Why Ruben Amorim did not celebrate the narrow victory of Manchester United against Burnley

Manchester United finally secured his first victory of the Premier League season with a narrow 3-2 victory over Burnley freshly promoted in Old Trafford, but the subtracted reaction of Manager Ruben Amorim said a lot about the pressure that is low.

When referee Sam Barrott blew the final beep, Amorim did not show a great celebration.

He shaken his hand to Burnley’s manager, Scott Parker, hugged Joshua Zirkzee and walked only along the lateral line, applauding fans like Manchester, but without fist bombs or strong triumphal roar. It was a relief walk instead of joy.

The head of United had spoken frankly during the press conference prior to Friday’s match on the emotional roller coaster to administer the club, particularly after the departure of the Shock Carabao Cup to Grimsby Town Town of the fourth level.

“Sometimes I love my players, sometimes I hate my players.” Amorim admitted before the game.

After seeing his team, he wasted twice an advantage against Burnley before the penalty of the 97 minutes of Bruno Fernandes, awarded through VAR by Stuart Attwell, Amorim probably experienced both extremes of emotion in the 90 -minute space.

Relief more than joy for Manchester United and Amorim

Amorim looked at him during a tense afternoon at Old Trafford. However, the Portuguese tactic insisted on the later game that the priority was obtaining points on the board.

“I am not thinking of a turning point. I had this conversation with you as 10 times. [The game] It ended well “

I think we deserved to win the game. And then, all at this time, every possession near our box can write down. ”

“We are at that time, so we always start pursuing many things. But we deserved to win and tried until the last minute to score goals.”

“We had our possibilities and in the end we deserved to win.”

The very close victory can relieve the growing pressure on Amorim, but with Manchester City and Chelsea waiting after international rest, the questions remain on the consistency of their team.

Attack positive in the midst of defensive concerns

United showed an attack intention, registering 26 shots in Burnley’s goal. They could have been out of view in part time, but because of the lost opportunities, including the impressive failed of Amad Diallo after a counterattack of Zirkzee and Bryan Mbeumo.

Mbeumo, who scored his first league goal since he joined Brentford, was a brilliant point.

“It was impressive, the way the team stretched, the quality it has in the first touch.

“You can feel that we are a different team, because when we win the ball, we have a guy stretching the team.”

“Last season we fight a little with that.”

However, defensive fragilities persisted. Lyle Foster de Burnley matched with a header, exploding gaps in the United Fulham’s background to Fulham last weekend.

Jaidon Anthony then capitalized the poor defense of a long launch of Kyle Walker to score Burnley’s second, through a deviation from Kobbie Mainoo.

“Effort always there” – Amorim

Despite the defensive problems, Amorim praised the commitment of his players after Grimsby’s humiliation.

“When they struggled, I will always love my players. Even when I love that kind of goal.” Amorim said.

“I love Amad, if he is giving everything. And I think we must understand that we should always have been at this level of effort.”

“The game is not so perfect and you can feel that the team fought a bit, especially in the second half, but the effort was always there.”

“That’s the most important.”

The close victory was only the fifth victory of Amorim in the Premier League in Old Trafford since his appointment last November. Although fans celebrated the late winner of Fernandes, the manager is aware that much more is needed to convince the skewers.

In his final response during the press conference after the party, Amorim summarized the pressure of the work:

“Day by day,” He said, he added that Burnley’s result simply bought it “a few more.”

With trips to the imminent Etihad, Amorim knows that United problems remain far from being solved despite this necessary result.