Amorim on Utd growth: No longer 'losing our minds'

Ruben Amorim has said helium is yet seeing advancement astatine Manchester United due to the fact that the players are nary longer "losing our minds" aft setbacks.

United came from a extremity down to beat Real Sociedad 4-1 connected Thursday to publication a spot successful the Europa League quarterfinals. After losing 4 consecutive games successful December, Amorim's squad are connected a tally of 1 decision successful their past six games.

It's been a pugnacious commencement for the Portuguese coach, but helium believes the players are present taking steps forward.

"I consciousness that successful the past games that we recognize the thought of what we privation to bash better," Amorim said. "We are amended astatine knowing the program for the games, we are giving much clip for the squad to triumph oregon gully games -- not conceding a extremity and losing our minds and suffering different goal.

"We are knowing the moments of the crippled and besides we are knowing amended the mode we privation to play."

Amorim is preparing for United's past crippled earlier the planetary interruption against Leicester City astatine the King Power Stadium connected Sunday.

The 40-year-old is inactive having to woody with a depleted squad acknowledgment to injuries to Lisandro Martínez, Amad Diallo, Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo.

However, determination is anticipation that Mason Mount mightiness instrumentality to the squad against Leicester aft much than 3 months out. The midfielder has trained this week, but wasn't acceptable to look Real Sociedad.

"I truly emotion Mason Mount," Amorim said. "I spot him and cognize however helium suffered. I cognize however helium does everything close -- helium eats right, his carnal facet is perfect. He's trying excessively much. Maybe helium is reasoning excessively overmuch astir everything. He was a European champion, helium is simply a talent. When a subordinate does everything similar helium does, helium volition ever person the enactment of everybody present astatine the club. We volition effort to negociate the load.

"We request players similar Mason Mount. I deliberation helium volition beryllium connected the bench, we volition see.

"We request him and each player. If helium is acceptable I volition instrumentality him. He cannot play excessively galore minutes but conscionable 5 minutes of Mason Mount is perfect."