"We are not scoring many goals": Amorim previews Europa League semis vs Athletic

• Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted that the nine is struggling to people goals successful the 2024/25 season
• The Red Devils received a large boost with Matthijs de Ligt and Amad returning to the squad for Thursday night's UEFA Europa League semifinal against Athletic Bilbao connected May 1
• Manchester United stay the lone squad unbeaten successful this season’s Europa League, with 7 wins and 5 draws

Manchester United volition look Athletic Bilbao successful the archetypal limb of the UEFA Europa League semifinal astatine the Estadio de San Mames connected Thursday night, May 1.

Los Leones bushed the Red Devils successful the 2011/2012 Europa League Round of 16, losing 3-2 astatine location and 2-1 away, earlier yet reaching the final.

United participate the past 4 highly motivated aft their melodramatic 7-6 aggregate triumph implicit Lyon successful the quarterfinals.

Ruben Amorim, caput manager of Manchester United, leaves the tract aft the Premier League match. Photo by: James Gill - Danehouse.
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Amorim eyes triumph astatine Estadio de San Mames

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim stated that the upcoming lucifer against Athletic Club volition beryllium important successful deciding the club's Champions League destiny for adjacent season.

According to The Peoples Person, the Portuguese manager acknowledged the Red Devils' struggles to people goals successful the Premier League but highlighted their quality to person chances successful the Europa League.

Amorim besides noted that the attackers person been underperforming and request to improve.

He revealed that Matthijs de Ligt and attacking talisman Amad participated successful the unfastened grooming session. Amorim said via UK Outlet, ManchesterEveningNews:

"They person large players one-on-one. Nico Williams is simply a peculiar player. They person the champion defence successful Spain successful the league. "We are not scoring galore goals, truthful it is going to beryllium a pugnacious lucifer for us. They usage the assemblage to instrumentality the crippled to a antithetic level. We are going to look a very, precise beardown team.""The Europa League is not going to alteration thing successful our problems; it is going to assistance america person "Champions League adjacent year, much wealth to spend, but the problems are inactive there."

Manchester United are the lone squad inactive unbeaten successful this season's Europa League, with 7 wins and 5 draws, per SuperSports.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim applauds the fans aft the Premier League lucifer against Wolverhampton Wanderers FC astatine Old Trafford. Photo by: Ash Donelon/Manchester United.
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Man United fans hold with Amorim

Manchester United fans agreed with manager Ruben Amorim’s appraisal that the club's strikers are not scoring capable goals, urging them to beryllium much objective against Athletic Club connected Thursday night, May 1.

Colman Raynos said:

“If Rasmus goes successful the squad helium went connected past play we’ll astir apt triumph the Europa cupful easily.”

Rhys Smith wrote:

“Love Ruben but helium truly needs backing this summertime from the owners. Cmon United.”

Kenirkzee Hojlund added:

“I'm beauteous definite that the crippled betwixt Utd and Athletic volition beryllium pugnacious but resilience and creativity volition assistance america container a constituent oregon 3 🙏 All the best, Manchester United.”

Famous Øg posited:

“Hojlund is simply a bully striker conscionable that helium escaped signifier this season

Lebron Barz Hanma Hanayama said:

“I'm definite if we are patient, this feline is bringing america the EPL, possibly adjacent Champions League successful 3 years max.”

Jude Nelson wrote:

“But the strikers ain't improving ever letting my manager and the fans down 🥺.”

Clinton Davis added:

“Discussed it with different antheral utd fans the strikers dont get enactment successful presumption to people goals! Not excessively acold disconnected what the manager is saying.”

Onana to permission Manchester United

Legit.ng earlier reported that Andre Onana’s clip astatine Manchester United appears to beryllium drawing to a premature adjacent arsenic reports suggest the Cameroonian goalkeeper is apt to permission Old Trafford this summer.

Onana was astatine responsibility for some of Lyon’s goals successful the 2-2 gully successful the Europa League quarterfinal, including a mediocre parry that talented Rayan Cherki a stoppage-time equaliser.

While caput manager Ruben Amorim refrained from publically criticising the goalkeeper, it was telling erstwhile Onana was omitted from the squad that travelled to Newcastle United days later.

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