Amorim's blunt approach will benefit Man Utd - De Ligt

Manchester United defender Matthijs de Ligt has praised Ruben Amorim's blunt attack and feels it will use nan nine successful nan agelong run.

While Amorim has recovered winning matches difficult since he arrived from Sporting successful November, he has delivered immoderate of nan astir withering statements astir United during his short clip successful charge.

After nan 3-1 location conclusion by Brighton successful January he claimed his broadside were "probably nan worst successful Manchester United history".

In nan aftermath of nan Europa League last conclusion by Tottenham, he said he would locomotion distant without talking astir compensation should either nan club's level aliases nan fans consciousness it was nan champion measurement forward.

On nan caller post-season circuit of Asia, Amorim accused his players of being "chokers" aft their daze conclusion by a South-East Asia prime XI.

De Ligt, who skippered Ajax to nan Champions League semi-finals successful 2019, feels that, because of his nationality and nan Dutch estimation for blunt speaking, Amorim's words are positive.

"I'm from Holland truthful I for illustration it," he said.

"I tin understand nan media are successful daze because usually this doesn't happen.

"But I deliberation you tin besides beryllium really happy that yet personification speaks out, says what he thinks and speaks nan truth.

"I really admit him successful our conversations personally. It gives maine a emotion I tin spot him and he tin spot me."

United are reeling aft their worst play domestically since nan 1973-74 campaign.

There was nary backdoor introduction to nan Champions League acknowledgment to nan Tottenham reverse, meaning United miss retired connected European shot and nan finances that travel pinch it adjacent play for only nan 2nd clip since English clubs returned to Uefa title successful 1990.

After delivering conscionable 7 Premier League victories aft arriving astatine nan nine successful November, Amorim will commencement nan caller run nether aggravated pressure.

However, De Ligt feels nan activity Amorim is doing astir nan first-team group will salary dividends.

"I've knowledgeable galore managers and he's 1 of nan astir easy to talk to arsenic a player," he said.

"He's really into details. Before signing caller players, first he's looking astatine nan culture, what needs to alteration and what tin beryllium improved to go a amended shot club. From adjacent play we will spot much of that.

"I deliberation he wants to build a squad of players who are together, fighting for each different and making nan astir retired of what they have.

"Maybe before, you had nan champion players, but you're not a team."