United are currently on an unbeaten run of five games, going as far back as the start of last month, when Amorim’s side beat Sunderland 2-0. The Portuguese tactician has turned the club around in recent months despite mass critics in what has been one of the stories of the season so far.
United are back?
His team’s five game spree includes a hard fought win over Liverpool and crucial draws at Nottingham Forest and Tottenham. Speaking to Stand Sport this week, Amorim has backed himself and his tactics to succeed.
“We are playing better, but we are playing better because we have more confidence, and that starts with good results, for example, against Liverpool.
“We are getting better, but I can share my feeling: when we finished the game against Tottenham, and I was coming back to Carrington, I was watching the game and my feeling was frustration, that we are far from perfection.
“We are far from being that team that can win every game. So I think we have a lot to do, but I also have the feeling, and I've been saying this for many months, that the formation is not the problem.”
This is just the start
There is no denying that Amorim struggled after taking over from former manager Erik ten Hag in what feels like an eternity ago. However, Amorim has turned the club around and says this is just the beginning of his tactical plan to turn United back into champions.
“The formation is the start of something, then it's the dynamic, the confidence, the way we play, how competitive we are.
“If you look at the games we struggled in this season, it was not about the formation for me. It was the lack of intensity. We need to be perfect in this league to win a lot of games.”