Belief more important than prize money - Amorim

Manchester United caput coach Ruben Amorim says nan belief that would travel pinch winning nan Europa League is worthy much to his broadside than immoderate financial gain.

United survived a first-half wobble connected Thursday to yet hit Spanish broadside Athletic Bilbao 7-1 connected aggregate and group up an all-English last against Tottenham.

Beating Spurs would besides consequence successful Champions League qualification for 2025-26, which would thrust an further £100m into United's coffers astatine a blimpish estimate.

"The money is not nan astir important thing," Amorim said. "To triumph a title arsenic a coach brings a feeling, a emotion we tin do bully things, that we tin springiness thing to our fans.

"I work together it is not conscionable playing Champions League adjacent season. It is that emotion we tin alteration things."

After winning 3-0 successful Bilbao, Amorim said he could not beryllium judge which type of his United broadside would move up for nan 2nd limb and truthful it proved arsenic they struggled for 70 minutes against nan Basque outfit.

United were 1-0 down and looking tense earlier rallying precocious connected acknowledgment to 2 goals from Mason Mount either broadside of efforts from Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund.

For a coach brought successful because he has a definite style of play, nan admittance he does not cognize what will hap astatine immoderate fixed infinitesimal must make Amorim shudder.

"I should beryllium a amended head astatine this moment," nan Portuguese said. "The squad should beryllium amended astatine this moment.

"But we are trying. We did rather good successful Europe but we struggled a batch successful nan Premier League."

Amorim's broadside has surely struggled against Tottenham this season.

They person already mislaid 3 times to Ange Postecoglou's men and person won only doubly successful nan Premier League - against Ipswich and Leicester - since nan 3rd of those reverses, astatine Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, successful February.

However, Tottenham person been nary amended wide this play than United and stay down Amorim's broadside successful nan table.

Postecoglou is wide expected to time off his occupation astatine nan extremity of nan season, triumph aliases lose.

"Both teams are going to play each aliases nothing," said Amorim, who was appointed arsenic United caput coach successful November 2024..

"The position of nan coach is similar, I cognize Ange has 1 much twelvemonth [in his job] but some of america are struggling. That is nan bully thing."

The further joyousness of triumph for United came done nan publication of Mason Mount.

A £55m presence from Chelsea successful 2023, Mount has spent virtually nan full clip since either getting injured aliases being connected nan comeback from one.

He is still only trusted to travel disconnected nan chair successful important games arsenic Amorim nurses him backmost to nan benignant of shape that made him an automatic prime for England leader Gareth Southgate astatine Euro 2020.

Mount has only started 10 Premier League games for United. Before his latest publication he had only scored 2 goals and nary astatine Old Trafford.

He has been bullied astatine times for his constricted engagement but yet appears to beryllium starting to alteration nan narrative. His equalising extremity was excellent, turning quickly onto Leny Yoro's short walk earlier curling a changeable into nan acold corner.

The 2nd was inspired arsenic he took advantage of Bilbao goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala being good retired of position aft clearing nan shot upfield, uncovering an quiet nett from 45 yards.

"When I saw him [the goalkeeper] travel retired I had it successful my caput if it comes to me, 'first touch and shoot'," said nan 26-year-old.

"I didn't want it to travel connected my near foot. Then I was conscionable trying to get it connected target.

"My first goals astatine Old Trafford; a nighttime I've been waiting a agelong clip for."

Amorim looked astatine nan business from a wider perspective.

"It's not conscionable me," said nan United boss.

"If you look astatine nan chair and spot nan different guys, they are truthful happy for Mason Mount.

"Everyone successful that dressing room tin spot Mason doing everything he tin to beryllium available.

"He is simply a really bully subordinate and some goals were really good."