MANCHESTER, England – Ruben Amorim responded to Cristiano Ronaldo’s claim that the Manchester United coach is being asked to perform “miracles” at Old Trafford by telling the Portuguese great that he is too focused on the past.
This week, Ronaldo directed new criticism at the club, which he represented for two periods between 2003 and 2022, in an interview with Piers Morgan.
The 40-year-old Al Nasr striker suggested that Amorim would need a miracle to turn United around and questioned whether some of his players had the right mental attitude.
Asked about the comments at a press conference on Thursday, Amorim said Ronaldo is stuck in the past while aiming for a brighter future.
“Of course, he knows he has a lot of influence in everything he says,” Amorim said.
“What we need to focus on is the future. We know that as a club we have made a lot of mistakes in the past but we are trying to change that.
“Let’s not focus on what happened, let’s focus on what we are doing now. We are doing this, changing a lot of things in the structure, the way we do things, the way we want the players to behave.
“We are doing it and getting better, so let’s focus on the way we are doing things. We are improving, let’s move on and forget the past,” he added.
United can extend their unbeaten run to five matches when they visit Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
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Despite the positive results the team has achieved in a month, Amorim admitted that he is concerned that his team is conceding too many goals.
United have scored more goals – 16 – than any other team in the top half of the table and have kept just one clean sheet this season.
“It’s a problem,” Amorim said.
“It’s a team thing. We need to defend better. We need to be more aggressive. When we have full energy with every ball, we defend better.
“Everything is interconnected. We cannot suffer from the amount of goals we suffer from. This is something we need to improve.”
