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Amorim won't put timescale on catching rivals
Manchester Evening News
|October 18, 2025
RUBEN Amorim “doesn't know” how long it will take for United to compete with Liverpool in the Premier League.
Liverpool have won two Premier League titles since United were last crowned champions of England.
Jurgen Klopp was the first to lead Liverpool back to the summit of English football and he also oversaw their Champions League success in 2019.
In the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era United have won the FA Cup (twice), League Cup (twice) and Europa League. United will return from the international break against Liverpool at Anfield this weekend and Amorim was asked whether the game is a chance to show the gap between the two clubs is closing.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of Manchester Evening News.
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