It only takes 7 minutes for Man United to create the most spectacular backward in the European Cup from the beginning of the last season in the quarterfinals of the Europa League. While being led by Lyon 4-2 at Old Trafford, Man United immediately scored a 3-goal circuit to snatch the ticket to the semi-finals in the 120+1 minute.
Among the tens of thousands of fans cheering for joy at Old Trafford, captain Ruben Amorim is no exception. After dozens of sadness since the first day of his term, this victory has helped the Portuguese coach relieve almost all of them. Amorim understands that this team still has vitality and fighting until the last breath. That will be the reason for him to have more motivation to try for the coming seasons.
"When Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire scored, the sound from throughout the stadium was the best thing I had ever heard. Everyone wanted to capture that moment. People wanted to keep everything on the pitch as souvenirs like shirts. As for me, I just want to keep this sound, the best thing in the world.
I watched the documentary " 1999" to inspire this decisive match. The whole team has been very tired at times. When the score was 2-4 and the opponent only had 10 people left, many people thought everything was over for us. However, here, things never end, everything is possible.
After Bruno Fernandes' successful penalty, many people believe in a miracle" - Ruben Amorim shared.
Once again, Amorim's substitutions were effective. This is his greatest success since taking charge of the Old Trafford team. Kobbie Mainoo has made one of his most impressive substitutions. It was this midfielder who scored to bring the match back to a level playing position in the 120th minute, as a premise for Harry Maguire to decide everything 1 minute later.
Harry Maguire has played as a centre-back since the start, but when the team needed a goal, he was pushed up to play as a center forward by coach Amorim with the task of receiving crosses. In the end, the English star had another success with a classy header after a pass from Casemiro.
I tried to push Harry Maguire forward because he was the only player who could score with his head.
As for Kobbie Mainoo, he is unlikely to accelerate at this time due to his recent return from injury. However, handling in a narrow space is Mainoo's forte. As for his ability to score, no one can doubt. We have tried Mainoo in that position many times and today luck has come" - Amorim shared.
After winning a ticket to the semi-finals, Man United have known their opponent, Athletic Bilbao, the team currently ranked 4th in La Liga. This is considered a much bigger obstacle than Lyon and Ruben Amorim and his team need to make even more efforts.
