‘I’m Not Giving Up On Man UTD’- Amorim
They go into the penultimate round of fixtures in 16th place and are heading for their worst finish since the 1973-74 relegation campaign.
Man United have won four league games in 2025, three of which were against the teams who got relegated. Their only league victories since winning at Fulham on 26 January were against Ipswich and Leicester.
It could be argued a failure to beat Tottenham would at least provide more clear midweeks for Amorim to work with his squad next season.
The coach does not view it that way at all.
“I am not going to use that as an excuse,” he said. “That would be really bad.
“If we don’t win it is going to be really tough, and the patience of the fans and you guys [the media] next year is going to be on the limit.
“We would have to be perfect to continue with everything – I know that. So it’s not going to be better in that way.”
Losing final would be ‘a waste of time’
The aftermath of the West Ham defeat has been filled with stories about the plans United’s hierarchy have put in place around the final.
Limits have been placed on the number of tickets players are allowed – and what staff are entitled to.
There will be no parade in the event of a win against Tottenham. Instead celebrations will be restricted to a low-key barbeque at the club’s Carrington training ground when Amorim’s squad return on Thursday.
Evidently, Amorim and his players have the financial muscle to pay for their friends and family to get to Bilbao if needed
However, others who work closely with the first team are not in the same fortunate financial position.
So, at a time when a second round of up to 200 redundancies are planned following the 250 jobs that were axed last year, Amorim and his players have decided to help out by paying for some tickets for the backroom team’s families.
“The situation is simple,” he said. “We have a lot of things, with people leaving and a lot of changes in the staff, so at this moment in our club sometimes it is hard to know when to give and when to take.
“We have to respect the people whose jobs are being taken to survive and rebuild.
“It is complicated for the club to start giving to other members of staff, which makes it a really hard position.
