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Milan boss Ruben Amorim determined to learn from mistakes at Man Utd

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AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim said he allowed his side ⁠to play with more freedom during their 3-0 Serie A win over Lecce and that ‌he would not make the same tactical errors that ‌came to define his unsuccessful spell at ‌Manchester United.

[p]The 41-year-old had persisted with a back three ‌at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-united/ppjDR086/"]United[/a], employing the system in 45 ‌of his 47 Premier League matches in charge of the club, of which he won just 15.[/p][p][b]He also ‌guided United to their worst-ever finish ⁠of 15th in ‌the 2024-25 season.[/b][/p][p]Amorim's rigidity became a point of frustration ​for fans and former United players, and while he briefly shifted to a back ​four towards the end of his stint, the damage was already done and he was sacked ⁠by United ​in January.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/lecce-G8lYsMgU/?mid=ClKl2gCt"]Sunday's victory[/a] ended a three-match winless run for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Milan[/a] and Amorim told DAZN he had tried to learn for his experience at United.[/p][p][b]"We had ‌difficulties in the last games, because the structure was really blocked in the positions, but the players had a little more freedom, and they played better with a little more freedom,"[/b] he said.[/p][embed guid="ee2de67c-e5f3-41ba-9e5b-180455e4e481" url="https://x.com/acmilan/status/2101773257053536292" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]"What I felt in the last games is the same that I felt at Manchester United, and I cannot make the same ‌mistake.[/b][/p][p]"Sometimes we don't have the perfect characteristics to ​play in that way, and if we ‌don't have it, we have to adapt.[/p][p][b]"I think today it worked, in another game we can return to the build-up with three, the important thing is to have different ways ⁠of playing."[/b][/p][p]Milan next ⁠face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sassuolo/QDdvI0zl/"]Sassuolo[/a] on ‌October 11.[/p][infobox id="34c14399-451f-4d74-969c-5a9aebcb2d2a" /]

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