Manchester United draw with Liverpool: Amorim urges team not to let up

In the 20th round of the 2024/25 Premier League, Manchester United tied Liverpool 2-2 at Anfield after Lisandro and Diallo scored. Manchester United coach Amorim said that the players must not relax in the future and insisted that they should not be satisfied with the result.

The deadlock was broken in the 52nd minute of the second half, when Bruno Fernandes passed the ball to Lisandro, who immediately responded with a powerful shot and scored, giving Manchester United the first goal with a score of 1-0. In the 59th minute, McAllister seized the ball and created an opportunity, and Gakpo followed up and shot past the defense in the penalty area to help Liverpool tie the score at 1-1.

In the 67th minute, McAllister's header hit De Ligt's hand, and after VAR intervention, the referee awarded Liverpool a penalty. Subsequently, Salah scored a penalty kick, helping Liverpool to overtake 2-1.

In the 80th minute, Ganacho passed the ball back to Diallo who received it and shot low, helping Manchester United to tie the score at 2-2.

In the end, Manchester United drew 2-2 with Liverpool away from home. After ending the losing streak, Manchester United currently ranks 13th in the standings with 23 points.

Looking back at the team's performance against Liverpool, Manchester United coach Amorim said: "I think the team showed a completely different mentality in the first and second half, which is the key difference. Of course, we can discuss tactical and technical issues, or the height of the players, but mentality is sometimes everything."

“We could have won the game”

“When the game ended, I saw that the players were exhausted, and sometimes we need to end the game in this state. From this perspective, I think it was a good day and I believe we could have won the game. We controlled the game well and whenever Liverpool created opportunities, we were able to deal with it. It can be observed in the game that we were not always passive, because we dominated the ball, made fouls and controlled the transition between offense and defense, so I think it was a good game.”

Amorim also said, "When we are focused, fighting hard, under pressure and feel extremely tired at the end of the game, I think we can be a strong team. If we can't maintain this state, we will lose games like we have in the past few weeks. We must stabilize from a certain point, not only in the way we play, but also in the attitude towards competition."

"I don't like to say right away that the team has taken a step forward, but we need to show the same mentality in the next training session. If we relax, similar things will happen again. So we have to keep moving forward and congratulate the players for their performance, but not be satisfied with the result."

In addition, Amorim also emphasized, "I think we should be more dissatisfied and disappointed than the games against Newcastle and Nottingham Forest. We do need to reflect deeply, and I must calm down and say the right words. We are in a difficult stage, but it is really difficult not to feel angry."

"I am happy with the team's performance, but not with the result. What makes me even angrier is the previous game. Everyone will be unhappy with my players, and I need to take the opposite attitude. In this game, everyone will say they performed well, but I also have the right to be unhappy."