Aston Villa 2-1 Man United: Amorin Says His Side ‘Were Really Unlucky Today’

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim reflected on his side’s 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa by insisting they were ‘really unlucky’ and, in his view, the better team on the day.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the game, Amorim said: ‘I think we were the better team today. We were unlucky, even with the injury of Bruno, but during the game even without him we were the better team.

‘We blocked the transitions quite well and they did really well. We did a very good job that no one is going to remember tomorrow because what matters is the result. We already knew that Aston Villa play with everybody inside and we needed to overload that situation.

‘We have been training like that. We did different options, we can use different starting elevens depending on the game, so we are improving. Again I think we deserved so much more today but the better team did not win.”’

The biggest setback for United came with the injury to captain Bruno Fernandes, who pulled up with a hamstring problem in the first half. Amorim admitted the loss of his talisman was ‘really strange’ given the timing and the number of issues the squad has faced this season.

‘It is really strange. During this year, especially at this time, we have so many problems, but we have to cope with that. I think Fletcher did his first game, so that is good news, Lacey the same, so we will try to find solutions and go for the next game.

‘I am a manager for six years and even Sporting is all about the academy, so it’s about the history. Every manager wants to bring players through from the academy and not spend money because this gives value to the manager.

‘I just want to win and want to be certain that the players that come in from the academy are not going to suffer too much. I’m just trying to help the club, it doesn’t matter if it’s from the academy or abroad.’