Ruben Amorim warned Manchester United players that they had not yet confirmed their place in the Europa League final despite a 3-0 win over Athletic Club in the semifinal first leg at San Mates, Friday, May 2, 2025, early morning WIB.
The Red Devils are on the verge of the Europa League final against Premier League rival Tottenham Hotspur - who won 3-1 over Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final first leg - with a blessing of three goals in 15 minutes at the end of the first half.
The win came after Athletic Club, where Dani Vivian got a red card in the first half, had created a number of chances in the first 20 minutes before the game changed.
"I think they have to think about the second leg. They have to think more about the first 20 minutes than the rest of the game because the game will be very difficult."
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"There was no away goal. So anything can change. That's my message to the players."
"Now we have to think about Brentford (on Sunday, May 4, 2025) and then the second leg of the Europa League (next week)," Amorim said.
After Athletic Club failed to capitalize on their quick start, Casemiro scored the opener with a header at the second post.
Vivian was expelled after a VAR review for pulling Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes into a second goal.
Fernandes scored another goal before the break and it could have been even better when Noussair Mazraoui's shot didn't hit the crossbar.
"I think it's the best result because no one expected this result. However, once again, I think you saw two games today - the first 25 minutes and then after the goal. The exit of the players, the game changed."
"That's a good thing. The good thing too in the second half was that we tried to be careful."
"We created chances, but the most important thing is that the opponent doesn't shoot a lot at our goal. That's very important," said Amorim.
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