Jonny Evans, 37 today 🎂

🚨 Manchester United have triggered a one-year option in Harry Maguire's contract, Ruben Amorim confirms.

❗️ Marcus Rashford will miss the game against Liverpool due to illness.

🗣️ Ruben Amorim on Harry Maguire staying for another year:

"We will trigger our option, we need him a lot. He needs to improve as a leader because we are starving for leaders on the pitch."

On January transfers and what roles need strengthening:
"I will keep that to myself, but we will try and do something."

On what the focus has been on training now they have a week between games:
"Everything."

On if anything has changed with Marcus Rashford:
"It's the same, he's not trained because he's ill, but he's like every other player."

On Liverpool:
"We are in different contexts. They're a strong team, but like I said we'll do what we can to win the game."

On the start against Newcastle and why they can't repeat that:
"That is clear. That is a massive problem for us, not just this game. When I arrived we scored goals in the first minute, but now that's changed. We have to be prepared for a strong start from Liverpool."

On his comments about needing more leaders:
"They have to step up, because we have a lot of kids as well."

On wanting the leaders to step up:
"I think it is not one thing of our team; it is all the teams. If you want to be a top, top team you have to have leaders. We have that in the dressing room but they have to step up. We need the guys that are more experienced to help the younger players."

"I'm just focused on the performance. I'm not focused on losing or what might happen. We know what we're going to face and my focus is for the team to not suffer like in the first 15 minutes against Newcastle, prepare the team for these situations."

On the formation:
"I know people look for the three defenders but I don't see the game like that. We will adapt for every opponent. We need time."

"What he [Zirkzee] has been through is very difficult for any player, but it can happen. They understand that this is part of football. He is focused, he has trained very well. You have to understand that players sometimes have a lack of confidence and go through difficult times. We have to move on and move on to the next game."

On what they worked on in training:
"Everything. The little things, the transitions, the possession. The crosses are very important, as well as the set pieces. It's difficult to target one thing, we work on a lot of things."

"We have had more time to train, two days in a row to train with the team. That can help us. Of course, it is a difficult moment because we are losing too many matches and we are facing the best team this year, but with trainings we feel the team more."

💭 Ruben Amorim: “That [relegation] is a possibility, but I'm not thinking about that, I just want to look at the next game. I just think it's really, really important to be really clear with the players and the supporters.”

“I already spoke a lot about Marcus [Rashford], it depends more on him than on me. He has to want it really, really bad. He's here, he's in our squad so he's our player and he's ready to play if I decide.”

Asked why he 'resisted' bringing Marcus Rashford on vs Newcastle:
"In that moment I was really focused on trying to turn things around. To score one goal and open the game and I chose, for example, Garna to do that job.

"I was not focused on this idea that I will put Marcus [on] or not because he was away for four games. It was not that. If he's there, he's ready to play but I chose Garnacho."

Amad Diallo with his Manchester United Player of the Month award for December ⭐️

🇳🇱🇵🇹📊 Erik ten Hag's last 11 games vs Ruben Amorim's first 11.

⚽️ Daily Mail: Alejandro Garnacho was dropped for the Manchester derby last month because he appeared to turn his back on Amorim and walk away while the United boss was giving him instructions on the touchline before he came on against Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League.

🚨 Simone Mullock: Manchester United will NOT sign Viktor Gyokeres this month due to a promise Ruben Amorim made when leaving Sporting. Amorim assured he wouldn’t raid his former club in January transfer window to ease his move to Old Trafford in November.

🎙 Ruben Amorim: “Of course when you are losing there is a lot of pressure, but for me it’s more about the pride and also the performance.

It’s even harder when we don’t perform well because, when I arrived I explain everything. Even when you guys were talking after Everton about us finishing in the top four, I explained that I was expecting this.”

“It is hard to cope with all the problems here and the bad performances and the losses. It is really hard - but it is supposed to be really hard. The only thing that can help me is the training with the players - and I also have my family now here so it’s so much different. It can help me. They came on the 27th - and it was a good day.”

“We know that we are Manchester United. I know I am not supposed to talk about these things [relegation]. But I want to be very clear with the fans and the players. I think that is really important in this moment.

Anything can happen, but we must be focussed on winning games and to improve our performance. Then it [relegation] won’t be an issue in the future. The players are anxious and sometimes afraid on the pitch. So we have to cope with that.”

“We need the leaders to step up to help the other guys - and I’m the most responsible person here to improve the performances. You can see the players are trying. Sometimes they are too anxious and too afraid to play football because this is a difficult moment - so I will help the players to be better.”

“I am more focused on our basics. So rather than trying to find things in Liverpool’s shape, I’m just really concentrating on the way are supposed to play our game. When you don’t have the basics, you can’t do it.”

MATCHDAY! ⚡️

COME ON UNITED! 😈

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🗣️ Rúben Amorim asked how he is going to exploit Liverpool’s weakness:

“I want to focus on our basics more than trying to find different things in Liverpool's shape. I’m just focused on the way we are supposed to play our game.”

Asked why Manchester United be in are losing so many games:
“We changed a lot of things during the season with not a long time to train. That is hard.”

Asked why Manchester United are losing so many games:
“We changed a lot of things during the season with not a long time to train. That is hard.”

On Man United’s struggles:
“It's not the pressure from outside, it's the pressure inside.”