After a pale Premier League debut at Ipswich, which resulted in a 1-1 draw, Ruben Amorim is ready to make his maiden appearance as Manchester United coach in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday night.The Red Devils lock horns with Bodo/Glimt and are favourites to clinch a victory that would allow them to leapfrog the Norwegian side and to climb up the table.##NAJAVA_MECA_8528303##Ahead of the game, team’s captain Bruno Fernandes said it’s part of his job as Manchester United captain to help his teammates get to grips with new coach Ruben Amorim’s tactical demands.”I’m hoping to speed up the process by being a coach on the pitch for the new boss. I’m really aware of what we do in training,” Fernandes told reporters.”I try to absorb everything from every position. Obviously, it’s not possible to get everything, but I try to have an idea of the game because – as the captain – sometimes the manager cannot give the message from the bench to the pitch because of the noise or whatever.”You have to be able to try and solve the situation together with your teammates. Knowing, or having the knowledge of every position; the movements they do, what kind of pressure the manager wants us to do. That’s a little bit of my role.”United‘s ‘insider‘: Amorim frustrated with four playersFernandes revealed that he called his former boss, Erik ten Hag, to apologise after the Dutchman lost his job due to a string of poor results.”Obviously, if you change a manager mid-season, it is because things are not going as you want,” he said. “And if things are not going as you want, everyone has to take the blame. Everyone in their department.”As I said before, it is easier to get rid of a manager than 15 or 20 players or whatever. Now our focus is on what the future can bring and how we can get as soon as possible and as quickly as possible the new ideas of the new manager.”🚨🎥 – Manchester United fans in Uganda praying for the new head coach, Rúben Amorim! 🙏❤️ pic.twitter.com/D4PSU5F28N— Frank🧠🇵🇹 (fan) (@AmorimEra_) November 27, 2024 Meanwhile, a group of Manchester United fans in Uganda held a prayer session for new manager Ruben Amorim. The fans wearing United jerseys assembled with photos of the Portuguese trainer to attend the spiritual moment.UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE – ROUND 5Thursday 20.45: (3.05) AZ Alkmaar (3.50) Galatasaray (2.25)20.45: (4.20) Anderlecht (3.60) Porto (1.95)20.45: (1.23) Ath.Bilbao (6.25) Elfsborg (13.0)20.45: (1.70) Besiktas (3.70) Maccabi T.A. (5.10)20.45: (2.85) Dynamo Kyiv (2.95) Plzen (2.75)20.45: (1.30) Lazio (5.20) Ludogorets (11.0)20.45: (3.40) Qarabag (3.50) Olympique Lyon (2.10)20.45: (5.20) Rigas (3.60) PAOK (1.72)23.00: (2.10) Braga (3.80) Hoffenheim (3.45)23.00: (3.50) FCSB (3.45) Olympiakos (2.20)23.00: (1.90) Ferencvaros (3.75) Malmo (4.30)23.00: (1.22) Man.Utd. (7.25) Bodo (15.0)23.00: (3.60) Midtjylland (3.50) Eintr.Frankfurt (2.05)23.00: (1.95) Nice (3.60) Rangers (4.20)23.00: (2.10) Slavia Praha (3.50) Fenerbahce (3.80)23.00: (2.00) Sociedad (3.60) Ajax (4.10)23.00: (1.70) Tottenham (4.50) Roma (4.55)23.00: (2.30) Twente (3.40) St.Gilloise (3.35)***odds are subject to change***
