AMORIM DEMANDS PUSH FOR REVIVAL

United’s under-fire boss laments ‘we didn’t play our game’ after latest loss raises further doubts

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LONDON - Ruben Amorim called for his players to “do better” after his troubled Manchester United side crashed to a 3-1 Premier League defeat at Brentford on Sept 27, as Bruno Fernandes’ penalty miss piled pressure on the beleaguered Portuguese manager.

The Red Devils paid the price for another error-strewn display, as Igor Thiago netted twice in the opening 20 minutes to punish shambolic defending.

Benjamin Sesko reduced the deficit with his first goal for United before halftime.

But United captain Fernandes squandered a golden opportunity to rescue a draw when his tame penalty was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher late in the second half, before Mathias Jensen wrapped up the points in stoppage time.

“Of course we want to win. We didn’t control the game. We played the game of Brentford. First balls, second balls, set pieces. All the crucial moments were against us. Tough to lose again, but we need to think about the next one,” said Amorim.

“The first goal was a long ball. We worked on that in the week, and on set pieces. We knew the long balls (were coming) and one touch they had the opportunity. We need to do better.

“We didn’t play our game. We only had control for some moments. We need to play our games, not the opponents, but they were stronger on that.”