Ruben Amorim admits he made mistakes during his time at Manchester United

Ruben Amorim admits he made mistakes during his time at Manchester United

class="wp-block-paragraph">Ruben Amorim has acknowledged he made many mistakes during his time at Manchester United.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Amorim was sacked as United manager in January after a challenging 14-month period at Old Trafford.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">The Portuguese has now returned to management, as he takes charge of Serie A giants AC Milan.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Speaking in his first press-conference, Amorim reflected on his time in the Premier League, admitting he made mistakes during his difficult spell at United.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">“It’s hard to explain the mistakes because for that I would have to explain all the context of the last adventure,” Amorim said. “It’s hard to say to you every mistake. The only thing to say is I learned a lot and I did some mistakes.”

class="wp-block-paragraph">Amorim arrived at United with a reputation as one of Europe’s elite coaches following his stunning success at Sporting Lisbon.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">But his tactics didn’t work in the Premier League, despite significant backing in the transfer window.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Amorim’s first season saw the Red Devils finish 15th in the table and lose the Europa League final to Tottenham Hotspur.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">The club’s hierarchy stuck with the Portuguese and made funds available for several key additions in attack.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">However, there was no visible improvement on the pitch, and despite heavy criticism from fans and former players, he persisted with a back-three system.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">The pointed comments he made against the hierarchy in January proved to be the last straw.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Michael Carrick was appointed as interim manager, and he quickly unlocked the squad’s potential, leading United back into the Champions League.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">His remarkable achievement prompted the hierarchy to hand Carrick the permanent job at Old Trafford.