Ruben Amorim: Manchester United ‘needed’ win over Rangers
Ruben Amorim: Manchester United ‘needed’ win over Rangers
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Ruben Amorim called Manchester United’s last-gasp 2-1 Europa League victory over Rangers one his side “truly needed” amid their domestic struggles. Bruno Fernandes popped up with a stoppage-time winner moments after Cyriel Dessers had struck for injury-hit Rangers to cancel out a bizarre own goal from United’s former back-up goalkeeper Jack Butland.
The win moves United up to fourth in the Europa League standings, a point next week away to FCSB in Bucharest likely to be enough to ensure progress to the Round of 16, and spared Amorim more awkward questions days after he called his side “maybe” the worst in club history before stepping back.
United had looked to be in control after Butland, outstanding for much of the night, had somehow contrived to punch Christian Eriksen’s inswinging corner into his own net in the 52nd minute, a horrible moment for a man who spent six months on loan at United in 2023 without playing.
Dessers then capitalised on a mistake from Harry Maguire to score an 88th-minute goal which threated to push United out of the top eight, but Fernandes had the final word to the relief of his manager. “We didn’t deserve that draw at the moment, it was fair for us to win the game, a game we knew is tough,” Amorim said.
“We started well, the pace of the game helped us because it’s different and you could feel it, we tried to do things, we were better with the ball, sometimes we control it well…and sometimes we lose control, but I think we created the best chances to win the game and we deserved to win.”.
