Returning to Old Trafford, MU aimed to win 3 points against Nottingham Forest to improve their position on the rankings. However, just 2 minutes into the match, MU's net shook after a fierce aerial battle by Nikola Milenković. More notably, this was MU's 3rd consecutive goal conceded from corner kicks. In round 14, when losing 0-2 to Arsenal, the "Red Devils" also conceded from 2 similar situations.
Early in the second half, Onana made a mistake, allowing Morgan Gibbs-White to score the second goal for Nottingham Forest. However, the disastrous day of the MU defense did not stop there. In the 54th minute, young defender Leny Yoro, who was in the starting lineup, chose the wrong place for the ball to land, allowing Chris Wood to score the third time in the MU net. Meanwhile, the MU attack, despite trying their best, could only find 2 goals thanks to Rasmus Højlund (minute 18), Bruno Fernandes (minute 61) and accepted a 2-3 loss.
In just 2 matches, MU received 3 goals from corner kicks.
Losing 2-3 to Nottingham Forest, MU suffered 2 consecutive defeats under coach Ruben Amorim. The red half of Manchester only has 19 points after 15 matches, falling to 13th place. The gap between MU and the top 4 has now widened to 8 points.
After the match, Daily Mail journalist Harry Bamforth commented: “I don’t understand what the MU defense is doing. Andre Onana is everywhere and Lisandro Martinez just sits and watches the ball go into the net. As my colleague Nathan Salt said earlier, Ruben Amorim’s “honeymoon” at MU is really over. Defeat is something no one wants, but it is a reality check for MU at the moment. The old problems are still as clear as day but fortunately the “Red Devils” still have a long way to go.”
Meanwhile, coach Ruben Amorim shared with BBC: "This was a difficult match. We started very badly, from the very first ball we conceded a goal. After that, although we controlled the match and had many scoring situations, everything was out of control."
Coach Ruben Amorim and MU suffered their second consecutive defeat.
At the end of the sharing, the Portuguese coach said that MU is still on the right track and he believes that the "Red Devils" will be successful in the future.
“We have improved our movement when approaching the opponent’s penalty area. In addition to the 2 goals, MU also had many quality attacks. This is a defeat at a very difficult time. However, MU will continue because this is a long journey. MU is improving very well in some aspects. We have to win matches to make the atmosphere better,” added coach Ruben Amorim.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/mu-thua-tran-thu-2-lien-tiep-vi-mac-sai-lam-hlv-amorim-bao-chua-ra-sao-185241208023649061.htm
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