MARCO SILVA was in no mood to discuss the dire form of Manchester United ahead of Fulham’s Sunday night clash with the Red Devils.
The Fulham boss shut down questions regarding United’s poor form and insisted that he was asked about his team rather than their opponents ahead of the Premier League bout.
Marco Silva refused to discuss Man Utd’s poor form ahead of Fulham’s clash against the Red Devils
AFPSilva was asked about Ruben Amorim’s comments regarding his side being the ‘worst Man Utd side in history’[/caption]
Silva didn’t want to be pulled into questions that he felt could disrespect his opponents before their visit to Craven Cottage tomorrow.
After being asked about Ruben Amorim’s criticism of his team as being the “worst team in Man Utd history”, Silva snapped.
He said: “As I said before, we are here to talk about Fulham vs Manchester United.
“If you want comments about Man Utd and if you want comments about what people are saying then you have to ask different people and a different manager, not me”.
Silva refused to engage in any open criticism of Man Utd despite a second attempt from the reporter to compare Fulham’s form with United in recent weeks.
He added: “We are going really, really well. It’s not because of the position of Man Utd. Sorry.
“Talk about ourselves. You want to talk about ourselves. You mention the position of Man Utd and I was a little bit confused”.
When Silva was probed one more time to comment about Fulham sitting above Man Utd in the table, he immediately cut off the reporter and refused to discuss his opponents any further.
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“No, sorry. Sorry to interrupt you. We are in a very good position because we are doing really well.
“Nothing related to the position of Manchester United. We are doing really well and we are in the position we are because we have been strong enough and we have been competitive enough.
“And if you are there it doesn’t matter what is the team that is below us or above us. We are there because we deserve to be in a different position.
“But it’s about ourselves not about the position of the team we are going to play against. I repeat again, I have massive respect for them.”
Fulham are currently three places and seven points ahead of Ruben Amorim‘s Man Utd side in the Premier League table.
While their form has seen them lose just once in their last 11 games in all competitions – a stark comparison to Man Utd who have lost five of their last nine games across all comps.
Amorim was left fuming after his side fell to a 3-1 defeat the hands of Brighton last weekend, labelling his team as “the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United.”
While he was also involved in a furious outburst in the dressing room, ultimately damaging the TV used to display tactics ahead of games during his emotional reaction.
Asked what led to the outburst after united’s 2-1 win over Rangers, he explained: “I didn’t think, that’s why. I’m a young guy and sometimes I make a mistake.
“That’s why I don’t [usually] speak after the game. This game, I needed to talk and maybe it was a mistake.
“Then I get more nervous and go to the [press] conference really nervous and say things you should not say.
“I don’t promise I will not do it again. I don’t know, but I’ll try to improve”.
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