Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has spoken out following his side's 3-0 Europa League win over Athletic Bilbao last night.The Red Devils have one foot in the final of the competition after a header from Casemiro and brace from captain Bruno Fernandes.Amorim was pleased with United's win, with the 40-year-old hopeful of winning his first trophy since his appointment earlier in the season.WATCH THE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE ABOVE.
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00:00I think they have to think about the second leg and they have to think about the second
00:29leg and they have to think more about the first 20 minutes than the rest of the game because the game is going to be really tough.
00:35There is no goals away, so anything can change and that is my message to the players and we have to think about now for Brantford and then for the second leg.
00:51I appreciate that you've got to be quite cautious because there's a second game at Old Trafford, but is that the best performance, best result of your time in charge here?
00:57No, I think it's the best result because nobody expects this result.
01:02But again, I think you saw two games today, the first 25 minutes and then after the goal and also with the sent-off the game changed.
01:11That was a good thing, also a good thing in the second half we try to be cautious, we create chances, but the most important thing is that the opponent didn't get many shots to our goal and that was really important.
01:25I think it's often missed that it's actually quite a young squad that you've got, but tonight thinking Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Jaime Maguire, there was huge performances from some of the more experienced players.
01:44How important was that tonight?
01:46It's really important and they have to step up in this moment, so they are experienced, they are international players, they already played this moment, so they have to step up in this moment.
01:57That's why they are playing here and they are the most experienced players in this team. So I think that is natural.
02:07Hi, Ruben. When your team play with such fluency like they did tonight and their sort of fearlessness, how is it that they can lose almost half their games in the Premier League and then come out and put a performance on like that?
02:19I think it's hard to explain. We improved in the last games. I don't look just to the results. We had some games that we won that we didn't play well and some games that we lost but we played well.
02:33And sometimes you just need a little bit luck. If you imagine the first 30 minutes, they have chances to score. If they score, it's a different game. So we need to understand these moments.
02:42And when we score, we felt more free to play. So I know that it's hard, it's a different competition. I know that it's hard to understand, but sometimes it's the context, it's the way we see things.
02:55We can win this competition. And in Premier League, we are just suffering game after game. So try to manage both things with some injuries. Sometimes it's hard even for the players.
03:06Richard.
03:07Hi, Ruben. You talked about the first 30 minutes. In that time, Viktor Lindelof made a really big goal line clearance. How important was that?
03:18And for him personally, he's obviously not been in the team all the season, maybe leaving in the summer. What kind of a moment was that for him?
03:25It's a moment, but we need to focus on the second leg and then in the final, if we get there. It was a moment important for him, but he's also an experienced player.
03:38He's fighting for the team. And these guys want to give something to our fans because you can see every week, no matter what happened in Premier League,
03:45our fans, you feel always the support. So we want to give them something. So it was an important moment for him, but more important for the team.
03:55Ruben, what can you say about Harry Maguire? He had a tough time before you came to the club, got himself back in the team, scored winning goal against Lyon,
04:03and then plays an important part in the first goal tonight.
04:07I think it's a good lesson for all the players. Sometimes you have some moments that you think that I will never recover from this or that. Anything can happen.
04:18And I think it's not just Harry. The history of this game can tell you that. It looks like we are struggling a lot and then everything change
04:28and everybody's going to say it was maybe the best game of the season. So we have to understand that the players have some moments in their lives
04:38that they have to just to continue to work. Everything can change.
04:43Good evening, Ruben. We ask you so much about Rasmus Hoyland and the goals and the numbers, but tonight what his contributions won't come up on the stat sheet.
04:53You know, he wins the penalty, he plays a part in the third goal. So how pleased are you for him? And can that be a sign that he can show that improvement
05:00and that will equate to goals eventually?
05:02I think it's hard to say, but I think it was the best game that he had with me as a coach. He helped a lot the team.
05:10He secured the ball and then he makes the runs and then decide quite well. So it's a good moment for him.
05:18But like Harry, he needs to understand that everything can change. So let's focus on the next one. This is in the past.
05:25We have a tough job to do on Sunday and especially on Thursday.
05:30Okay, that concludes the post-match press conference. We'll now take some questions.
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