Manchester United’s 2-0 defeat to West Ham United at Old Trafford, corresponding to the Premier League, was compounded by the injury to central defender Leny Yoro. This situation poses a headache for coach Ruben Amorim ahead of the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur in ten days.
Amorim had expressed his concern about the injuries before the Europa League final in Bilbao, Spain, where the winner would secure a place in the Champions League next season. Yoro, visibly affected, left the field in the 52nd minute, covering his face with his shirt.
Television cameras captured Amorim showing his disappointment.
We have to evaluate Leny in a better way on Monday. He felt something, but I think it could be something small.
Ruben Amorim
The 19-year-old French footballer missed the first four months of the season due to an ankle injury sustained during United’s pre-season tour of the United States, but has shown good performance since his return.
He scored a goal in the Europa League quarter-finals against Lyon and assisted Mason Mount’s equalizing goal in the second leg of the semi-finals against Athletic Club.
He had that problem at the start of the season. We hope it’s not too serious. I don’t want to say much, but maybe it’s not a big problem.
Ruben Amorim
Amorim’s team was already without Joshua Zirkzee and Lisandro Martínez for the rest of the season, while Matthijs de Ligt, Diogo Dalot and Ayden Heaven also remain out.
Tomáš Souček and Jarrod Bowen scored to give West Ham their first win at Old Trafford in 18 years, inflicting Manchester United’s seventeenth defeat and ninth at home, in what is their worst Premier League season so far.
If we analyze the goals we concede, we could have avoided those goals. The lack of energy, of urgency. That is the most dangerous thing in this club. You can feel it at the beginning of the match. Between our area and the opponent’s area there is a lack of urgency. That is something we have to change in this club.
Ruben Amorim
I am responsible for that. It’s frustrating because we are very close to the goals. We have a great lack of urgency to protect our goal. This is week after week. For me it doesn’t matter if we win the Europa League because the problems are much bigger than that.
Ruben Amorim
