After leading Manchester United to a comfortable 2-0 win over Sunderland, Rúben Amorim told his players to "stop giving each other near-heart attacks".
The embattled manager praised the team for their "mature, professional performance" against the Black Cats. He also stated that while fans might crave more dramatic games, he believed Man Utd’s up-and-down form so far this season had heightened players’ mental stress and led to mental fatigue.
A source said: “Amorim told the players that fans want drama, but he doesn’t. He was very satisfied with the 2-0 win over Sunderland, viewing it as a professional game— a far cry from some of the 'heart-attack-inducing' matches of this season and last. He told them this is one of the reasons they haven’t been able to string together wins; the games they’ve been involved in are too mentally draining, and that’s causing them problems. Too many near-heart-attack games— it’s too mentally taxing. This [the win over Sunderland] is what we want: mature, professional performances.”
