Ruben Amorim will be thrilled as his Manchester United side showed no weariness or letdown after an exciting midweek in Europe, toppling Leicester City 3-0 at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.
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United beat Real Sociedad in the Europa League Round of 16 on Thursday and had a quick turnaround for an away Premier League game at struggling Leicester.
But old Ruud van Nistelrooy really didn’t have the Foxes anywhere near the visitors, as Bruno Fernandes scored late after setting up goals for Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund.
And so Man United rally another three points and are now unbeaten in four-straight Premier League matches, albeit with some bad news as teenage defender Ayden Heaven appeared to suffer a bad injury in the win.
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Comments on the performance: “It was good. I felt a lit bit a lack of energy but they gave everything. Some players were tired, with the Ayden [Heaven] problem. We controlled the game. We could be better with the ball but I understand from these two weeks with a lot of games. It was the perfect way to end the week with a win for our away supporters. They are amazing.”
How good was Bruno? “The most important thing is the work that he puts into everything he does.”
Can Rasmus Hojlund goal bring momentum? “Difficult goal, different control, right foot. It’s a shame we are going to stop for national teams but we will return with confidence. It’s just one win, away, we have to continue.”
Ayden Heaven injury update: “I don’t know. It’s sad. He’s a young kid who doesn’t know how to explain what he’s feeling, so it’s hard for us to know something. ... He’s a bit a little bit more calm now, but we have to assess during the week. ... Today was for me the most difficult game for him, because he played so well against Real Sociedad, and we expect always for these young kids to relax a little bit. But he was so focused and he played quite well. Let’s hope for the best.”
How key is international break to help squad? “They are at the limits. We have to recover some players. We are going to use this window to rest and recover players.”
