Ruben Amorim has admitted that some of his players want to leave Man Utd in the January transfer window due to a lack of game time in a World Cup year.
The Red Devils have very few midweek matches due to the lack of European football and their elimination from the League Cup by Grimsby Town in August.
That has reduced the amount of playing time for some members of the first team, with the United manager seeing little need to rotate his starting line-up.
Players like Kobbie Mainoo and Joshua Zirkzee have both been linked with loan moves after finding themselves on the periphery of Amorim’s plans. Neither player has started a Premier League match this season.
Amorim makes Man Utd transfer admission before January
“I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Amorim said ahead of this weekend’s match with Nottingham Forest. “A lot can also happen at our club.
“You know we have the World Cup, some players are not playing, they will ask to leave, so I have to sort everything out.”
Amorim also admitted he had doubts about his future as he approaches the one-year anniversary of his appointment as Manchester United boss. The Portuguese tactician has struggled to string together positive results, but they are currently enjoying their best form since replacing Erik ten Hag last November.
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“It’s hard to say. Sometimes, at times,” he said. “There were some moments that were difficult to deal with, losing so many games. That was so difficult for me because this is Manchester United.”
“The position we were in last year, focusing all our attention on the Europa League and not winning, that was huge. I had a few moments where I was really struggling and I thought maybe it wasn’t the case.”
“Today is the opposite. So you can write this. Today I feel and know that this was the best decision of my life. I want to be here, but for that I have to win against Nottingham Forest.”
United have won their last three games on the bounce and five of their last seven games in the league.
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