Ruben Amorim suggested that Kobbie Mainoo's switch to attacking midfield could become permanent after his starring role in Manchester United 's Europa League win against FCSB on Thursday. Mainoo delivered a Player of the Match performance as United wrapped up their league phase campaign with a 2-0 victory in Bucharest.
Lisandro Martinez's second-half goal proved to be the difference between the two sides in a largely low-key encounter at Craven Cottage
Man Utd won 1-0 against Fulham in the Premier League at the weekend to give Ruben Amorim an early birthday gift.
United had to wait until 41:57 for their first shot in this game, their joint longest wait for an attempt on goal in a Premier League match this season (also 41:57 vs Arsenal in December)
Amorim took the brutal dig at Rashford after not including him in any of United’s matchday squads since 12 December
Ruben Amorim has said Manchester United are “a better team” with Marcus Rashford and that they need to score more goals. The England international has missed 11 straight games since being left out of the team for the victory over Manchester City on December 15.
Ruben Amorim has admitted his first few months at Manchester United have been the most intense of his career but also "the most special."
Ruben Amorim insisted his side must target winning the Europa League after booking their round-of-16 spot with a 2-0 victory at Steaua Bucharest on Thursday.
Man Utd forward Marcus Rashford has set Barcelona a deadline to do a loan deal before he entertains other options as the end of the transfer window approaches. Rashford has only appeared in one matchday squad since the Red Devils beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 on December 12 after his shock omission in the Manchester Derby a few days later.
The Ivorian has already claimed this prize for August and December and is bidding for a treble of triumphs. Three was the magic number for the exciting forward in January, as he netted his first United hat-trick to spark our late turnaround win against Southampton.
Ruben Amorim said Manchester United's progress to the Europa League last 16 with a 2-0 win over Romanian side FCSB will be crucial to his bid to revitalise his troubled team.