Manchester United will travel to Grimsby Town in the second round of the 2025/26 League Cup, and Amorim says his team must build a solid foundation in the face of fierce competition in major tournaments.

In the focus match of the second round of the Premier League earlier, Manchester United took the lead through an own goal by the opponent, but was later scored by the opponent and was eventually tied 1-1 by Fulham. They have not won in the last two rounds.

Manchester United manager Amorim said at a press conference, "We have three games this week. The team has high-quality players. We need to rotate and try to win every game. I think we are not ready to play European games. This is my feeling. We have to play the high-intensity games in the Champions League and then play in the Premier League."

"We need time to build a mature team, so players have to compete for their places and then everything can change. Sometimes one player plays, other times another. We have to take the cup competitions into account and everyone will have plenty of opportunities to play."

Amorim also said, "Mazraoui may not return until next week, and we will continue to observe. But he is very close to returning to the team, and we are completing some training to ensure that he does not get injured again. I said last season that we need time to prepare for each game. These competitions are very competitive, and we need time to lay the foundation before moving forward. At some stage in the future, we need to participate in European competitions to give all players more opportunities to play."

In addition, when talking about the performance of goalkeeper Bayender, Amorim said, "I know everyone is paying attention to the opponent's corner kicks, but if you think about the previous game, about 10 to 20 minutes ago, we also had opportunities. We scored a goal from a set piece, won a penalty, and finally had a shot that hit the post."

"You can look at every Premier League game and tell me there's not a single chance from a corner. So I think it happens in every game."