Amorim Says Nothing but Europa League Victory Will Do
Anything less than winning the Europa League title on May 21 will not be enough for Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim, who said finishing second will amount to nothing and the club’s long-suffering fans deserve better.
United substitute Mason Mount struck twice as United trounced Athletic Bilbao 4-1 in the second leg of their semi-final on Thursday for a 7-1 aggregate victory and a place in an all-English final against Tottenham Hotspur.
A victory in the final would mean not just a place in the Champions League next season — and the sizable financial injection that comes with it — but a much-needed belief after a dreadful Premier League season.
“The money is not the most important, even the title, to win a title as a coach,” Amorim said. “It’s that feeling that we can do good things, the feeling to give something to our fans, especially in this kind of season. So, it’s not just playing Champions League next year. Is that feeling too that we can change things.
“I’m stressed already because of the final. If we don’t do it, it means nothing.”
While the final in the Spanish city of Bilbao will be Amorim’s biggest task yet as United boss, he has won several Portuguese trophies.
