Ruben Amorim admits anxiety despite Man United’s first win

Ruben Amorim said his Manchester United team made him “anxious” and “nervous” as players familiarized themselves with his tactical demands.

Amorim recorded his first win as United manager with a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League on Thursday.

The Norwegian side briefly led 2-1 in the first half and the Portuguese coach admitted that watching his team in the first weeks of his reign was nerve-wracking.

“I’m anxious because I don’t know what’s going to happen. You don’t control anything right now. We’re trying to see different things,” Amorim told TNT Sports.

“I don’t know the players and we haven’t worked much together. We approach the match with enthusiasm, but at the same time you are nervous because you don’t know how the match is going to go.”

Amorim made six changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Ipswich in his first game in charge, bringing in Lisandro Martínez, Tyrell Malacia, Antony, Manuel Ugarte, Mason Mount and Rasmus Højlund.

The 39-year-old said he saw improvement against Bodo/Glimt but revealed he will be forced into more changes when Everton visit Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday.

“I think we have improved since Ipswich and we have improved the quality of the ball,” he said.

“We will have to change players (against Everton). We tried to press all the time and the last 10 minutes were difficult.

“I felt Rasmus Højlund was dead. I felt some players were tired.

“Antony came back from injury, he had to come out of the match and we made four substitutions due to the players’ fitness. We are in this moment and we need a united team.”