Ruben Amorim refuses to pin blame on goalkeeper Andre Onana for Brighton blunder
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Ruben Amorim refused to single out goalkeeper Andre Onana for blame after his error led to Brighton’s decisive third goal in Manchester United’s 3-1 home to defeat. Onana failed to deal with what should have been a routine cross from Yasin Ayari and Georginio Rutter gleefully took the ball around the stricken keeper to score his fourth goal in three games.
Brighton were already in front, with Kaoru Mitoma having restored their lead on the hour mark after Bruno Fernandes’s penalty cancelled out an early goal from Yankuba Minteh. Amorim said his side were the “worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United” after watching them to slump to a sixth home league defeat in 12 this season, and his focus was squarely on the collective rather than individuals.
On Thursday night Onana kept United in the game before a stunning late hat-trick from Amad Diallo secured a 3-1 win over Southampton, but his error on Sunday made sure there would be no repeat as Brighton got all the buffer they needed. Asked about Onana’s mistake, Amorim said: “It’s like the team, ups and downs, really up sometimes and really down sometimes. We have to maintain the focus during all the game to try to win the games. That is the only way we can turn things around.”.
A defeat that leaves United 13th in the table will have United fans wondering how much longer it might take for them to see the benefits of the system Amorim is trying to install, with United’s players still looking deeply uncertain in several areas.
