Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim admits 'sometimes I want to quit' after Carabao Cup loss

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has admitted "sometimes I want to quit" following his team's exit in the second round of the Carabao Cup.

After the side lost to League Two club Grimsby Town on penalties 12-11 on Wednesday, Amorim said his players' performance "spoke really loud" and "something has to change" at Old Trafford.

He went on to suggest he would discuss his future during the two-week international break following Saturday's Premier League home match against Burnley.

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He said he was "so frustrated, annoyed" at the time of the cup defeat, which came after the game had finished 2-2 in normal time, and warned he would continue to make emotionally charged outbursts after bad performances by Man Utd.

At a news conference on Friday, he said: "Every time in the future we have one defeat like that I'm going to be like that, I'm going to say sometimes I hate my players, sometimes I love my players, sometimes I defend my players and sometimes I think I cannot.

"This is my way of doing things and I'm going to be like that. And I felt that in that moment I was so frustrated and annoyed. And I know, again, that you have a lot of experienced people talking about the way I should perform with the media, to be more constant, to be more calm.

"I'm not going to be like that."

He added: "Sometimes I want to quit, sometimes I want to be here for 20 years. Sometimes I love to be with my players, sometimes I don't want to be with them.

"I need to improve on that, it's going to be hard but now I'm focused on the next game."

Amorim has overseen only eight wins in 34 domestic games while at United.

The club opened the Premier League season with a 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal and a 1-1 draw at Fulham.

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