Ruben Amorim press conference: Manchester United vs Athletic Bilbao preview

Matthijs de Ligt does not have a "big issue" but the defender will still be unavailable for this match and they will check "day by day" for when he will be ready again. Ayden Heaven and Toby Collyer will also not be in the squad.
Despite holding a 3-0 lead, Amorim still feels "anything is possible" in the tie and United are only "thinking about winning the game".
He added: "It is hard to say [which United will turn up]. We do not know what team we will be tomorrow. Even sometimes during the game we are one team, then something happens and we lose our minds a little bit. But we are improving way we play and we are more confident and ready to face this challenge."
On if the quarter-final against Lyon showed they are the only danger to themselves: "It is everything together. If you look at our team, you cannot say today what is going to happen. There are some teams in any league that can understand what a game is going to be like and can control the narrative of the game. We cannot do that. So we have to face the game as one more game. I feel we need to score to go to the next round."
On if he still feels this is the worst United team in the club's history: "You have to see the quote in the moment, so things can change. For me, and if you look to the Premier League, I think we are the worst team in terms of results in the league. At the end of the season we can be the worst team in Premier League history with a European title. It will not change anything."
Having played in the Europa League as a player, Amorim feels losing the final would "hurt even more" as a manager and they "need to win it", but added: "It is different from coach to player, but we need to focus first on the semi-final."

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