The match saw Bruno Fernandes score an equalizer after Calvin Bassey's opening goal, but Manchester United was knocked out by Fulham via penalty shootout, with both Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee having their attempts saved. Following the match, Amorim expressed the club's ambition to win the Premier League, despite pundit Wayne Rooney deeming it naive to believe they could contend from their current position. Amorim acknowledged the challenges ahead but reiterated the long-term goal of reclaiming the league title, harking back to the club's historical successes under Sir Alex Ferguson.
Bruno Fernandes levelled the game in the second half after Calvin Bassey's opener, but Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee both had their penalties saved by Bernd Leno as Fulham reached the quarter-finals via the shootout at United's expense.
United's all-time record goalscorer Rooney was working as a BBC pundit on the game and said: I think it's a little naive to say they're looking to win the Premier League because from where they are now, they're a long way off that.
But Amorim repeated the club's ambition when speaking in his post-match press conference as he responded to Rooney's comments. I know that in this moment everyone knows everything, he said. I was a pundit when I finished my career, so I know it's really easy.
Our goal is to win the Premier League. Maybe not with me, but our goal as a club, the board is winning the Premier League, like we did in the past with all the glories and the legends of this club.
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