Manager says domestic focus could benefit squad

United prepare for League Two Grimsby in Carabao Cup

Ruben Amorim believes Manchester United’s squad would not have been equipped to play European football this season.

A slow start to the Premier League has yielded one point from two matches as United turn attention to Wednesday’s Carabao Cup tie at League Two Grimsby, where Amorim has promised to shuffle the pack.

United, having lost last season’s Europa League final and finished 15th in the Premier League, are not one of the nine English clubs playing European football. Amorim said that could be to his team’s long-term benefit.