Ruben Amorim joked that Manchester United had ‘Fergie time’ on their side as they staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday.
The Red Devils fell behind in the 36th minute when Josko Gvardiol headed their rivals in front.
Bruno Fernandes scored a penalty to level things up with just two minutes left on the clock, with Amad Diallo then scoring a dramatic late winner to spark wild scenes on the United bench.
Amorim was visibly delighted as the Red Devils secured the biggest win of his tenure so far.
Ruben Amorim joked that Manchester United had ‘Fergie time’ on their side as they staged a dramatic late comeback to beat Manchester City 2-1 on Sunday
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And he joked that United had ‘Fergie time’ on their side, with the former Sporting Lisbon boss also saying his team deserved their win.
“It was incredible. I think we deserved it,” he said.
“It was a very tough match but we believe until the end. We managed to score, we needed that win, it was important for us and for our fans.
“We were in the game for 90 minutes and that is very good. We talk about the Arsenal game, we played well in the first half but they were not believing that we could win. Today was so much more different.
“I also believe. Then we have Fergie time and we put the things together and something magic happened. It was a good day for us.
“They [the fans] need it. Just like us, but you can see the way they celebrate is special.
“But we need to continue. Our club needs to win these kinds of matches, I understand the happiness of our fans but we need to continue.
“With a victory for City, the performance was the same. We need to improve a lot of things but today the guys deserved the win. They were in it until the last minute and that is important for us.”
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Amad was the hero for United, with the winger producing a brilliant individual display.
Amorim has warned everybody to keep ‘calm’, however, with the Portuguese keen to avoid putting any more pressure on the youngster.
“He can play different positions, he is very humble,” he said.
“We have to be very careful with Amad because sometimes in our club we put young players in a special place. Lets stay clam with Amad.”
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Meanwhile, while it was joy for United, it was a frustrating day for City.
And Phil Foden, reacting to the game, confessed he and his team-mates were ‘disappointed’ by how it unfolded.
“Massively [disappointed] – game was in our hands,” he said. “1-0 up we were controlling the game. We had a lot of possession.
“Seems to be the story at the moment I don’t know what happens but we switch off and they score two goals. It keeps happening at the moment. We have to stick together now, rebuild and go again.
Ruben Amorim was pleased by Man Utd’s fighting spirit as they battled back to beat Man City on Sunday
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“We’ve not been used to losing this amount of games in a short period. But sometimes you have to experience this in life, you can’t always win.
“When things go wrong they then seem to go worse. We have to stick together and regroup.”
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