Man Utd’s Amorim sometimes ‘hates his players and wants to quit’

As the under-fire manager revealed he occasionally “hates” his players, Ruben Amorim has admitted to considering leaving Manchester United.

After United suffered a humiliating League Cup second-round defeat on Wednesday against fourth-placed Grimsby, there was a rumor that Amorim might leave Old Trafford with a cryptic interview.

After their slow start to the season, Amorim was forced to say, “Something has to change” as a result of United’s penalty shootout defeat to the Mariners.

Prior to the Grimsby incident, Amorim’s side lost to Arsenal and drew with Fulham in their opening two Premier League games.

The former Sporting Lisbon coach, who has only been in charge of United since November, is already in serious trouble because of the club’s worst top-flight performance since 1973-74.

Amorim, who reportedly retains United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe’s support at the moment, would be under more pressure if Burnley’s promoted performance on Saturday was to become another victim.

According to Amorim, “Every time we have a defeat like that, I’m going to be like that,” Amorim said to reporters on Friday. “Sometimes I hate my players, others I love my players, others I defend my players, and sometimes I think I can’t,” he said.

I will be like that because of how I do things. At that point, I thought I was incredibly frustrated and enraged.

I sometimes want to leave, and other times, I want to stay for 20 years.

I sometimes enjoy playing with my players, but occasionally I find it difficult to do so. It will be difficult, but I need to work on that right away so that I can focus on the upcoming game. ”

After the humiliation at Grimsby, Amorim said he wanted to leave United, but he is now focused on bringing his team back from their most recent slump.

After the game, I felt that. That’s not what I’m feeling right now. So that is somewhat similar. That is, in my opinion, the hardest aspect of the defeat, he said.

Sometimes the outcome is the way we lost or drew the game, not the outcome. That is the difficult thing to accept.

Because we can perform better. We run, run, and other small things while we are in the middle of covering positions and battling for the ball.

The good news is that we now have the next game to raise that level.

I am aware, once more, that you have a lot of knowledgeable people discussing how to handle the media, to be more consistent and composed. That’s not how I’m going to behave. ”

After spending a total of $ 269 million on forwards Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo, and Matheus Cunha during the off-season, United’s loss to Grimsby was a huge blow to Amorim.

After being defeated by fellow strugglers Tottenham in the Europa League final, Amorim’s transformation led to their transformation.

Prior to his arrival in England, the highly regarded Portuguese coach admitted he was surprised by United’s failure to improve last season.

According to Amorim, “we had a very good preseason, we were playing better, and we were being consistent with our play.”