Ruben Amorim takes blame for loss against Bournemouth, says they need to improve

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim admitted they are in tight situation after 3-0 loss against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Sunday. The Portuguese manager took the blame on his shoulders and said they need to improve to get the positive results.

Earlier, the Red Devils suffered 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup on Thursday. Furthermore, Amorim’s team suffered a 3-2 loss against Nottm Forest earlier in the month.

United are in 13th place in the Premier League standings after playing 17 games with six wins, four draws and seven losses with 22 points under their belt.

“It is my responsibility to coach them. Of course we want to improve. At this moment, everything is harder. For a club like Manchester United to lose 3-0 at home, it’s really tough for everybody. And of course the fans are really disappointed and tired.”

Meanwhile, United have conceded seven goals in their last six matches from set pieces and Amorim said they need to work on the same.

“We have to improve set pieces,” he said.

“We are working on that and we are going to improve on that also, but we didn’t lose because of set pieces. We lose because we create more chances and we didn’t score. Then, in this moment when everything is against us, they can score. One set piece makes us more nervous, all the stadium. I felt it since the first minute there’s a lot of anxiety.”

Amorim was critical of his team conceding twice in the space of two minutes in the second half.

“It’s a lot of mental but you can feel it not just the players, the fans,” Amorim said.

“In the first goal kick with André Onana, he’s thinking what to do and push the other guys and everybody is so anxious. At this moment, everybody in the club is tired of these moments.

“We have to face it and focus on the next game. We know what to do, we have to address a lot of things but we are ready to do it. We already knew that the challenge is big.”

Manchester United will next take on Wolves at the Molineux Stadium on Thursday.