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Ruben Amorim has made clear “everywhere” at Manchester United the need to record consecutive Premier League victories for the first time in his 32-game tenure at the club by beating Brentford on Saturday.
Last weekend’s 2-1 defeat of Chelsea means United have the chance to finally put two league wins together under the Portuguese when they travel to the Gtech Community Stadium for Saturday’s early kick-off. According to Amorim, this has been a consistent message at the club this past week. “It was everywhere [I said this],” he said. “I think if we as a team don’t understand the momentum now [we need], we have a big problem.
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“Anything could happen in a game, especially in the Premier League, and you can see it in every game. But the feeling in the first minutes [of a match] – it’s really important. So for me since we started the first training [this week], we start talking about that. We need to understand the opportunity we have to win the next game [and build momentum]. The responsibility is on us. We need the sense of urgency that we need to win, no matter what. It’s going to be really difficult.”
Amorim has previously stated that last season he did not know how his team would play. While he remains somewhat unsure, there is much more confidence in his players now. “I always have the feeling that we can win the next game and we can be dominant,” he said. “[But] sometimes in the small things [I am unsure] – in our urgency [for example]. If you compare the way we start against Chelsea compared to the way we start against Manchester City [it] is completely different.
“I am not certain all the time what is going to happen and I am really clear on that with you and with the players, but the feeling is completely different. I look at my team [when] I am going to play against City, Arsenal, and I am feeling we can score goals, we can be dominant, we can control the game in certain moments. So it is feeling completely different from last year.”
Amad Diallo is not available for the trip to Brentford due to compassionate leave. Noussair Mazraoui is also out with injury and Casemiro is suspended following his red card against Chelsea.
