"From a United perspective, the jaw-dropping clash between Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane can be forgotten beyond the knowledge it left them facing 10 men for 77 minutes. What followed backed up Amorim's pre-game view his side is "far from perfection". For 77 minutes the United head coach watched his players toil. He watched young defenders Patrick Dorgu and Leny Yoro needlessly give the ball away under no pressure as the home side were building attacking momentum."
"He watched Amad Diallo take the wrong option as he tried to cause a nuisance, first as a number 10 replacement for Matheus Cunha - who was badly missed due to the injury that initially forced him to forgo switching on Altrincham's Christmas lights on Saturday evening. He watched as the normally reliable Bryan Mbeumo and Bruno Fernandes failed to execute correctly as chances went begging."
Ruben Amorim's caution about his side's evolution proved perceptive despite a 4-0 result. A clash between Idrissa Gueye and Michael Keane left the opponents down to 10 men for 77 minutes, yet the team laboured. Young defenders Patrick Dorgu and Leny Yoro gave the ball away under no pressure while Amad Diallo repeatedly chose the wrong option. Matheus Cunha was badly missed through injury, and Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, Joshua Zirkzee and Kobbie Mainoo failed to capitalise on chances. Goalkeeper Senne Lammens made a questionable attempt to save a first-half effort, and Zirkzee later forced a full-length save from Jordan Pickford. Amorim warned the unbeaten run could quickly end without improvement.
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