Amorim admits Man Utd will have to ‘suffer’ while he makes changes following draw with Ipswich | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim admits his Man Utd side will have to “suffer” while they get to grips with the changes he is implementing.

United drew 1-1 at Ipswich in Amorim’s first game in charge after Omari Hutchinson scored a stunning equaliser following Marcus Rashford’s early opener.

And Amorim urged patience following the draw: “What I understood today is they are trying, they are really trying, they stay in the positions, they receive the information and they try to use it in the game, that is very important,” he said.

“Even in the difficult moments I felt they were doing the things we wanted them to do.

“I know it’s frustrating for the fans but we are changing so much in this moment with a lot of games. We are going to suffer for a long period and we will try to win games, this will take time. We have to win games but we could lose if it was not for Onana. So I think we have to understand that and think and be pragmatic that these guys had two days to train to change so much.

“They are thinking too much because things are so different. Some details, they used to pass the ball and go forward. Even the centre backs. Now they have to go back. These type of things they start going forward and they have to think too much. Dalot used to do it, pass the ball to centre backs, go inside, play as a midfielder, now he has to stick to this position.

“It’s hard for the players in three days to cope with everything but we forget about the new idea. I think that’s why I was brought here in the middle of the season and we try to cope with the things they are used to doing.

“Next year, in the same stage we will be here with the same problems. Or we start now, we risk a little bit, we suffer a little bit and in the next year we will be better at this point so we have to risk it a little bit.”