Ruben Amorim insists Man United players still ‘have a LONG way to go’ despite statement 4-0 win over Everton… and picks out one star for praise after ‘Ruud van Nistelrooy helped’ him improve

Ruben Amorim has challenged his Manchester United team to get even better after a ‘rollercoaster’ 4-0 win over Everton.

Despite braces for Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee, United’s new head coach, who took his unbeaten run since succeeding Erik ten Hag to three games, believes far more is to come as players get used to his methods.

‘The result was good but we were pragmatic,’ he said. ‘It was not pretty but we were pragmatic. We did our job, which is to win.

‘You can feel that we have a long way to go. You can feel that in the first few minutes, where we were OK, but then Everton controlled the game. 

‘Then we got the goals in the right moment and that changed the game.

‘You can’t just focus on the result, you have to focus on the way the result appeared. Like before the game, we have so much to do, but it is better to work with victories. Let’s focus on the performance more than the result.

United produced an emphatic 4-0 win against Everton courtesy of a Marcus Rashford brace

Joshua Zirkzee also scored two but United’s new head coach believes far more is to come

‘You can feel it during the game. It isn’t a line of top performances, it is a rollercoaster of performances. 

‘We have some moments when we are good but then we have moments when we have to suffer. We need time to train and improve.’

Amad Diallo produced a man-of-the-match display from right wing-back with his two assists a key factor in United taking the game away from Everton, and closing the gap on the Premier League top four.

‘He is really big in talent, but small in size!’ Amorim laughed.

‘He did a great job but he is also has to improve. He is in a great moment. Ruud van Nistelrooy helped him a lot in his games in charge and now he’s helping me.’

But for all the satisfaction of United on the pitch, hundreds of disgruntled fans turned on minority co-owner Jim Ratcliffe and the Glazer family over their controversial mid-season ticket price hike.

Last week fans recoiled at the club’s decision to raise matchday ticket prices to £66 per game, with no concessions for children or pensioners.

In front of the Trinity Statue, United fans held onto a ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ banner, with chants against Ratcliffe and the Glazers, accusing them of being ‘touts’ and ‘taking the p**s’.

Amad Diallo produced a man-of-the-match display from right wing-back with two assists

In front of the Trinity Statue, United fans held onto a ‘Stop Exploiting Loyalty’ banner

Flares were sent off and fans continued their annoyance with chants inside the ground about the controversial price hike, which United insist won’t affect 97 per cent of fans with that number of tickets already sold.

Liverpool and Manchester City fans also came together to protest before they faced off at Anfield in solidarity with the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA) campaign.

‘The rivalry between these four clubs has been, and is, fierce. But we all go to games, love our club and want to keep football affordable for future generations while protecting heritage and communities,’ a spokesperson for Manchester United fan group FC58 said.

‘The only way we can achieve this is collaboration. This is our first step. This movement will grow.’