Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim was impressed with the team spirit and performance after their historic 2-1 win over Liverpool in a Super Sunday EPL clash.
The Portuguese had come under intense scrutiny for his preferred 3-4-2-1 formation since his arrival at the club last November, amid inconsistencies and poor results.
They finished 15th in the league last season and their struggles continued into the new season, despite splashing more than £200 million on reinforcements in the summer.
Man United headed into the clash against Liverpool at Anfield on the back of a 2-0 win over Sunderland before the international break, while the hosts had lost three games on the bounce.
“Yeah I think so. It doesn’t mean a lot, it means a lot today but tomorrow it isn’t going to mean a lot. It is three points but it is a good victory”, Amorim said after the game, referring to the victory as his biggest in charge of the club.
“I will do the same thing that I did in the last game. Try to see the game. In key points we had some luck but we fought for every ball. We lost our composure a little bit in the second half.
Bryan Mbeumo opened the scoring inside two minutes for the visitors, who enjoyed a quick start to the first half.
Liverpool wasted several chances to equalize, hitting the woodwork three times, but finally got their deserved goal through Cody Gakpo in the second half.
However, Harry Maguire, who missed the chance to win it for his side last season, scored from similar position this time around, to oht Man United back in the lead.
“But the most important thing is that the spirit is there. That is the beginning of everything. Sometimes you play more with the ball and other days you play without the ball. But if you have the spirit you can win any game”, Amorim continued.
“It will give us more confidence through the week. It will give a lot of pleasure to our fans, which they deserve after Grimsby, after Brentford, to have a win like this is really important.”
The game ended 2-1 in favor of Manchester United, who recorded a first win at Anfield in 11 attempts, their last win coming under Louis Van Gaal in 2016.
For Liverpool, it is back to the drawing boards as they suffered a fourth consecutive defeat in all competitions.
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