Man Utd will not give me time: Amorim

Ruben Amorim does not believe he will get as much time at Manchester United to turn things around as Mikel Arteta was given to revive Arsenal’s fortunes. The 40-year-old Amorim has struggled since succeeding Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford in November. The Red Devils languish 14th in the Premier League and are out of both domestic cup competitions. The Europa League is the only remaining route to silverware and, realistically, continental qualification for a threadbare side preparing to take on an Arsenal team second in the Premier League and buoyed by a 7-1 Champions League last-16 win at PSV Eindhoven. Arteta has made the Gunners a force again, with some eye-catching decisions as he reshaped the squad after being appointed in late 2019, including getting rid of senior players. Arsenal, on course for a third straight second-place finish in the Premier League, are away to United on Sunday. Asked if he saw similarities between Arteta’s position and his job at United, Amorim said: “I don’t feel that. I will not have the time that Arteta had. I feel that. It’s a different club. “So, we just need to survive with the players on Sunday and during these games. “I think it’s a different club. I think in that aspect, the way Arteta dealt with that is an inspiration for everybody. I will not have the time like Arteta had.” United secured a 1-1 draw away to Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. They were without 11 first-team players in Spain, where the lack of options in their 18-man travelling squad and recent exertions took their toll. “We need to survive Sunday,” Amorim said. “The team was so tired in the last 20 minutes. We have to prepare Sunday and then think about this important game for our season on Thursday (the return leg against Real Sociedad).” Amorim does not expect any of his injured players to be fit in time to face Arsenal, with Harry Maguire and Manuel Ugarte this week joining the lengthy casualty list at Old Trafford. Amad Diallo, Kobbie Mainoo, Lisandro Martinez, Mason Mount and Luke Shaw remain out, as do Jonny Evans, Altay Bayindir and Tom Heaton, while Patrick Dorgu is suspended. A protest against United’s US owners the Glazers is planned around the game by the 1958 fan group. “I think for everybody in our club it’s a really tough moment,” Amorim said. “It’s everything at the same time. The only thing I can do, and our players can do, is perform well and win. “People have the right to protest. I think it’s a good thing to do that. It’s part of our club. Everybody has a voice. “But our job and my job is just to improve the team and give them something in this moment because they deserve it and they are amazing.” Man City under pressure Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he is feeling the pressure as he tries to salvage Manchester City’s poor season by finishing in the top four of the Premier League. City, who have won six of the past seven Premier League titles, are currently fourth in the table, a single point behind Saturday’s opponents Nottingham Forest. A top-four finish is usually required to qualify for the Champions League but fifth place is likely to be enough this season. City have been ever-present in Europe’s top club competition since 2011/12, lifting the trophy for the first time in 2023. Guardiola was asked at his pre-match press conference on Friday how the pressure he faces now compares to when City have been fighting for the Premier League title in previous seasons. “The pressure is always there,” he said. “In the big clubs the pressure is always there. You have to press yourself to do your best. It doesn’t matter what you are playing for.” He added: “The reality is to try to finish in the top four and tomorrow (Saturday) we have an opportunity to go third in the table and climb and secure this target.” Guardiola said he was wary of the threat from Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest, whose league form has dipped in recent weeks. “When you are third in the table after eight, 10 fixtures, OK,” he said. “But when you are there with 11 games left, still you are third, it’s because you have done really, really, really well. “Otherwise you cannot be there for many, many times, many months, doing good things and being third in the table. Impressive, I would say.” Just six points separate Forest in third spot from Aston Villa in 10th, setting up a tight finish to the season. “There are many clubs, many teams fighting for this target,” said Guardiola. “Everyone wants to be in the Champions League next season. “For the club, for the prestige, for our sustainability, economically, for many reasons.” Guardiola, whose team are out of the Champions League but through to the FA Cup quarter-finals, was relaxed about his side’s European fate. “It will not be the end of the world (if we don’t qualify),” he said. “We want to qualify for the Champions League but if it doesn’t happen it’s because we haven’t been good enough and the other teams deserve it.” City manager Guardiola also told reporters that defender Nathan Ake could be out for up to 11 weeks following surgery on a fracture in his left foot. The Netherlands international was substituted during City’s FA Cup fifth-round victory over Plymouth at the Etihad Stadium last week after aggravating the problem.  

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