“They are anxious on the pitch and sometimes scared,” Amorim said of the players. “We have to deal with it.”
“We are hungry for leaders on the pitch,” United’s Portugal manager said on Friday, praising defender Harry Maguire for bouncing back from a difficult period.
“We need leaders to step up to help other players and I am the person most responsible here for improving our performance,” he added.
“We can see that the players are working hard and sometimes are too anxious, too afraid to play football, because these are difficult times. We are going to help the players to get better. is.”
United, who are 23 points behind Liverpool with one game in hand, have not won at Anfield since January 2016, when Wayne Rooney scored the only goal of the game.
United, on the other hand, have failed to score in their last five visits, last scoring in December 2018.
Despite his concerns about the team’s form, Amorim said good times were ahead for United and their fans.
“I will do my best,” he said. “I am doing everything I can to help the club and we will be successful. I know it is difficult to understand at the moment, but we will definitely be successful.”
