'I don't like it': Ruben Amorim explains why he's not a fan of Manchester United chant

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·2 de diciembre de 2024

'I don't like it': Ruben Amorim explains why he's not a fan of Manchester United chant

New Red Devils boss would rather supporters focused on praising his players

Ruben Amorim has admitted that he does not like the chant sung for him by Manchester United fans.

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The Red Devils supporters have taken quickly to their highly-rated new boss amid an unbeaten three-match run across all competitions to begin his tenure that has seen them produce back-to-back victories at Old Trafford against Norwegian side Bodo/Glimt and Premier League rivals Everton.

Things now step up a notch on Wednesday night as Amorim takes his side to north London to battle an even more resurgent Arsenal team who have really been firing on all cylinders since the November international break, with three successive high-scoring wins and back-to-back away matches with five goals all notched by different scorers in both games.

A positive result at the Emirates Stadium would only dramatically increase the sense of positivity and optimism among United fans over the club’s future direction under Erik ten Hag’s successor, though Amorim says he is not fond of their chant for him that sees his name sung to the tune of 1980s hit ‘Baby Give It Up’ by KC and The Sunshine Band.

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"I don’t like my chant. I don’t like it,” Amorim admitted at his press conference held before the trip to Arsenal. “I feel a little bit… not embarrassed but because I’m the coach.

“They have to chant for the players and for the club, so it’s not a good thing for me. I understand and I really appreciate the connection with the supporters, but I want them to support the team and the players, because they are on the pitch – I’m more outside the pitch.

“I’m really honoured about that and I feel a connection with the supporters, but we know that we need results to maintain that."

Amorim is under no illusions as to the size of the task facing his side on Wednesday, but urged them to show bravery in a bid to derail free-scoring Arsenal’s recent revival in the title race.

"It's important to be brave,” he said. “When I say brave, it’s not pressing all the time higher. It’s not the same. You have to understand the moments of the game. We need to have the ball, that is a key point.

“We want to have the ball, we want also to dominate some moments of the game because we know that in these matches it’s hard to control all the game. If I have to say something, we have to be brave and we have to control the game."