Ruben Amorim sceptical about Athletic Bilbao potential comeback

Ruben Amorim is sceptical that Athletic Bilbao could stage a potential comeback in the Europa League semi-finals despite Manchester United‘s 3-0 aggregate lead.

Amorim fears that Bilbao will try to make a comeback despite Man United’s comfortable Europa League semi-final lead as Red Devils boss admits the club would be ‘the worst team in Premier League history with a European title’.

Amorim is making a claim based on recent happenings as a guide for how his squad must approach the return leg against the Basque side despite holding a 3-0 advantage.

In the quarter-finals against Lyon, United gave away a two-goal lead at home before grabbing a dramatic victory through a late Harry Maguire header.

“If you look at our team, we cannot say today what is going to happen,” said Amorim, on the eve of the European tie.

“Some teams, the story is going to be like this and control the narrative – we cannot do that. I feel we need to score to go to the next round.

“Then we use Brentford, we are near a draw then we suffer a goal and another one. We will have to suffer a bit to go to the final, and we are ready to suffer.

“Sometimes during the game we are one team and then we lose our mind a little bit.”

Explaining how fine details can hurt their fortunes, Amorim added: “If you look at our season, anything is possible.

“We have to understand one goal can change anything: the momentum of the game, one sending-off, you saw it a week ago.

“We are fighting to win the game. We are thinking about winning the game.”

United’s form in the Premier League has been nothing short of embarrassing, with their weekend defeat to Brentford marking their 16th league loss of the season.

This marks the most the Red Devils have suffered in a league campaign in 35 years.

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Amorim didn’t shy away from addressing their domestic struggles and how that contrasts with their European ambitions.

“You look at the Premier League, we are the worst team since I arrived in terms of results,” he admitted. “That is my idea.

“In the end of the season, we can be the worst team in Premier League history with a European title. So we will not change anything. We know that this season was disappointing.

“Nothing is going to change, in that moment, I have to think a bit more, but I felt that. I still feel that this season was the worst in the last 50 years.”