Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim says his side ran out of steam in Spain as their Europa League trip to Real Sociedad ended all square.
United went out of the FA Cup to Fulham last weekend and are languishing in 14th place in the Premier League so need to win the competition to play in Europe next season.
Joshua Zirkzee fired them ahead but Sociedad scored with their first shot on target as Mikel Oyarzabal’s 70th-minute penalty sealed a 1-1 draw ahead of next week’s return fixture at Old Trafford.
“It could be better but could be worse because in the last 20 minutes I felt the team really tired,” the United head coach said.
“They should win at home, but we say this every time”
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“Until the penalty I felt the team was in control of the game. After the goal, we were so near the second goal with transitions. You felt in the stadium they were nervous.
“But in the end the penalty changed a little bit and when momentum changed we get tired more easily. We take the game to Old Trafford, and we will try to win there.
“We are creating chances but sometimes you don’t see it in the xG (expected goals) because we manage not to shoot but the great opportunity is there and you can see it.
“We have transitions, we have situations and sometimes we are missing something. They are really anxious to score goals and to win games.”
Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil said: “We’re quite happy with the way we competed during the match. We are still alive. We know it’s going to be tough, but we have a lot of excitement.”
