United racked up their 16th defeat of the league season, their most for 35 years, in Sunday’s 4-3 loss at European-chasing Brentford, a result which mathematically consigns them to a bottom-half finish.
Amorim, who made eight changes and named the third-youngest side in Premier League history, was prioritising Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Club, with United 3-0 up on aggregate.
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United will be playing Champions League football next season if they can win the Europa League, but Amorim says that is a “real dilemma” for the club.
“We are not ready to play in the Premier League, be competitive, and to be in the Champions League,” Amorim told Sky Sports when asked about the pressure of being so close to qualification.
“We know that, but we need to win, and we need to fight to win this competition, to give something to our fans, and to go to the Champions League.
“Then we will have time to prepare the team to cope with those two competitions. So, it is a dilemma, but we want to win, of course.”
He added: “I have no doubts that we are playing better, and we are understanding the way we play, even in this context. So, we have to take all the hits.
“We are losing games in the Premier League, we are fighting for the Europa League, so we need to accept that and to think about Thursday as the most important game for us.
“Thursday is the most important game. The end of this season is very important.”
