Bruno Fernandes rejects Man Utd theory after brutal Ruben Amorim admission

Bruno Fernandes insists that preparations for the upcoming final are not to blame for 's latest no show after the Red Devils slumped to a chastening 2-0 loss at home to .

's side to book a date with in the Europa League final later this month. They were unable to follow that up on Sunday, though, instead .

With United , the Europa League represents a shot of salvaging a sorry season. As such, Amorim made six changes to the team that beat Bilbao at Old Trafford in midweek.

However, was having none of it when he was asked if said changes to the team and balancing the workload at the end of the season had made things more difficult.

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He told MUTV: “No, it can’t make (a) difference because everyone has been training very hard, very well, so everyone is prepared to play at any moment. So, I don’t think that’s the point because I think all the team is prepared for that.

“Every chance and every opportunity is a chance to get into the next 11 and the next 11, and the next 11, so you have to get your chance, you have to get your opportunity.

“It doesn’t matter if you’ve been playing less or more, if you get your chance, if you do things rightly, then you can end up playing.”

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In a separate interview with , Fernandes added that victory in the Europa League final simply cannot be Manchester United's sole focus ahead of their final two Premier League games of the season.

“We had two games, we have one more game. We can't just only focus on the Europa League final. We have to put maximum effort on every game,” said the Portugal star ahead of games against and .

“Any points in the Premier League at this moment for us will be massive.”

While Fernandes insisted that the players had no excuses after another poor show, Amorim in a brutally honest post-match press conference.

He said: “It's not the players' fault. It's my fault, I'm responsible. If we cannot change that really fast, we should give our place to different persons.”

The former Sporting Lisbon chief added: “I feel how a manager of Manchester United is supposed to feel in that position - embarrassed. It’s hard to accept. We need to be more aggressive, and we need to feel that it is the end of the when we are not winning a game. Especially when we are not winning.

“So it's a big problem that we have here at the club. It's a decisive moment in the history of the club. We need to address that. It's a big problem because it's mentally. We are not scared of losing a game as Manchester United. We don't have that fear anymore and that is the most dangerous thing that a big club can have.”

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