Man Utd Made Mistakes - Amorim On Ronaldo Criticism

Manchester United caput coach Ruben Amorim has admitted nan nine has made mistakes - but stressed they must look to nan early alternatively than dwell connected nan past.

In an extended question and reply pinch Piers Morgan earlier this week, legendary erstwhile United prima Cristiano Ronaldo said that while he thought his chap Portuguese was doing a bully job, Amorim could not activity "miracles".

Al-Nassr striker Ronaldo, a erstwhile world team-mate of Amorim, based on that while immoderate of United's players were good, others did not person nan "mind" of a subordinate for nan club.

Asked to respond to Ronaldo's comments arsenic he said to nan media earlier his side's travel to Tottenham connected Saturday (12:30 GMT), Amorim did not reside them straight but stressed nan request to look forward.

"He [Ronaldo] knows he has a immense effect pinch everything he says," Amorim said.

"We cognize arsenic a nine we made a batch of mistakes successful nan past. We are trying to alteration that.

"Let's not attraction connected what happened [in nan past].

"We are changing a batch of things; nan structure, nan measurement we want nan players to behave. We are improving. Let's hide a small spot nan past."

Ronaldo, who near United to subordinate Real Madrid successful 2009, rejoined nan Old Trafford nine from Juventus successful August 2021.

However, he had his statement terminated successful November 2022 aft he criticised nan nine and said he had "no respect" for past head Erik 10 Hag successful a erstwhile question and reply pinch Morgan.

In his latest question and reply pinch nan broadcaster, nan 40-year-old said: "I'm sad, because nan nine is 1 of nan astir important clubs successful nan world and a nine that I still person successful my heart.

"They don't person a structure. I dream that changes successful nan coming and future, because nan imaginable of nan nine is amazing.

"They are not connected a bully path. And it's not only astir nan coach and players, successful my opinion... He [manager Ruben Amorim] is doing his best. What are you going to do? Miracles are impossible."

Amorim, who took complaint of United successful November 2024, led nan nine to past season's Europa League last but they missed retired connected nan trophy - and qualification for this season's Champions League - arsenic they mislaid to Tottenham.

They vanished 15th successful Premier League, their worst capacity since nan 1973-74 run successful which they were relegated from nan apical flight.

They spent much than £200m successful nan summertime but started this play slow - including being knocked retired of nan Carabao Cup by League Two broadside Grimsby Town.

Amorim appeared to beryllium nether pressure, but United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe said nan Portuguese needed 3 years to beryllium he is simply a "great" coach.

In an question and reply successful March, Ratcliffe said nan nine had "not performed astatine nan level that has been expected" since nan departure of Sir Alex Ferguson arsenic head astatine nan extremity of nan 2012-2013 season, adding that immoderate United players were "not bully enough" and immoderate were "overpaid".

Recently, United person shown an betterment successful form, winning 3 of their past 4 convention games - including a triumph astatine Liverpool - and are eighth successful nan table.