Ruben Amorim says Alejandro Garnacho is buying the Man United team dinner | OneFootball

Ruben Amorim says he has ironed things out with Alejandro Garnacho, who will buy the entire squad dinner ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup fifth round clash with Fulham at Old Trafford.

Garnacho has been criticised for storming down the tunnel having been substituted after Patrick Dorgu’s sending off against Ipswich on Sunday.

“He came to me,” Amorim said.

“It was funny because he came to my office. I did an investigation, went to the dressing room to change his clothes because they were wet. He watched the game from somewhere different from the bench. There is no issue. I told him perception is important. He will pay for dinner for all the team.

“He is a young kid that will learn. The important thing is that in the next morning he was speaking with me. Zirkzee did the same thing [walking down the tunnel] but the context was different. We can deal with that and let’s just move on.”

Amorim was then asked how he felt about Roy Keane’s criticism of Bruno Fernandes’ captaincy of the club and performances.

“I heard about that but I have a different opinion. Bruno is really important for us in the club, especially for me, he is playing well in a difficult context, he wants always the responsibility.

“I know, as a captain, he can do things with his arms. He has had a lot of frustration for this year and the last years. He wants to win and it is hard to deal with that situation. Roy Keane has big standards from his time. I have an opposite opinion as I am the coach.”

The boss also confirmed that none of United’s injured stars have recovered in time for the game.

“No. Nobody different is back. They are still trying to recover to help us in the next games.”

Asked about the transfer budget for the summer, Amorim replied:

“We need to make some deals to make some deals. We know the situation. We are changing a lot of things in our squad and the academy. We are working on a lot of things. We are preparing the next season, for sure.”

The topic then moved on to Patrick Dorgu’s sending off on Sunday.

“It is like business as usual,” the head coach affirmed.

“Of course, you don’t want him sent-off because it is hard to play with ten men and we lose him for three games. Everything at United is a big issue. I don’t need to say anything to him. He is frustrated and sad, but he is working [towards] the next games. He is going to be a very important player for us.”

He was also once again asked about the indifferent form of goalkeeper Andre Onana, who was responsible for leaking the two goals against Ipswich.

“He did some great saves that save our team and sometimes have some problems – but that is normal,” Amorim responded.

“I think if you look at our team you can find a lot of players with that issue. People talk about the second goal from Ipswich… he is waiting for the touch of Delap. That can happen.

“We just have to support Andre. We need to forget about the past and prepare for the future.”

The issue of social media was then raised and how negative comments affect the players.

“I think it is completely different for the players nowadays,” he said.

“Before, it was two newspapers and nothing more. Now you cannot go to social media without seeing the news or a photo. You can have 100 good things and then one bad thing, and people focus on the one bad thing. They need help to deal with that.

“It is modern football and they have to be prepared for that.”

The remainder of the presser is embargoed until 10.30pm tomorrow, which will be covered here moments later.

The match against Fulham kicks off at 4.30pm on Sunday. Featured image Carl Recine via Getty Images

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