New Delhi, July 9 -- New AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim said he made mistakes during his time in charge at Manchester United but that will make him better at the job.

Speaking at his first press conference since taking over at Milan, Amorim admitted there were things he got wrong during his ill-fated 14-month spell in the Premier League, which ended when he was sacked by United in January.

"It's hard to explain the mistakes because for that I would have to explain all the context of the last adventure," Amorim said.

"The only thing to say is I learned a lot and I did some mistakes.

"I didn't have the opportunity, and I'm sorry for that, to say something to the Manchester United fans, I'm really proud to be their coach for a year in that ...