Ruben Amorim has clarified his comments after Manchester United lost 3-1 to Brighton, calling his team “probably the worst team in the club’s history”.

Amorim made the remarks after witnessing his team’s sixth home defeat in 12 league games this season, with his focus entirely on the collective rather than the individual.

The defeat leaves United 13th in the Premier League table, with United fans wondering how long it will be before they see the benefits of the system Amorim is trying to install, while United’s players still look very uncertain in several areas .

Amorim said before the game against Liverpool earlier this month that his players were playing in fear. A 2-2 draw at Anfield, followed by a penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup, should boost confidence.

Instead, Amorim said his players were still “very nervous” as Brighton made it three consecutive wins in as many seasons at Old Trafford, days after beating Southampton at home , but the performance is not convincing.

Ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash at home to Rangers, the Portuguese hopes to address the fallout from his comments following the Seagulls defeat.

“First of all, I want to talk about this (his comments about United being probably the worst team in the history of the club),” he began.

“I speak more for myself than for my players because you have to find a coach who lost seven games in his first 10 games after starting the job. So it’s more important to me , I talk more about me than the players.”

“I also said in the same response that I didn’t help my players. If you look around, every time I speak, I say a lot, every time you talk about the players not being good enough, I never put that position On the side so I understand, I gave you this title.

“Sometimes I’m frustrated. Sometimes I shouldn’t say this, but it is what it is. That’s what it is.”

“Sometimes, in certain moments, it’s really hard to hide the frustration. But the good news is, I said the same thing in a different way in the dressing room five minutes ago. So the reaction was normal because I was really forthright. “My players.

“They have trained well and they are ready for this game, let’s see tomorrow.”

Amorim: I’m going to be really direct – our performance was really bad

Since Amorim replaced the sacked Erik ten Hag, United have won just three of 11 league games and lost six of them.

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher has dismissed much of the current Manchester United squad as “jokes” but insists Amorim’s comments could get him into trouble.

talking about monday night football, Carragher said: “I don’t have time to follow this Manchester United team. I don’t feel the players or their confidence – half of them are a joke anyway.”

“But I would be very surprised if the powers that be above him don’t say something very strong. As a Manchester United manager you don’t talk like that… you don’t talk like that when you’re in a really bad situation. “Don’t take the heat. Pour gasoline. “

So were these comments meant to shock his players?

“I didn’t expect that, that’s why,” Amorim responded apologetically on Wednesday. “I’m a young man and sometimes I make mistakes. That’s why I don’t like to talk about it after the game.

“I had to speak and maybe it was a mistake. Then I became even more nervous and went to the meeting very nervous. And then you said something you shouldn’t have said.

“That’s what it is. Sometimes you’re a young man and you make mistakes. And then you improve. I’m not promising you I won’t do it again. I don’t know. So I’m going to try to improve.”

Amorim insists turning around the poor start to his tenure is a collective responsibility.

“I don’t take responsibility to the players,” he continued. “What I’m trying to say is, the message you guys are sending is I put it on the players.

“I would say you have to work very hard to find a team like Manchester United that loses seven games in 10 games. That’s my responsibility. Because the same players performed worse under a new coach. .

“That’s my only concern at the moment. But I’m not going to take anything from the players. What I’m saying is we have to improve the details and I explained that.

“The way we played, we were too nervous on the ball. So nervous, really anxious. And then, if you have a little bit of experience in this game, when you get into this situation, it’s really It’s hard to stand up again.”

“Especially when you’re at a big club. So that’s my only point of view. After the defeat, was it the best to do it the way I did?

“Maybe not, but that’s the way it is. I’ve always been like that. So I don’t take responsibility for the players.

“I mean, I’m really direct about what I do. I mean, at this point, our performance is really bad. Our results right now are really bad.”

“So it’s everything, everything together. Players, staff, technical staff. So I take responsibility.

“I’m just pointing out that I have the greatest responsibility for performance and results because I’m the coach and I have that responsibility.”

Amorim: Playing at Old Trafford is getting harder and harder

The defeat to Brighton was United’s sixth defeat at Old Trafford this season and their most in their first 12 home league games since the 1893-94 season.

United’s relegation after finishing bottom of the First Division is one of the few seasons that means their current squad is – at least statistically – not the worst in their entire history.

Amorim believes his side are particularly suffering now when they play in front of their own supporters at Old Trafford.

“I think that’s clear. I can say different things and say, no, no, it’s the same thing. We have the support of the fans. No, we’re more nervous playing at home than we are playing away because we lose A lot of ball games, like four out of five games.

“So things are getting more and more difficult. But we can improve. I think if we don’t suffer the first goal, like in the fourth minute, I remember, it was the fourth minute, 10 minutes, 15 minutes and then really It’s hard to calm down.

“So the first thing in my mind is that they can’t score. We need to get the first goal. If we get the first goal, I think that will change and we will play better at home from the start. good.”

“That’s it. I think it’s clear. We’re really anxious, especially at home.

“We’re suffering from goalscoring problems and it’s really difficult. So I think it’s clear to everyone that it’s getting more and more difficult to play at Old Trafford.”

Analysis: Amorim admits mistake because of honest information

Sky Sports News’ Ben Ransom on Carrington:

Ruben Amorim knows the power of words and how they can go even further when you are Manchester United manager.

A few weeks ago he warned United fans that a storm was coming, and on Sunday he gave us a Box Office headline after a fourth defeat in five home games, saying this United team could be “the best in history” Bad team ‘club’.

On Wednesday, he was expected to have to explain those comments, and he got his chance at the start of the press conference when I asked him how his comments affected players.

He took pains to clarify that he was talking about himself and his own record, rather than trying to criticize another sub-par performance from his players.

The fascinating dynamic of hearing him speak was that Harry Maguire himself, no stranger to critical questioning, was sitting at the same press conference table.

Maguire nodded in apparent agreement, while Amorim tried to walk back some of the things he said in another defeat at Old Trafford while trying to send the message that they must do better.

Both the head coach and former captain then asked a series of tough questions and the message of unity was decidedly honest.

Amorim’s biggest admission was that he said he made a mistake in the way he spoke to his players in the dressing room after the defeat to Brighton, blaming it on youthful emotions.

He hopes to have more positive words ahead of his next Europa League game against Rangers at Old Trafford on Thursday night.

Maguire: The first goal conceded was due to lack of concentration

Maguire said he had no complaints about the manager’s actions and said the team had a responsibility to take responsibility for the situation at United.

United don’t lack experience or ability, but that doesn’t show in a team struggling to adapt to Amorim’s system.

There was a feeling they were making progress after a 2-2 draw away to Liverpool and a penalty shootout victory over Arsenal in the FA Cup, but that feeling was largely lost after a poor performance at home to Southampton – — Amad Diallo’s late hat-trick saved them – before losing to Brighton.

“If I could explain it, I think we would change it immediately,” Maguire said of United’s woes. “Our players have played a lot of games internationally and won a lot of trophies in club football.

“But at the moment we are not playing well enough as a team and the league table shows that. So I can only go on. We have to take responsibility as players.”

But it is worth noting that when discussing why Manchester United conceded the first goal at home so often, the 31-year-old said: “You have to be involved in the game, stay focused, be mentally prepared to win a game football match.

“Football games are sometimes defined by small margins and at the moment we haven’t had those small margins because we haven’t been mentally focused enough to make sure the game goes our way.”