JAKARTA - The Manchester Derby between Manchester City vs Manchester United will be presented in the 16th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League at Etihad, Sunday, December 15, 2024, WIB night.
The Red Devils manager, Ruben Amorim, looks at the game full of rivalry by grounding it.
He said The Citizens were better than their troops even though Pep Guardiola's men were experiencing a bad period, losing seven times in the last 10 matches in all competitions.
Manchester City's 2024/2025 Champions League defeat to Juventus 0-2 on Thursday, December 12, 2024 means the Premier League champions have won only one of their last 10 matches.
Meanwhile, Manchester United came from one goal behind to beat Viktoria Plzen 2-1 in the 2024/2025 Europa League on Friday, December 13, 2024, early morning WIB.
Amoriam is preparing for its first Manchester Derby this weekend. He emphasized that Manchester City is still more likely to win at the Etihad Stadium despite their recent difficulties.
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"Great teams can respond at any time. I think they are in a better position than we are in terms of understanding the game, the way they play, the confidence they have," Amorim said on Friday, December 13, 2024.
Amoritism is familiar with The Citizens. Before moving to Old Trafford on November 11, 2024, he defeated Manchester City 4-1 in the last match of the Champions League with Sporting CP.
However, the 39-year-old coach was reluctant to be happy. He sees the situation is now different considering that the Red Devils are also not free from problems.
"In fact, at times like this, we have a lot to focus on in our team."
"We will face a great opponent. I focus more on our problems. We have a lot of problems here," said Amorim.
Interestingly, before being officially proposed by Manchester United, Amorim became the target of Manchester City's management after Pep Guardiola's future was still unclear.
The Spaniard expired at the end of this season, but about two months ago there was no sign of an extension. However, Guardiola finally signed a new contract at the Etihad shortly thereafter.
The arrival of Amorism to Etihad is almost realized considering his close friend, Hugo Viana, has officially moved from Sporting CP to Manchester City to take over as Director of Football replacing Txiki Begiristain, who will leave the club at the end of the season.
However, Amorim denied the plan to dock for Manchester City. He emphasized that it was never an option to follow Viana to Etihad.
"Never. I've never heard from them and this is my only choice."
"When Manchester United spoke to me, I didn't hesitate. I already had something in my mind that (work at Manchester United) could be a possibility."
"With Manchester City or Viana? There's nothing wrong with that," said Amorim as quoted by ESPN.
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