MANCHESTER United manager Ruben Amorim is eyeing a European place for the club at the end of this English Premier League season.
Amorim joined the Red Devils from Sporting Lisbon last November to replace Erik ten Hag, but his arrival did not improve the club’s fortunes as they finished a disappointing 15th, their lowest ever in Premier League history.
Manchester United open their campaign tomorrow with a blockbuster home clash with Arsenal, and Amorim believes the fixture could be the beginning of his side’s march back to European competition.
“We want to return to Europe, but it is hard as a Manchester United coach to say one thing like that,” he said during his pre-match press conference yesterday.
“We are going to fight for it. We are going to improve, we want to focus game by game.”
On new signing Benjamin Sesko, the striker bought for £73m from RB Leipzig, Amorim said: “I am really happy, I think he has great potential, he can play different types of football.
“I can see Ben being a striker for Manchester United for a long period. That is why we paid so much money to have a striker who has a history at this club.”
Amorim was however not forthcoming when asked if Sesko would start against Arsenal.
“We didn’t have a lot of time but he is ready, physically he is ready, that is a big component in our league. He is ready to play, we will see if he is going to start,” he said.
The other new Manchester United signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are expected to make their competitive debuts for the club at Old Trafford on Sund