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“If the market closes and then they are Manchester United players, we as a club have to treat them in the same conditions. “But in this moment I’m just working with the players that I think are going to stay and the other guys are trying to find a solution for their careers.” Of Garnacho, who abruptly fell out of favour at the end of last season, Amorim said, “He’s a really talented boy and sometimes things don’t work out. You cannot explain specifically what it is. “But I have the feeling, I think it’s clear that Garnacho wants a different thing with a different leadership and I can understand that. So I think it’s not a problem.” The 40-year-old evidently sees his tenure as a long-term project. He said, “I want to be manager of Manchester United for a while,” later asserting he wanted to be at the club for “20 years”. “And I took five years to choose this club so I don’t want to fail,” he added. – The Independent

culture, we can return to our place.” His comments echoed Shaw’s, who said earlier in this tour that, “The aim has to be to win the Premier League,” he said. “I know people will be questioning me after last season, but it has to be that.” Shaw also made a comment that there were “no stragglers” in the United team, with a major clearout of players taking place and several expensive signings heading for the exit door or out of favour. The exiles Jadon Sancho, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho and Tyrrell Malacia were not included in the pre-season squad and have been given the opportunity to explore the possibility of moves away, while Marcus Rashford has been offloaded to Barcelona on loan. Amorim gave a matter-of-fact explanation of the state of affairs at Old Trafford. “There are players that clearly show they don’t want to be here and that is normal. They are not bad and I’m good. I’m not bad and they are good,” he said.

“All the struggles that we had in the games, I could feel it before, so that was the hardest part – to go to the games and know that we were not going to be competitive, how we should be. That was the hardest part. “I had the feeling during the season that I was so frustrated. I could do nothing, I acknowledged that, so I had to wait. “Being manager of Manchester United was like going to a fight with my hands like this (down by his side). So that was the frustration.” Speaking to various publications before yesterday’s 2-2 draw against Everton in Chicago, Amorim said: “I know it’s a massive gap from where we finished – but it’s Manchester United. We need to return to Europe.” Asked whether United can win the Premier League and Champions League again, he said, “I have no doubts. “There are some things you cannot buy that this club has: pedigree, history, fans. With all these things, if we have a different

R UBEN AMORIM has said he has “no doubts” that Manchester United can reach the highs of Premier League and Champions League glory again, echoing bullish comments made by his player Luke Shaw on the club’s pre-season tour. United finished 15th last term in a dismal season, their lowest League finish since 1989-90, and lost the Europa League final to Tottenham to finish without silverware. But Amorim, who said the “hardest part” of his job was going to games “know(ing) that we are not going to be competitive”, felt confident that things could be turned around in his first full season as manager. “To tell you the truth, it was not how I returned to my house after the games,” Amorim said. “It was how I left to go to the games, because I felt that sometimes we would struggle.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim looks on during the Premier League Summer Series match against Everton at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday in Atlanta, Georgia. – AFPPIC

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