Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side were the better team in Thursday’s 4-3 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup, but said they were undone by a more clinical performance from the hosts.
United went 3-0 down shortly after the break but scored twice in seven minutes to bring the game back to life and kept up the pressure even after Son Heung-min scored a fourth for the hosts.
Jonny Evans’ late header threatened to force extra-time but Spurs held on to win in the semi-finals.
“We got disconnected at the beginning of the second half, it was a tough time for us, like 10 minutes. And then (we came back), I think we did a great job,” Amorim told Sky Sports.
“I think if you look at the whole game, I think we were the better team, but they were more clinical. We lost the game, but the fight from the lads was very important to me.
“Overall, it was a good match, but there is no taste in it. We didn’t win, we have to focus on the next game.”
Amorim, who took over from Erik ten Hag in November, said 13th-placed United still had a long way to go to challenge for the Premier League title.
“We are improving as a team… our aim is to win the Premier League. How long will it take? I don’t know, but that’s our goal,” he added.
United host sixth-placed Bournemouth on Sunday.
