Amorim: United, City lack quality for 'spectacle'

Ruben Amorim said that Manchester United and Manchester City aren't bully capable to marque the derby "a spectacle" aft the 2 teams played retired a disappointing 0-0 draw astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.

United are 13th successful the Premier League array aft what Amorim described arsenic "the worst play successful history." City, meanwhile, person relinquished their rubric and are successful information of missing retired connected a spot successful adjacent season's Champions League.

Ahead of kickoff, the crippled was labelled arsenic the astir inconsequential Manchester derby successful years and, with small amusement and a deficiency of clear-cut chances, it delivered connected the debased expectations.

"We are not successful the champion moments to springiness the champion spectacle to each fan," said Amorim. "I recognize that we are doing the worst play successful history. Manchester City won everything successful the past, this play is struggling.

"When we are not warring for the large things, of people it's different. But you person to look astatine the discourse of the game."

Despite picking up a constituent against their neighbours, United stay connected people for their lowest Premier League decorativeness and their lowest Premier League points total. Amorim's squad has lone recorded 4 wins successful their past 12 games successful each competitions and are yet to triumph back-to-back league games this season.

However, the Portuguese manager insists helium is seeing signs of improvement.

"In the infinitesimal it's inactive truly hard each day, but of people you tin ideate that the adjacent play is going to beryllium truthful overmuch different," said the United boss. "Everybody present is suffering a batch with each these changes and we person to amusement thing successful the adjacent year, truthful close away.

"In the bully days you deliberation similar that -- that it was important to travel successful the mediate of the season, to enactment with the players, to amended the players arsenic soon arsenic possible, to commencement the adjacent play with a amended thought of what we want.

"Today was that time that we played well. Of people you tin consciousness it successful the game, it's not there, successful the apical level, the intensity, but you tin besides recognize the discourse of some teams astatine this moment."

After their travel to look Lyon successful the Europa League, United look Newcastle United successful the Premier League connected April 13, a time aft City big Crystal Palace astatine Etihad Stadium.