For far too long, the Man United players walked off the pitch after a defeat with a disappointed but almost indifferent face. Roy Keane and Gary Neville were angered by the lack of commitment from the players, it seemed as if they had accepted that Manchester United is not a winning club. Ruben Amorim has regained the glow in several of the players, after the recovery and the 1-2 win in the Europa League on Thursday, Amorim loved what he saw after the game.
At that time, two-goal scorers Rasmus Højlund and Amad Diallo stood on the pitch in a heated discussion. In overtime, Diallo could have sent the ball on to Højlund for a potential hat-trick. After the game, Amorim was of course asked if he disliked the two players arguing.
Then a sly Portuguese smile appeared from behind the podium.
“Yes, I saw it well, and for me it’s great,” the Manchester United manager begins, according to Sky Sports.
“At the moment, we need to feel something. If we have to argue among ourselves, it’s like a family. For me, that’s a very, very good sign. We need to feel something, and that is important. When you don’t care, you do nothing. When you worry, you argue with your brother, your father, your mother. For me, that’s a very good sign,” says Amorim.
As former United captain Roy Keane had put it: “Yes, finally!”
