Ruben Amorim said winning the Europa League would not be able to save Manchester United from a bad season.
The Red Devils will face Athletic Club in the first leg of the Europa League semi-final on Friday, May 2, 2025, early morning WIB, risking their place in the final next month - which will also be held in Bilbao.
Raising a trophy will give you a trophy relief in its first year and get a place in the Champions League.
However, with the team at the lowest position in the Premier League, Amoritism has warned that it will still not be able to make up for a bad season.
"We know no one can save our season, but this could be a big thing."
"Winning trophies, entering the Champions League to play in European games next year could change a lot at our club in the summer," Amorim said.
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Amorim said winning the Europa League would be a shortcut towards the Champions League as Manchester United was guaranteed to finish well behind five Champions League qualifiers in the league.
It will also give the Portuguese coach the opportunity to make more changes to his squad in the summer transfer market due to the financial push he gets from playing in Europe's top club tournament.
However, after winning only six of the 23 Premier League games since joining in November 2024, Amorim emphasized that winning the Europa League would not necessarily solve all of its problems.
"We need to change a lot of things and we have to be consistent. The Europa League won't change anything in our problems."
"This league will give us the Champions League next year, more money to spend, but the problem is still there."
"We have to change the minds of our supporters with consistency, good decisions, good recruitment, good academy."
"This is what we need to change to get our club back to the top. This is more of a shortcut to get to European matches. No more."
"The problems we need to solve in different ways, with more time. We are very clear about that," said Amorim again.
One of the problems of Amorism is the lack of goals in his team. Only Everton, Ipswich, Leicester, and Southampton scored fewer goals in the Premier League.
On Sunday, April 27, 2025, Rasmus striker Hojlund scored his second goal in 2025 in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth.
The problem is, Manchester United faces a tough task of beating Athletic Club. The La Liga club has the best defensive record in Spain and the best home defense record in Europe's top five leagues having conceded just 10 goals.
"They are the best defense in Spain in the league. We didn't score too many goals. So, it's going to be a tough game for us."
"We know that at the start of the game, in particular 20 or 30 minutes, they were very strong, very intense."
"They take advantage of the audience to take the game to different levels. We are ready for that."
"So, we will face a very strong team," said Amoram, who hopes to include Amad Diallo and Matthijs de Ligt on the bench after they return to training after injury.
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