Amorim jokes about 'boring' press conferences after AC Milan rout Manchester United 4-2

Ruben Amorim watched AC Milan dismantle Manchester United 4-2 at the Tarczynski Arena in Wroclaw on Saturday, then offered a telling one-liner that underscored just how much the atmosphere around the club has shifted since his departure.

In a brief exchange with reporters after the final whistle, Amorim was told that the press pack had missed his media briefings. His response — “More boring now?” — was delivered as a joke, but it landed with some weight. Throughout his tenure at Old Trafford, Amorim’s press conferences regularly generated as many headlines as the matches themselves.

Asked whether beating his former club carried any special significance, Amorim was characteristically direct. “For me, it was just a normal match,” he told Sky Sport Italia. “Since I signed with Milan, I’ve felt nothing about Manchester United. I’m just proud to have been at Man United and I still love the club, but after signing with Milan, I feel nothing bad about anything because I’m very happy, because I’m in the place where I want to be. I just want to continue here.”

The result itself came with caveats — United made sweeping changes in the second half that disrupted the flow of the game — but it was still an uncomfortable watch for the club’s supporters. United’s players appeared unable to cope with the same system Amorim had spent months trying to implement at Old Trafford.

Amorim’s time at United was defined in part by a series of blunt, unfiltered press conference moments that frequently overshadowed results on the pitch. He publicly questioned Marcus Rashford’s commitment, challenged what he described as a “feeling of entitlement” among academy players, and delivered a pointed declaration of his own authority following a draw at Leeds in January — insisting he was “the manager of Manchester United, not the coach” — before being sacked the following day.

Michael Carrick was appointed in mid-January, initially on an interim basis. The contrast in media tone since then has been notable, and Amorim’s quip, however lightly meant, captured the difference neatly.

For United, the afternoon in Wroclaw raised familiar questions about adaptability and squad depth. For Amorim, it appeared to be exactly what he said it was: just another match.