The choice of words was not lost in anyone sitting in a room for quite without characteristics in the bowels of the national sand at night on Thursday night.
Only 24 hours after Ruben Amorim had reached the podium here and warned that Marcus Rashford had to 'change' to revive his career in United, the manager painted a very different image of Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.
Garnacho and Rashford were eliminated from the Manchester derby squad in December, with Amorim discontent for their attitude in training. But while Rashford remains in the COLD 11 games later and may no longer be a united player beyond the transfer deadline on Monday, Garnacho has returned to the boss's good books.
“He changed immediately after that game in the city,” said Amorim. 'The way he understands things and understands that I just want to help him. I just want to win games.
'The approach when we talked to him changed in everything. The way it recovers. He understands that I am a different coach, that I am demanding in my way and sometimes it is difficult to have the first impact. He understands that he is never bad. It is always for him. All merit is for garnacho.
The 20-year-old Argentina end was sent as a part-time substitute against Steaaaua Bucharest on Thursday night and helped change the game, establishing a goal for Mainoo in the victory of United 2-0 to ensure a place in recent 16 of the Europa League.
Alejandro Garnacho (left) and Kobbie Mainoo (right) have been praised by chief Ruben Amorim
However, Marcus Rashford remains in the 11 cold games after being dropped by his boss
Amorim (in the photo) praised Garnacho for changing 'immediately after that game in City'
Garnacho has fought to become a conventional wide man under former boss Erik Ten-Hag to one of the two no 10 in Amorim's 3-4-3 system, but this performance was more evidence that he is arriving there.
“He is improving and we want to continue improving with Garnacho,” Amorim added. 'He understood the position, the moments of playing inside and outside, the connection with Mainoo. He is improving a lot.
Mainoo has also experienced initial problems to adapt to Amorim's demands. He was reinstated to the alignment in Bucharest, after having been on the bench for the games against Fulham and Rangers, and replaced early in the two previous games against Brighton and Southampton.
Amorim admitted Thursday night he played at the 19 -year -old launch against Steaaaua because he has fought on a more defensive role.
Mainoo hugged the change, going on the first goal for Diogo Dalot before scoring the second.
The fall in the form and spells outside the alignment have coincided with the stagnation of the Mainoo contract with United, since it requires a salary increase to £ 180,000 per week, more according to a player who began for England in the final of the European Championship against Spain. Last summer.
But Amorim believes that Mainoo's problems were more positional than personal, and the hopes of returning to the most attacker who enjoyed when a young man who arrives through the United Academy will return a smile. “I don't think it's the contract,” he said. 'Everyone in England see him as a very good player. He played in the final of euros. I think it's more the position, where you don't feel comfortable.
'Before I was always playing, and now sometimes he plays and sometimes not. He does not play and does not feel comfortable. Maybe there is something to do with that.
Mainoo has also experienced initial problems to adapt to Amorim's demands, although it may have found a new position
Amorim believes that the problems were positional instead of personal: he played the role of no 10 in Europe on Thursday
'But the key point is the position. It is different for him. It demands a lot of him. In that position (no 10), I feel he is happier to play, simple as that. I don't look only at the movements, the way the ball touches. I'm sorry looking at him. I was so happy in the field. That is important for me because they are happy, they play better. '
This has been a worrying period in the United and Garnacho racing races. Previously as untouchable, they were the scorers of the final victory of the FA Cup over Manchester City in Wembley in May and two thirds of an iconic image captured this time last year, perched on an advertising board along with Rasmus Hojlund later later that Garnacho had scored against West Ham in the Premier League. The brilliant and youth future in Old Trafford.
But the financial problems caused by the excessive expenditure of United, and the fact that their own harvest talents such as Mainoo and Garnacho are worthy of 100 percent in the PSR balance, has left the club vulnerable to offers this month and Again in the summer.
Chelsea has registered an interest in buying the players and Napoli has proven the resolution of United to keep Garnacho after his public omission of the Manchester derby.
There are no guarantees given the precarious financial position of United, but Amorim hopes that they can hold on to both.
“I want players like Kobbie and Garnacho,” he said. 'The approach is that we have to improve our academy, and you have to bring more. That is something that all England clubs have to take advantage.
'The players who come from the academy: play, fill the shirt and also sell. So our approach is to bring more. The rest, I just want to prepare with both for the next game.
Companions of the Rashford Academy is a different matter. He has not responded to Amorim's demands, and is still in exile before Sunday's game at Crystal Palace, since United goes to a fourth consecutive victory.
An iconic image captured this time last year, when Garnacho and Mainoo were considered untouchable in United
Amorim is determined to keep Maino and Garnacho, while Rashford looks for a way out
Amorim's comment before Thursday that the problem is not personal insinuated in Rapprochement
The comment of the Portuguese before Steaua's game that the problem is not personal insinuated in the approach, although it could be forced to United and the player if Rashford cannot ensure a departure from the club of his hometown before the deadline of the deadline of the Monday.
For once, he was not the topic of conversation in Bucharest. Amorim was pointed out that Rashford had not even been mentioned in his press conference after the party. 'Once, guys, congratulations!' He smiled.
United's prospects to ensure that fourth consecutive victory improved on Friday when the talisman of the Eberrechi Eze Palace was discarded from Sunday's game.
Manager Oliver Glasner also confirmed that Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure would miss the rest of the season, but midfielder Adam Wharton returns to the team.
“He (Eze) has problems in recent weeks,” Glasner said. 'He got a blow to the League Cup game (against Arsenal) in the Emirates and since then he has always had pain, training and not training, playing and then taking it away.
'He did not train almost all last week and this week began again and then we decided that we want to get it without pain, so he can act at his best level, so he will not go with us to Manchester.
“We play Doncaster (February 10) and there is still hope that leaving him out of the boots for five, six or seven days, everything can be calmed down and will return quite quickly.”
Wharton made 10 appearances in all competitions before surgery to solve a problem of groin, but has experienced setbacks on the road to recovery.
“He had a very good week,” Glasner added. 'We all hope it will stay now, because we still have up to 20 games until the end of the season. He is a great player with his progressive step and can help us take the ball to the final third and create opportunities.