Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said that his side “need to improve in every aspect” following Sunday’s goalless draw with Manchester City in the Premier League.
Neither side did enough to deserve to claim all three points in the uneventful affair, and ex-Red Devils captain Gary Neville was quick to slam the nature of modern-day football when discussing the contest in Manchester.
Man United are languishing down in 13th spot in the Premier League table, with the team having an incredibly difficult campaign, and Amorim is under no illusions when it comes to the size of the task facing his side.
“I think we had some chances to win the game. We tried to use the space in transitions, defending in a low block, but we had our chances,” the head coach told Sky Sports News.
“We had some moments with the ball, we pushed City into their half, we were closer to a goal but we can accept a draw. We were closer to the goal, they had more possession but that is normal.
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Amorim says Man United “can accept a draw” in the derby
“We have so many aspects to improve. Everywhere we need to improve in every aspect, build up, transition, decisions in the final third. Every player can improve, they are here because they showed something at other cubs. They have the quality, we are still a team that plays on transition, we need to spend more time in final third to have more opportunities.
“I’m not naive or crazy, I can see the moment we are in, I can look at the opponents and understand there is a big gap, but as a leader I cannot say we are going to take all of the time to close the gap.
“Even if we bring in more players we have to hurry and show urgency to do better because we don’t have much time at a club like this. We are in a rush.
“If you look at the moment of both teams, not fighting for titles, that changes the game completely. The feeling of winning, not being able to lose one point, that feeling is not here. As the coach it’s hard to say that. We need to fight for big things, if we do then the feeling will be completely different.”
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Keane: ‘Man United must show more courage’
Ex-Man United captain Roy Keane said that the Red Devils needed “to show more courage” on Sunday afternoon.
“We saw the lack of quality [from Man United], the lack of goals holding the club back the last couple of years. I’m not sure what the mindset is in this group in terms of winning football matches,” he told Sky Sports News.
“I think they need to show more courage. You go back to teams I played under, and I know you’ll say this team isn’t as good as that, obviously not, but there’s a responsibility, when you’re playing for Manchester United, to win football matches.
“What we’ve seen today, as much as we’re all disappointed with it, what were we expecting? They don’t score enough goals and they’ve not done for the last year or two and that’s not going to change.”
Man United will now prepare for Thursday’s Europa League quarter-final first leg against Lyon, with the Red Devils regarded as one of the favourites to win the competition this season.
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