Ruben Amorim refused to blame his own defense and instead insisted it was “my fault” after Manchester United conceded the visitors’ first goal from a corner to Nottingham Forest. 3-2 win at Old Trafford.
Nikola Milenkovic’s second-minute header challenged Lisandro Martínez and Matthijs de Ligt’s defender a minute later, with André Onana stopping at United’s goalkeeper, also stationary.
Then the naval objectives in Wednesday’s 2-0 defeat at United also came corners. Amorim was reminded that Milenkovic’s goal was the third in a row that he had allowed from set piece. The manager was asked if he was responsible for the defense, the coaches or himself.
He said: “When this happens, it is my fault more than I am guilty.
“We’re trying to do it in the best possible way – we’re doing a lot of work in this area and we’ve seen it in the docks [too]. It’s really hard in this context [to come back]We admit that in the first play, it is difficult to put energy into the game, but we did it [by equalising]. It is very difficult to pass something on, for them to continue to do their job. We managed to score one goal. “
This was Rasmus Højlund’s 18th-minute goal, but Morgan Gibbs-Whitt’s goal two minutes into the second half was followed by Chris Wood in the 54th minute and United were unable to find another equalizer after Bruno Fernandes’ deficit reduced.
Premier League record Amorim two defeats, a win and a loss, for four points. He previously lost a league match in February 2023, against Lisbon, and the 39-year-old was asked how he would handle his run of form.
“I had it worse in the beginning of the game,” said Amorim. “The feeling in me is the same, but it is completely different in the world. You know alluding to Portugal but Manchester [United] He has a lot of work to do [globally] but I have the same feeling.
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“I had this time to play and if you have a little experience in football this happens with a lot of clubs and we will continue to manage to do the same and improve the team, because this will be around. You need to work at the same time and in the same way every day.
“They already knew us” [it would be tough]. It will be a long way but we want to win because it is a huge club. You feel when you lose one game, it’s really hard for everyone. I understand. I can feel it after the first finish in the race. We keep the context, but we must do the same. I have the same words at Verton [after winning 4-0]Me today: focus. We need to improve in many aspects of the game and we will continue to do the same tomorrow in training.
This was Forest’s start at Old Trafford on December 17, 1994, leaving Nuno Espírito Santo very pleased. “It’s a big deal, it’s huge – this club has been away from the big moments for so long,” said the manager.