A dreary derby day draw - podcast #409

Manchester United 0 v Manchester City 0. Ruben Amorim : “We were closer to scoring a goal, they had more possession but that is normal.

“Every player can improve. They are here because they showed something at other clubs. They have the quality. We are a team more dangerous in transition but we need to spend more time in the final third to create opportunities.

“I can see it. The connections. The players are more comfortable in the positions. We can find players between the lines and are calm with the ball. We are better but we have a lot to improve.

“I’m not naive or crazy. I understand looking at the opponents there is a big gap but as a leader I can’t say we’re going to take a lot of time. You have to feel urgency, to hurry to do something better. At a club like ours you don’t have a lot of time. We are in a rush, that is clear.

“Both teams aren’t fighting for the title – that changed the game. You can make a funny game but that feeling of not losing a point and winning every game at home is not here. It’s hard to say that. We need to fight for big things. If we were fighting for big things the feeling would be completely different. You’d feel the urgency that you didn’t feel today because both teams have lots of doubts.”