Ruben Amorim insists Manchester United will be “careful” with derby match winner Amad as he continues his development at the club.
Amad, 22, won United the penalty in the 88th minute from which Bruno Fernandes equalized and then brilliantly scored an extra-time winner for their first derby win at City since March 2021.
On a day when Amorim made headlines with his decision to omit Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho from the matchday squad, another winger emerged as United's match winner.
“I don't just want to talk about Amad,” Amorim said. “A lot of players here are improving, working hard, suffering, and that's a good thing if you suffer.
“Amad is in a good moment. Erik brought Amad into the first team, Ruud did a great job and we continued with Amad's good moment and Amad did a great job.
“Now let's be careful with Amad, not make the same mistakes we made in the past with the younger guys. Let's push him down a little bit, praise him, but the next game is a new story and he has to keep working.” difficult.”
Amorim reserved praise for United centre-back Harry Maguire, who was called back into the team to counter Erling Haaland. Maguire, 31, has experience starting in back threes for United and England at the World Cup and European Championship.
“Magurie is perfect when you play with three defenders in the middle,” Amorim explained, “and the way they have a striker, with the long balls, has to be very strong. So it was perfect for him. Not just Harry, All the boys defended really well, they were very focused and that's the key to play better, so I think they did a great job.”
Amorim refuses to get carried away amid the euphoria of a sweet derby victory. United have risen to 12th in the Premier League and are five points behind City after losing both their league matches against Nottingham Forest and Arsenal last week.
“I think it has a deep meaning for the fans, especially in this context, at this moment,” Amorim opined. “But a week ago we had a difficult moment at home against Nottingham with the storm. It was a very difficult moment after the match.
“Today we are happy, but it is three points, we have to continue. We will not stop playing here. Next week we have three games, it will change the way we look at the game. Today is a good day, let's Enjoy ten minutes and then think about the next match.”
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