Ruben Amorim has admitted that “sometimes I want to quit” as Manchester United head coach.
Amorim’s United are winless after their first three games of this season – including Wednesday night’s embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to Grimsby Town on penalties
Speaking ahead of United’s next Premier League game against newly-promoted Burnley, Amorim said: “Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years.
“Sometimes I love to be with my players. Sometimes I don’t want to be with my players. I need to improve on that. It is going to be hard.”
After the loss at Grimsby, Amorim said his players “spoke really loud” which was interpreted in some circles as the Portuguese head coach admitting his players are not performing for him,.
Explaining those comments, Amorim said: “I know that when I speak these things, to be really honest, every time that we have a defeat like that, I will be like that.
“Sometimes I hate my players, sometimes I love my players, this is my way of doing things. I am going to be like that. In that moment, I was so frustrated.
“You have experienced people talking about the way I should perform with the media, to be more calm. I am not going to be like that.
“I am trying to accept that and I am going to be who I am, that’s why I have the passion I have. In that moment I was disappointed. We had a good pre-season and were playing better.
“That kind of performance, I was really disappointed with everything. But now, it is a new game.”
