Amorim backs Fernandes' criticism of 'lazy' United

ATLANTA -- Manchester United caput manager Ruben Amorim has backed Bruno Fernandes' disapproval of the show successful the 2-2 draw with Everton by saying he's blessed for his players to telephone it retired if they spot a driblet successful standards.

Fernandes branded parts of the show astatine Mercedes-Benz Stadium connected Sunday arsenic "lazy."

And asked afterwards whether helium supported his captain's claim, Amorim insisted helium doesn't person a occupation with players pulling each different up arsenic helium continues his thrust to amended the civilization astatine Old Trafford.

"I deliberation I'm blessed for the players to person that feeling," said Amorim. "It's saying that they recognize the situation. So it's a bully feeling. I deliberation the momentum of the circuit was perfect.

"We had the weeks to enactment with a bully environment, bully feeling, and past we spell backmost to Carrington and we are adjacent to commencement the season.

"We are going with the feeling that we request to bash a batch of things [better]."

As good arsenic his appraisal of the performances against Everton, Fernandes besides told NBC that helium hoped the nine "can get 1 oregon 2 players more" earlier the extremity of the transportation window.

United person spent £133 cardinal connected Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo -- who made his debut against Everton -- and stay funny successful RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.

"A squad tin ever amended with much players, but we person players to marque that competition," said Amorim erstwhile asked astir Fernandes' comments. "We request to amended arsenic a team. We person imaginable to amended with our players and I'm truly blessed with this club."

Talks astir a woody for Sesko are ongoing. RB Leipzig are besides successful discussions with Newcastle United, who person submitted a ceremonial connection for the Slovenian.

Speaking earlier the crippled against Everton, United CEO Omar Berrada said the recruitment squad are moving "around the clock" to marque much additions to the squad.

"We person to bash a batch of multitasking," Berrada told MUTV. "We person a squad backmost location led by Jason [Wilcox], the recruitment team, that is moving astir the timepiece to guarantee that we proceed to find opportunities to fortify our squad.

"There are tons of precocious calls and aboriginal greeting meetings to marque definite that we enactment connected apical of it."