Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said the club must grow up after another disappointing result. The Red Devils played a 1-1 draw against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday after loss against Arsenal in their season’s opener. United captain Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty in the first half after Calvin Bassey fouled Mason Mount.
Leny Yoro’s deflected header gave United the lead at 58 minutes, whereas substitute Emile Smith Rowe equalized after 15 minutes for the home team.
The Portuguese manager slammed his team’s performance after they took the lead.
“I think we scored the goal and then we forgot about how we play,” Amorim said. “We have to grow up a lot as a team.
“The moment that changed the game was our goal. We want to win so badly, and that is a good feeling, that we scored a goal and everyone on the pitch was thinking, ‘Let’s hold on to the advantage and try to win the game.’
“For me, that is the moment that we have to enjoy more and push the opponent,” he said. “We tried to press the opponent super high and left a lot of space.
“You need to win to have the feeling to relax a little bit, not in the intensity and the way we play, but maintaining our mind.
“We suffer a little bit in the end because the momentum changed more with the goal of Fulham,” the coach added. “In the first half we were there — we missed a penalty. Fernandes has so much responsibility with him that I felt the lack of joy [when he missed]. And he was thinking in the past. Now, we have to move forward no matter what happens.”
Meanwhile, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko are yet to open their goal-account at Manchester United.
“I think the feeling is there,” Amorim said. “The goals, we are going to score goals because we are creating so many chances.
“Sesko needs time. It’s not easy to come off the bench and get into the game. It is really fast, and he is understanding that it is faster than the Bundesliga. He was not on the pitch in our best moment, and we need to help him more sometimes.”
Ruben Amorim’s team will next take on Grimsby Town in the second round of the EFL Cup at Blundell Park on Wednesday.
