Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim found himself apologising to the club’s fans once again on Saturday after saying his side played exactly the way Brentford wanted them to in a 3-1 defeat.
United are now eight games without a win on the road in the Premier League and any optimism from last week’s win over Chelsea has quickly evaporated, leaving the Portuguese again answering questions about his future.
Brentford were far too sharp for United as they took a two-goal lead in the opening 20 minutes with a brace from Igor Thiago and though Benjamin Sesko halved the deficit with his first United goal, Bruno Fernandes’ failure to equalise from the penalty spot ultimately proved costly.
“I think we played the game they wanted us to play, the opponents – really confused: first balls, second balls. If we play the game of the opponent, it’s harder for us,” Amorim said.
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