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Amorim did not gloss over the performance and offered a scathing assessment of where United are in their supposed rebuilding process.
“We deserved to lose,” the United manager said after the game.
“We’re not there, we’re not even close to where we should be competing for the best position in the league. Everyone has been praising our progress for the last five weeks. I always say the same thing. We’re not even close to where we should be at this club.”
“We know where we are, we felt it during this run and we talked about it too. We have a lot of work to do.
“I’m scared of going back to the feeling we had last season. That’s my biggest concern.”
The defeat was made all the more painful by the nature of Everton being reduced to 10 men.
Idrissa Gueye’s sending off after just 13 minutes as a result of slapping teammate Michael Keane should have given United the platform to take control of the game.
Instead, Everton attacked with a deep defensive block, while United played predictable and sluggish, attacking directly. Amorim was clearly exasperated and even admitted to being envious of Everton’s aggression and internal responsibility.
“Fighting is not bad,” he insisted. “Fighting doesn’t mean they don’t like each other. Fighting means you lose the ball. You lose goals, so I fight you.”
He asked his players to show a similar sense of urgency. “When the players lose the ball, I hope they fight for each other. It’s a good feeling, not a bad feeling.”
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Idrissa Guyet clashes with teammate Michael Keane
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Those words will stay with United until they return to Carrington, but Amorim expects an immediate response.
“Again, our players have shown in many games that we can do it,” he said. “I couldn’t do it today. I’ll be better in the future. I’m really disappointed today. I have training tomorrow, so I’ll prepare for the next training.”
United currently sit in 10th place and with a trip to Crystal Palace looming on November 30th, the mood around Old Trafford has once again shifted from cautious optimism to its usual anxiety.
The numbers told their own story. United, without injured striker Benjamin Sesco, hit 38 crosses, a tactic that perfectly exploited Everton’s aerial strength.
Center back Matthijs de Ligt gave his honest assessment after the match.
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Manchester United failed to make the most of their numerical advantage
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“For us, we didn’t do enough. We didn’t put any runs or bodies into the box. They were strong in the air, so we didn’t have anyone to score from there. We basically played to their strengths. Those are the main aspects, but we have to look at ourselves and we weren’t good enough.”
Mr de Ligt’s assessment echoed managers’ warnings that pedestrian tendencies remained a bad habit.
“We have been training together for a while apart,” the Dutchman continued.
“But I think we lacked a little bit of urgency in some situations. When we lack urgency, they get punished. If we don’t score, we lose this game. We lacked the hunger to make changes in the most important moments.”
