Ruben Amorim has defended his formation once again as Manchester United look to continue their unbeaten run in the Premier League. The Red Devils are five games undefeated in the top flight, having drawn their last two fixtures 2-2 against Nottingham Forest and Tottenham respectively, with Amad Diallo and Matthijs de Ligt rescuing points on both occasions.
Speaking to Stan Sport, the Portuguese head coach admitted that his team were 'far from perfection' but claimed that the formation was 'the start of something'. 'We are playing better, but we are playing better because we have more confidence, and that starts with good results,' he said. 'When we finished the game against Tottenham and I was coming back to Carrington, I was watching the game and my feeling was frustration; that we are far from perfection.'
Amorim has come under fire for his loyalty to his favoured 3-4-2-1 shape, often crowbarring players into unnatural positions to maintain the system. He insisted the formation was not the problem, citing a lack of intensity in games where United struggled. 'If you look at the games we struggled in this season, it was not about the formation for me. It was the lack of intensity.'
In his first term at the helm, Amorim led United to a 15th-place finish in the league and a Europa League final defeat to Tottenham. This season, the Red Devils were defeated five times in their opening seven games in all competitions.
