“Did a good job…” Rúben Amorim issues fresh Manchester United XI hint vs Man City

Rúben Amorim has hinted at how he will set up his Manchester United side to face Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Rúben Amorim is set to lead Manchester United into a pivotal Premier League clash against Manchester City, a major test for the club’s new head coach.

United come into the match riding high after a 2-1 comeback victory over FC Viktoria Plzeň in the Europa League, with substitute Rasmus Højlund netting both goals. The focus now shifts back to domestic competition during the busy festive schedule.

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Manchester City, on the other hand, are enduring a poor run of form, with just one win in their last ten matches across all competitions. Earlier this season, Pep Guardiola’s side suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat to Amorim’s Sporting, a result that still looms large over their campaign.

As City’s bid for a fifth straight Premier League title continues to falter, United will look to deepen their struggles and climb from 13th place in the league when the two sides meet at the Etihad Stadium.

Amorim’s XI hint

Speaking to club media ahead of the game, Rúben Amorim has hinted that he may look to set up his side similarly to the team that played against Arsenal last week.

United were much more rigid defensively against Arsenal, with Amorim’s major change being that he played two full-backs as his wing-backs rather than one full-back and one winger.

“I always look forward to coaching Manchester United,” he said. “Especially in the derby, but we have so much to focus on to improve day by day.

“We want to see different things [against Man City]. I think we did a good job in the first half against Arsenal, so we have that ability we have players to do it, and we will try to do it again and try to win the game.”

Further, Amorim was asked if it’s important to head into the derby game with a winning feeling, having defeated FC Plzen in the days prior to the game.

“It’s so important, as when you go to prepare the next game, you have the feeling of winning So you you don’t care the way about winning.

“We should win this type of games that we had Thursday so Now we’re going to another game. We need to win. We lost the other two in Premier League. We have to have this feeling of winning these kind of games, and we will be ready.

Of course, we know that we have a lot to improve a lot of things are changing here, but we will fight for the game.”

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