Man Utd: Amorim Frustrated After Defeat Against Everton with One Player Down

Manchester United Falls to Everton in a Night to Forget

Manchester United, in its attempt to demonstrate real progress and climb the Premier League table, suffered an unexpected and painful defeat against Everton, who played with ten men for a large part of the match. The match, which promised to be an opportunity to consolidate their position, turned into a nightmare for the *Red Devils*. The match, played at Old Trafford, was marked by an absurd red card for Everton’s Idrissa Gueye, who assaulted his teammate Michael Keane. Despite this numerical advantage and the unforgivable errors of the home team, United failed to capitalize and fell defeated by 1-0. There was a moment towards the end of the match, when United were looking for the equalizer, Amad Diallo was penalized for not realizing he was still on the field when attempting a throw-in. This situation highlighted the frustration and lack of clarity in the team’s play.

The Manchester United coach, Ruben Amorim, expressed his frustration after the match, admitting that Everton was superior and that his team did not play with the right intensity. “The feeling is one of frustration,” Amorim stated. “Disappointed with the way we played the match. I think they were the better team. With 11, they defended very well. With 10 men, 70 minutes. So I think we deserved to lose. We didn’t play well. We didn’t play with the right intensity. That’s all.” The match added to a list of disappointing performances at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement in 2013. Everton, who hadn’t won away from home since August, dominated the first ten minutes of the match, outplaying United in possession and passes in the final third of the field. The situation worsened when Gueye was sent off for assaulting his teammate Keane, in an incident that the referee did not hesitate to sanction with a red card. Despite this advantage, United failed to react.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall from Everton scored a great goal that left the opposing goalkeeper with no chance. Despite United’s efforts in the final minutes, including attempts by Joshua Zirkzee, Everton’s goalkeeper, Jordan Pickford, shone and kept his goal at zero. The match was summarized in the 92nd minute, when Matthijs de Ligt had a clear opportunity, but his shot was blocked by Pickford. United finished the match with 25 shots, but only six on target.

“It’s been difficult to win here over the years. If you said tonight we were going to get a result with 10 [players], I’d say it would be really difficult. It was a brilliant performance from the players. I was a little bit annoyed that [Gueye and Keane] challenged each other, but I was also a little bit pleased that they fought with each other because it showed me that they cared. If we hadn’t had that fight or resistance, they would never have got through that game,” said the Everton manager.

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Amorim, for his part, seemed to envy the fight shown by Everton, even if he expressed himself incorrectly. “Fighting is not a bad thing,” he said. “Fighting doesn’t mean they don’t like each other. Fighting is that you lose the ball, I’m going to fight you because we’re going to concede a goal. That was my feeling when I saw it.”

Despite Amorim’s optimistic words in the party program, the result and performance reflected a different reality. “We are not even close to the point where we should be to fight for the best positions in the league,” Amorim stated. “We are really frustrated. We will improve in the future.”

Thus, Manchester United let slip another opportunity to demonstrate significant progress, leaving fans wondering when the team will truly start to move forward.