Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted he wants to preserve the physical condition of some players but the squad is not big enough to rotate so many positions ahead of Sunday’s trip to Newcastle United.
The Red Devils drew 2-2 at Lyon in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final on Thursday and are set to face a tough Premier League showdown with the Magpies.
United’s last European success was in the 2017 Europa League, with then-manager Jose Mourinho employing heavy rotation in league games.
Asked if he would do the same during his pre-match press conference at St James’ Park, Amorim said:
“We don’t have a big enough squad to do that and there are players I know who cannot play 90 minutes,” the Portuguese coach said.
“We have to be careful with some players now, หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล so we will try to consider that against Newcastle. “
However, we have a big responsibility to win every game we play and maybe winning is the best way to prepare for the next one. “
I will try to preserve some players. But when you’re Manchester United, you have to try to win every game, you can’t go into the game thinking about the next one.”
Bruno Fernandes has played every minute of United’s last 20 games and Amorim was asked if the playmaker and captain get some rest:
“We will assess the situation with all the information we have but Bruno is getting better all the time, maybe players like this need to play every game.”