Amorim calls for Man Utd mentality shift

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim says his players need to change their mindset if they are to make progress.

The 40-year-old revealed he was frustrated following his side's 2-2 draw with Tottenham immediately before the international break because it underlined that he still has so much work ahead of him.

At the time, Amorim said he felt the game was won at 1-0, deep into the second half, but a chaotic ending meant United needed an injury-time equaliser from Matthijs de Ligt just to escape from north London with one point.

"When I left Tottenham to return to Carrington, I was really frustrated because it is so clear to me we are doing good things but we have so much to do," he said in an interview with the Premier League.

"We are so far from perfection. We should have more points in this moment."

Amorim said he was "shocked" by his side's performance in their defeats by Grimsby and Brentford, but he also admitted he expected the other negative issues he has endured this season.

One of those is the 13 goals Manchester United have conceded in the second half of matches, seven of which have come in their past three games.

"We lost Casemiro twice with some pain and Harry Maguire the same thing," said Amorim. "They are key players, not just in terms of the way they play and the experience they have, but also in terms of the set-pieces.

"But we lose intensity [without them]. When we have an advantage, we lose that thing where we continue to press in the same way.

"We think 'let's not suffer a goal' when the mindset should be 'we have one goal, we just need another opportunity to kill the game'.

"It is mental, but it is also physical. We need to also improve in that aspect."