De Ligt says it’s down to players as pressure on Amorim increases

ATTHIJS DE LIGT insists Manchester United players must take responsibility for poor results amid growing pressure on manager Ruben Amorim.

- By PHIL BLANCHE

The United players trudge off the pitch at Brentford

United suffered a third defeat in six Premier League games this season in losing 3-1 at Brentford on Saturday, while they were also humiliated by League Two Grimsby in the Carabao Cup.

Portuguese boss Amorim has yet to oversee back-to-back league wins during his 10 months in charge and, after last term’s 15th-placed finish - their lowest position since 1989-90 - United again reside in the bottom half of the table.

“Of course, I mean it's always easy to look to the manager, but in the end the players on the pitch have to do it,” said centre-back De Ligt.

“We can’t say the goals we conceded, or the chances we conceded, are because of what... I don’t know, you guys always talk about the system.