Manchester United continue to pile stress on their fans, and it was dramatic stuff again Saturday as manager Ruben Amorim saw his side twice give equalizers before defeating Burnley 3-2 at Old Trafford.
Coming on the heels of a loss to Grimsby Town in the League Cup, this is still not going to go down well and Amorim looked anxious on the touch line for most of the second half.
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The Red Devils also saw an injury to Matheus Cunha, who left the game in the 31st minute.
United led 1-0 on a Clarets own goal but conceded a Lyle Foster equalizer. Bryan Mbeumo answered almost immediately, but Burnley again went level through Jaidon Anthony.
Fortunately for the Red Devils, Anthony dragged down Amad Diallo in the box deep in stoppage time. A VAR review sent Bruno Fernandes to the spot, and he rolled home his spot kick away from the view of Amorim’s eyes.
Amorim was answering questions Friday about his honest, direct post-match interviews. This should be another one of those.
Ruben Amorim reaction as Manchester United throw away pair of leads, find late winner
What did that feel like? “I don’t know. It’s really important. These three points, if you look at the game, we should solve it in the first half and then control it. We had to fight until the last minute. We overcomplicated it. The most important thing is it didn’t matter what happened, we tried. Sometimes playing too open, but we tried.”
Mbeumo equalizer: “If you look at the first half, we had so many chances to score a goal. That can help us to control the emotions, the game, to help the fans. But we are always doing this. One throw-in, one set piece is really hard for us in that moment. I was shaking my head [in disbelief], but today was fair again.”
A hurdle cleared? “It helps us because we have two weeks with a lot of opportunities. Fulham in the beginning of the game was the same. Arsenal we tried until the final minute. Not to get a win would’ve been hard on the team. It was a game we needed to win, and we did.”
Bruno’s penalty: “I don’t like to see penalties but I like to see the image of the fans. I was just thinking that what has to be, has to be. Sometimes one moment can change a lot of things but in that moment I was thinking it was fair to win this game. I was not expecting Bruno to miss two penalties in a row. In that moment I was confident.”
Doubting future before penalty: “I was just thinking Bruno was not going to miss twice. It was fair for the lads.”
Meetings with ownership this week? “I’m always talking with the board. I understand the context, the feeling. I know sometimes I say some things, and I will say it. To look at the game we should have won in a different way. We should not suffer.”
On Cunha, Mount injuries: “I don’t know, but I am so concerned.”