Amorim Reflects on Carabao Cup Loss, Citing Tottenham’s Clinical Finish

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim provided his comments to Sky Sports following the team’s Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham on Thursday, stating: “We disconnected at the beginning of the second half, that was a tough moment. If you look at all of the game, we were the best team but they were more clinical. We lost but the fight from the lads was really important for me.” Amorim further elaborated on his team’s performance, noting that they were “comfortable and dominated possession.” He identified the problem as “not the last pass but the last shot.” When asked about his insights gained from the match, Amorim responded: “I will think about that tomorrow, tonight I don’t feel anything. There is nothing I can say to you about what is good. Tomorrow I can say a lot of things. Tonight we lost and then we have to take a night to think and then tomorrow we will have a lot of good things from this game.” He also conveyed that the team “cannot think in that way that winning silverware makes everything OK.” Amorim described their journey as “a long way,” confirming that “we are improving” and that “our goal is to win the Premier League,” though he admitted uncertainty regarding the timeframe. Addressing a query about whether Marcus Rashford’s potential departure from the club in January would be mutually beneficial, Amorim stated: “Tomorrow we have training, he will be there preparing for the next game. He is a United player, everyone has a future at Manchester United.”