Rob Dawson, Correspondent
Dr. Ruben Amorim Manchester United are in a “difficult moment” after Sunday’s 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
United lost back-to-back matches 4-3 loss from Tottenham Hotspur in Carabao Cup It is also two on Thursday Premier League Back-to-back defeats at Old Trafford Nottingham Forestof 3-2 win Earlier this month
“It’s a difficult moment but we have to face it and prepare for the next match,” Amorim told a news conference.
“It’s my responsibility to coach them. Of course we want to improve. At the moment, everything is difficult. To lose 3-0 at home to a club like Manchester United is really difficult for everyone. And of course the fans are really disappointed and tired.”
United’s set-piece woes continued against Bournemouth, who took the lead Dean HuisenIts title follows Ryan ChristieFree kick in the box.
Set pieces have led to United conceding seven goals in their last six games and Amorim admits his players need to fix the problem.
“We have to improve our set pieces,” he said.
“We’re working on it and we’re going to improve on it too, but we didn’t lose because of set pieces. We didn’t lose because we created more chances and we didn’t score goals. Then, at the moment when everything is against us, they’re a set piece, we’re more nervous. Makes, I felt it from the first minute.”
After the defeat at Spurs, Amorim criticized his players’ game management when they conceded two goals in eight minutes early in the second half.
It was a similar story against Bournemouth, who scored twice in three second-half minutes to take the game away from United and leave them in the bottom half of the table on Christmas Day for the first time since 1989.
“It’s quite emotional but you can feel it not only the players but also the fans,” Amorim said.
“With the first goal kick Andre OnanaHe wonders what to do and push the other boys and everyone is very worried. At this point, everyone in the club is tired of these moments.
“We have to deal with it and focus on the next match. We know what to do, we have to solve a lot of things but we are ready to do it. We already know that the challenge is big.”
