Another setback. This is how we could decipher the Monday evening meeting between Manchester United and Everton. Undefeated for five games in the Premier League, the Red Devils fell again this Monday against the Toffees (0-1) who were quickly reduced to ten following the controversial expulsion of Idrissa Gana Gueye, who wanted to fight with his partner. A defeat all the more frustrating as Bryan Mbeumo’s teammates were playing at home where they had not lost since August 18 and an inaugural defeat against Arsenal.
Obviously, losing under these conditions causes an outcry in England. While The Telegraph speaks of a “stinging defeat” which “ridicules the revival of Manchester United”, the Daily Mail gives the floor to a particularly vehement Gary Neville towards his favorite club when The Sun Talk about a slap in the face. You will have understood, no one is failing to scratch Manchester United this Tuesday morning despite a period of interesting results. Yet, factually, United have not won any of their last three league matches and are stalling in the standings.
Ruben Amorim fears the worst
Tenth in the standings, Manchester United necessarily worries Ruben Amorim. Not hesitating to sound the alarm since his arrival a year ago, the Portuguese coach once again expressed his fears after the meeting: “I’m afraid of reliving the same difficulties as last season, that’s what worries me the most. We must work together. We will work together. The players are doing their best, but we have to do better. Given the results of the weekend, we should approach the meeting with a different motivation. That’s my feeling. They were the better team. We deserved to lose. Twenty minutes of play, red card for the opponent. We absolutely have to win this match eleven against ten.
Obviously aware that his team still has work to do before reaching the level at which it is expected, the 40-year-old coach was once again virulent against his own team, even saying that he was disappointed by the latter’s lack of real progress: “It doesn’t matter if you play well, if you make good passes, what counts is the feeling. Old Trafford was there, we were told that we were all there to help us reach a milestone, and I felt that we were not ready. Once again, over the last five weeks, everyone is praising our progress. I always repeat the same thing. We are still far from the level we should reach at this club. You will have understood, Manchester United is still far from being out of the crisis.
