{"id":38489,"date":"2024-12-13T21:10:08","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=38489"},"modified":"2024-12-13T21:10:08","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:10:08","slug":"amorim-united-fully-prepared-for-city-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/13\/amorim-united-fully-prepared-for-city-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Amorim: United Fully Prepared for City Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Manchester United coach R\u00faben Amorim might consider fielding veteran defender Jonny Evans as the team prepares to face Manchester City in Sunday\u2019s Premier League derby, despite United\u2019s overall healthy squad.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Evans, 36, has been out since Amorim\u2019s debut\u2014a 1\u20131 draw against Ipswich Town on November 24\u2014but returned to training before United&#8217;s 2\u20131 Europa League victory over Viktoria Plze\u0148 on Thursday. &#8220;Some players felt fatigue towards the end of the match, which was intense and chaotic,&#8221; Amorim said, &#8220;but I think everyone will be physically ready for Sunday. Jonny (Evans) is already training.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Aside from Luke Shaw&#8217;s absence due to injury, Amorim has most of his squad available. Leni Yoro and Kobbie Mainoo, recently recovered from long-term injuries, were unused substitutes against Plze\u0148.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Since taking over after Erik ten Hag\u2019s dismissal, Amorim has secured three wins across all competitions, though United has only won one league match under his guidance, leaving them 13th in the table.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Meanwhile, Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City has hit a rough patch, winning just once in their last ten matches. They currently trail league leaders Liverpool by eight points, with Liverpool having a game in hand.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Despite City\u2019s struggles, Amorim remains focused on his own team: &#8220;I don\u2019t think about their form. We&#8217;re facing a top-class opponent, and my priority is solving our own problems and preparing to win on Sunday.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Amorim dismissed rumors linking him to Manchester City as a potential successor to Guardiola, whose contract now extends two more years: &#8220;No, I\u2019ve never been contacted by City. When Manchester United approached me, I had no doubts because I already felt drawn to the opportunity.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United coach R\u00faben Amorim might consider fielding veteran defender Jonny Evans as the team prepares to face Manchester City in Sunday\u2019s Premier League derby, despite United\u2019s overall healthy squad. Evans, 36, has been out since Amorim\u2019s debut\u2014a 1\u20131 draw against Ipswich Town on November 24\u2014but returned to training before United&#8217;s 2\u20131 Europa League victory &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":38486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38489"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38489\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38490,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38489\/revisions\/38490"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38489"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}