Amorim Discusses Rashford’s Availability, Mount’s Injury, and Team Progress

Ahead of Manchester United’s Premier League match against Bournemouth on Sunday, scheduled for a 14:00 GMT kick-off, manager Ruben Amorim addressed the media. The following are the principal statements from his news conference: Amorim confirmed Marcus Rashford’s availability for Sunday’s fixture, noting, “it is the same thing [that has seen him left out in consecutive games].” Regarding midfielder Mason Mount, Amorim stated that he has consulted a specialist and will be out of action for “several weeks.” Amorim further commented: “I don’t know the exact date, but it is going to be long. It is part of football and we continue.” Addressing questions about Mount’s susceptibility to injuries and potential solutions, Amorim responded: “That is not my department. What I can do is teach him to play our game while he is recovering and to give him that time to think about different things.” The manager indicated that the current schedule complicates the return of players from injuries, as it offers insufficient training time, and “it makes it hard to recover for the games.” Amorim also attributed a similar effect of the congested fixture list to Victor Lindelof, who had to leave the field during Thursday’s match against Tottenham. The United manager elaborated: “He was training well, recovering as he should do before a game but the game is a completely different world so they need more time to train.” Regarding the team’s current performance, both positive and negative aspects, Amorim stated: “I think we are improving near the opponent’s box. We have had some games where we were without real threat but we can shoot, we are near the goal and you really feel it. It is a good thing in our team.” He observed that his squad is “faster, pressing more and both the physicality and the understanding of the game is improving.” Concerning Antony, Amorim commented: “He needs more confidence. He is working hard and he is trying. I will help him to be a better player.” When asked what would benefit him and his players, Amorim replied: “Training. That’s simple. We are rotating players and when you rotate players then it is hard to work on every connection. If you always have a different guy next to you in that position, then it is hard to work with them. If we have more time, we will use it to train the team. That’s all.”