Defiant Amorim 'won't change' United philosophy

Ruben Amorim delivered a defiant effect to suggestions helium should alteration his 3-4-3 strategy astatine Manchester United pursuing a 3-0 decision astatine Manchester City by saying the nine indispensable "change the man" if they suffer religion successful his philosophy.

United suffered their 3rd decision of the play -- 2 successful the Premier League and a Carabao Cup nonaccomplishment against League Two Grimsby Town -- arsenic Pep Guardiola's squad ended their two-game losing streak with an casual triumph against their neighbours.

The nonaccomplishment near Amorim with a grounds of conscionable 8 wins successful 31 Premier League games since replacing the sacked Erik 10 Hag past November and erstwhile again exposed his refusal to wantonness the tactical lineup helium has operated since arriving astatine Old Trafford.

But erstwhile asked by reporters if United's mediocre results present merit a alteration successful formation, Amorim said helium had nary volition of altering his approach.

"I won't alteration my philosophy," Amorim said. "If they [United hierarchy] privation it changed, you alteration the man.

"I americium not going to alteration my philosophy. I volition play my mode until I privation to change. Guys, I recognize [the questions] and I judge it is not a grounds you should person astatine Man United. But determination are a batch of things that you person nary thought astir what hap successful the past months.

"I recognize everything. It is mean [if fans are losing faith], but I don't judge that we are not doing better. We are doing amended and the results don't amusement that, the grounds says everything, I understand.

"My connection is I volition bash everything. I volition springiness everything. It is not my decision, the rest. I volition bash my best. I americium suffering much than them [fans]."

United look Club World Cup champions Chelsea astatine Old Trafford adjacent Saturday arsenic the unit begins to equine connected Amorim. The erstwhile Sporting CP manager says helium and his players request clip to succeed, but helium said that helium is blessed with their effort and attitude.

"We play against a manager that won six Premier League titles and we are gathering things, trying to combat against these teams," Amorim said. "But I americium not going to support myself, it's ever the aforesaid question, trying to support myself. We request to bash better.

"If I look to the game, past twelvemonth we drew and won against City and contiguous we were a small spot better, but successful the tiny details it was intelligibly not bully enough.

"We are gathering things, but of people we request to win.

"I didn't spot 1 subordinate successful my squad not giving the maximum. The remainder is with me. The disappointment sometimes I consciousness we could tally more, but I didn't person that feeling today. "It's my fault, not their responsibility and I americium good with that."