Under-fire Amorim accepts criticism as Man Utd crash at Brentford

Ruben Amorim said helium would not effort to support himself oregon his players from the mounting unit aft Manchester United crashed to a dismal 3-1 decision astatine Brentford connected Saturday.

Lacklustre United’s 3rd nonaccomplishment successful six Premier League games this play has near Amorim warring to debar the sack.

Amorim’s broadside were punished for shambolic defending arsenic Igor Thiago netted doubly successful the archetypal half.

Benjamin Sesko, signed from Leipzig successful the summer, bagged his archetypal extremity for United earlier half-time.

But Amorim’s misery mounted erstwhile United skipper Bruno Fernandes had a second-half punishment saved by Caoimhin Kelleher earlier Mathias Jensen struck successful stoppage time.

After Jensen’s decisive goal, Amorim had to endure chants of “you’re getting sacked successful the morning” from jubilant Brentford fans astatine the Gtech Community Stadium.

“Ups and downs, erstwhile you triumph you consciousness the momentum is here,” said Amorim, who is inactive waiting to grounds successive league wins since taking complaint successful November.

“When you suffer you spell backmost to the aforesaid spot and combat for the 1 triumph that tin assistance you to make the momentum.

“I americium ever doing my job. If I triumph I’m successful antithetic authorities of mind, but I americium ever assured due to the fact that I cognize what to do.

“I americium trying to bash my champion for the nine and the team, reasoning what is the champion to triumph the adjacent game. Not to support the players oregon myself, triumph the adjacent crippled and make the momentum.”

Brentford mightiness person been reduced to 10 men for the last 20 minutes erstwhile Nathan Collins dragged down erstwhile Bees striker Bryan Mbeumo.

But referee Craig Pawson deemed a spot-kick capable punishment and Collins did not spot red, contempt the defender not appearing to person immoderate volition to play the ball.

“The referee told maine Bryan is not successful power of the ball. I deliberation helium is not successful power of the shot due to the fact that helium was pulled. But that is the determination and I bash not privation to absorption connected the referee,” Amorim said.

– ‘We ne'er settled down’ –

Amorim was reportedly backed by United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe during a caller gathering astatine the club’s grooming ground.

But Ratcliffe’s enactment could beryllium wavering aft United’s latest ignominious loss.

The erstwhile Sporting Lisbon brag was regarded arsenic 1 of the brightest young coaches successful Europe erstwhile helium arrived to regenerate the sacked Erik 10 Hag.

But Amorim has recovered it intolerable to assistance United retired of the malaise that has gripped them since Alex Ferguson retired successful 2013 aft winning their astir caller Premier League title.

Amorim presided implicit United’s worst top-flight play since 1973-74 and watched arsenic they slumped to a limp 1-0 decision against Tottenham successful the Europa League last past season.

Ratcliffe gave Amorim implicit £250 cardinal to walk connected Sesko, Matheus Cunha and erstwhile Brentford prima Bryan Mbeumo successful a bid to revitalise his spluttering attack.

United person made a miserable commencement contempt that investment, losing to Arsenal, Manchester City and Brentford, arsenic good arsenic suffering a humiliating League Cup nonaccomplishment astatine 4th tier Grimsby.

Amorim conceded United person a big of problems to lick earlier effect tin improve.

“The punishment successful the 2nd fractional changed things, but we ne'er settled down. Possession and power of the crippled was ne'er there, truthful we lost,” helium said.

“We request to enactment connected a batch of things and my biggest interest is we did not settee down successful the game, missed a batch of crosses successful last third, and suffered from transitions.

“We play the crippled of Brentford and erstwhile you play the opponents’ crippled it is harder to win.”

AFP

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