Manchester United’s Amorim on injuries, tight Premier League and Everton test (Full Presser)

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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim on how tight the Premier League is this season as they prepare for a clash with Everton on Monday and updates on the fitness of Harry Maguire and Benjamin Sesko Carrington, Manchester, UK

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00:00Hi Ruben, good to see you.

00:02Benjamin Sesco, what's the update with him?

00:05He's going to stay a few weeks out.

00:08I don't know how long, but he's not that serious.

00:13We have to be careful with him.

00:15He's going to recover, he's doing the recovery.

00:18He's feeling better.

00:20So in a few weeks I expect to have Ben.

00:24How's the rest of the squad looking ahead of the game?

00:27Maynou and Maguire, what's the situation?

00:30Maguire is not ready, Kobe didn't train today.

00:35But I think tomorrow we could see Kobe.

00:39So we'll see.

00:41Sam?

00:43Do you know roughly when Benjamin is going to be back?

00:48And will that kind of cut across when Ahmad and Brian go to the African Cup of Nations?

00:56I think it's going to be more or less at the same time.

00:59I don't want to say for sure, but when they are going to the Can, I expect to have Ben back.

01:10Have you been told yet when those three players will go?

01:15No, we have the rules.

01:18When we have to release the players, we will see.

01:21We are doing our job to try to maintain the players a little bit longer, but it's not just in our hands.

01:29We need to respect that.

01:30But we will try to do everything to protect the club, protect the player and protect the national team.

01:39When is it that they're supposed to be?

01:41I think it's two weeks before the start.

01:43So we'll try to arrange something with the federations, but we need to respect their wills in this case.

01:50Are you concerned then for that Wolves game that you won't have everyone available?

01:55Yes, it's a concern, but we already knew and it's an opportunity for other players.

02:02We have also the under-21s.

02:05We need to send also a message in that time, so we'll see.

02:10But, of course, it's not ideal because they are so important in our team and we don't have a long squad.

02:17But, again, our academy is for this moment and we'll be ready.

02:21You only face three top ten teams in the next ten games.

02:25How much of an opportunity is this run of games for you?

02:28It doesn't matter.

02:29In our league, it doesn't matter.

02:31The table, it doesn't matter.

02:33Everything is so tight that that is irrelevant.

02:37And if you know the history of our team, you never know where is the difficult game.

02:43So that is completely relevant in the Premier League.

02:48Afternoon, Ruben.

02:49I saw Lissandro Martinez in training again this morning.

02:52Just wonder how close is he to being match fit?

02:55And also, I'm just curious, could you see him as an option in midfield, potentially, going forward?

03:00I can see.

03:01I think a smart, intelligent football player can play in a lot of positions,

03:06but it's not the right position for him.

03:08He needs more time to work there.

03:10He's not working there.

03:11But in one emergency, he can play.

03:14But I'm not thinking about that.

03:16I feel that Lissandro is becoming close to be ready to play.

03:21Of course, we need to be careful.

03:23He's going to struggle in the first minutes.

03:26But he's clearly in the better position if you compare two weeks ago.

03:31I just wanted to ask you about another player in his position.

03:33In terms of Luke Shaw, when the likes of Maserawi and Ahmad go away for AFCON,

03:37do you see Luke Shaw as a possibility to play left-wing back?

03:40He's mostly played as centre-back for you.

03:41He can play there.

03:42Of course, the load that the player does in that position is a little bit different.

03:48And if you are doing that on a daily basis, he's more prepared to do that position.

03:55But of course, he can play there.

03:57He's a smart player and he's fit in the moment.

04:00So I think it's an option.

04:02I know you've been asked about anniversaries a lot recently,

04:05but on Monday it's a year since your first game.

04:08What do you remember about the build-up to that Ipswich game?

04:10Obviously coming to a new country, trying to get the players to learn a new way of playing

04:13in two or three days.

04:14It must be very hectic.

04:15Yeah, it was everything really fast.

04:21The first thinking was like the first game, the environment is completely different from Premier League.

04:26And I was excited with that.

04:28Right away, I knew that we will struggle in some things.

04:33But it was that feeling of, yes, he's the best league in the world.

04:38He's maybe the best club in the world.

04:40But at the same time, he's a big job.

04:43And he's going to require a lot of work.

04:46When you look back at what you saw on the pitch at Portman Road a year ago,

04:49compared to what you would expect to see at Old Trafford on Monday,

04:53there must be massive differences in how the team are playing,

04:57the way they behave.

04:58Yeah, I think we are showing that.

05:00But the important thing is that it doesn't matter what we did in the recent games.

05:10We cannot forget that we start at that point.

05:14We suffer a lot last year.

05:16So we have to take that in account and to play every game like he's the last one or the first one.

05:22But of course, if you ask me, I expect a team with more control, more dominant,

05:27playing a better football and the most important thing, more competitive in every way.

05:36OK, move on to this.

05:37OK, move on to this.

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