Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said the club is focused on their Europa League campaign after their 4-3 loss at Brentford.
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United focused on Europa League
United suffered a club-record 16th Premier League defeat and remain in 15th place.
\Amorim opted for a youthful starting lineup, with an average age of just 22.
While United can no longer finish in the top half of the table, Amorim explained he rested his senior players ahead of Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg.
They currently hold a 3-0 lead over Athletic Bilbao.
“We as a club we need to understand in this moment we have a big responsibility. We have to prepare a squad for different competitions,” Amorim said in a post-match interview.
“I have no doubt that we are playing better. So we have to take all the heat. At this moment we are losing games in the Premier League. We are fighting for the Europa League and Thursday is the most important game for us.”
“It is good for the players that everyone is playing. We want to be competitive. It is really hard, but we are doing the best we can.”
“We are not ready to play Premier League competitively”
Winning the competition is their only chance of qualifying for the Champions League.
However, Amorim said his squad is not yet ready to compete next season.
“We are not ready to play Premier League competitively and be in the Champions League, but we need to win and we need to win this competition to give something to our fans,” he added.
“Then we will have time to prepare the team to cope with those two competitions.”
