What Ruben Amorim will tell Man Utd fans in on-field address after Aston Villa fixture

Ruben Amorim will use his end-of-season address to fans to apologise for the club’s season from hell.

United, who will finish in their lowest league position for 50 years after losing 18 times in 37 games, saw their hopes of salvation through qualification ended by a Final defeat by on Wednesday night that dealt a devastating £100million blow to their plans of financing a summer rebuild.

will tell his players that they are obliged to perform the traditional lap of appreciation after the final game of the campaign against at Old Trafford. And Amorim is prepared to tell the supporters that he is sorry for being unable to halt United’s slide towards oblivion.

Asked what he will say to the fans, Amorim said: “An apology. I think it is clear that (to give) an explanation you don’t have time.

“So we will try to be honest. I think I will be honest with the fans and I will say what is in my mind and what is in my heart. We will do (the lap), as it’s tradition - and we have to face it.

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“I think it will be the biggest mistake if we don't do that. We will do that.

“I know that the manager addresses the public. I will do that because it's the minimum. The least I can do is to talk with the fans and say what I want to say.

“I will decide tomorrow what I will say, but I have an idea. We will do that because, if there is a season that we need to do it, it's this one - and of course we will be there.”

United are 16th in the table ahead of the visit of a team chasing a victory that would give them hope of a top-five finish and qualification for the Champions League.

A defeat, coupled with Spurs taking a point against , would see them finish just one place above the relegation zone.

It could be the last time many of Amorim’s players wear a United shirt, but he added: “The squad is going to be the squad to win the game. There's a fight and we are hurting after this season, but there's still competition in this league for the and we have to respect the competition.

“We will be there with a strong team to win the game.”

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