Man Utd boss Amorim commends team despite Spurs League Cup loss

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

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Manager Ruben Amorim took heart from Manchester United’s fightback in Thursday’s 4-3 loss at Tottenham Hotspur in the League Cup quarterfinals but said his side was undone by a more clinical performance from the hosts.

United went 3-0 down shortly after the break but scored twice within seven minutes to bring the game back to life and kept up the pressure even after Son Heung-min scored a fourth for the hosts.

“We disconnected in the beginning of the second half, it was a tough moment for us, like 10 minutes. And then we returned, I think we did a great job,” Amorim told Sky Sports.

“I think if you look at all the games, I think we were the best team but they were more clinical. We lost the game but the fight from the lads was really important for me. Overall, it was a good match but there’s no taste in that. We didn’t win; we need to focus on the next game.”

Amorim, who took over from Erik ten Hag in November, said that 13th-placed United still had a long way to go before they could challenge for the Premier League title.

“We’re improving as a team. Our goal is to win the Premier League. How long it’s going to take? I don’t know but that is our goal,” he added.

United host sixth-placed Bournemouth on Sunday.