Amorim left frustrated as ‘game was there to win’

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim criticised his side’s lack of killer instinct, both in defence and attack, after blowing the lead against struggling West Ham United in a 1-1 home draw on Dec 4.

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The Red Devils sit eighth in the English Premier League, just two points outside the top four, but could have been in a far stronger position had they not also failed to capitalise on leads against Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest in recent weeks.

Amorim’s men also lost 1-0 at home to Everton despite playing against 10 men for almost the entirety of their previous match at Old Trafford.

"It’s frustrating, it’s angry. That’s it. We should have closed the game with the ball because the game was there to win," said Amorim.

"The game was under control. We knew (we needed to) defend far from our box as any set-pieces can be a problem. We couldn't do it, we couldn’t maintain the ball and again we lost two points.

"We are losing because of the second balls. Sometimes there’s not more men in front that you are going to win the ball. We had more men to put in the offence? Who? Who would be more offensive?"