‘We know what to do’ – Amorim outlines Man Utd improvement plans after Europa League final defeat | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim says it is time to “focus on the future and be positive” following his side’s Europa League final defeat to Tottenham.

United were beaten 1-0 in Bilbao, meaning they will be without European football next season and will also finish in the bottom half of the Premier League table.

Reflecting on his disappointing first season in charge of the club, Amorim said: “I will not try to convince you otherwise, it’s been a tough season, but we had that hope we could win something and that could help us to finish the season in a different way.

“The way we can get up is to focus on the next game, to finish in a good way. When you start thinking about the future and the squad, a new season is going to start, and we will start with new ambitions and try to do better.

“I think these six months were really hard, a lot of changes, not just for me, but for all of the club. We did so many changes inside the club, sometimes it takes like five years or three years to change all the personnel and a lot of things. We changed coach in the middle of the season and we changed the way we play.

“It was a really tough season. Now it’s the part we need to enjoy, to focus on the future and be positive. We know what to do, I know how I want to play, that is clear. With all the mistakes you guys point to me, I know how I want to play and that is the exciting moment we can change something.”

United play their final game of the season on Sunday against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, who need a victory if they are to qualify for Champions League football.

And comparing his side to Unai Emery’s, Amorim said: “They have stability, they are used to fighting for the first places, so we want to do that also, but there are a lot of things that are really good with this kind of club.

“But when you are in this situation, you feel it will take time, but we will improve. It’s not [how many] windows and sometimes we don’t know. Things can change fast. I cannot say how many windows or how many years to reach that point, but we can improve, that is clear.

“We have the next game against Aston Villa, we need to focus on that. This is not over.

“We want to finish in a good way in front of our supporters. So that is important, the rest is we’ll assess the squad and we know what to do. We’ll deal with that when the season is finished and the season is not finished yet.”