"This is clearly not a great situation to be in but one of the reasons for it is that his goalkeepers keep making big mistakes. On the opening weekend, it was Altay Bayindir's failure to get clean contact on his attempt to punch Declan Rice's corner away from danger that led to United losing against Arsenal. In midweek, United were already behind when Andre Onana failed to get a Grimsby corner away from his six-yard box,"
"and duly failed to gather Loum Tchaouna's second-half shot, allowing the ball to roll to Jaidon Anthony, who, thanks to two deflections, made the score 2-2, which is how the game would have ended without Fernandes' dramatic intervention. "I think it is hard to be a Manchester United goalkeeper in this moment," said Amorim. "They are humans. At Manchester United, everything is in the news. "Everybody talks about the goalkeeper. I can change the goalkeeper and situations happen. We are in that moment."
Ruben Amorim celebrated a stoppage-time Bruno Fernandes penalty that completed a 3-2 comeback but now faces urgent problems after a turbulent run. Recurrent goalkeeping errors have directly contributed to recent defeats and precarious results: Altay Bayindir misjudged a punch against Arsenal, Andre Onana failed to clear a Grimsby corner, and Bayindir again failed to gather a Burnley shot that allowed an equaliser. Defensive frailties make possessions near the penalty area particularly dangerous. The late win papered over systemic issues that require tactical adjustments and decisions over goalkeeper selection and defensive stability.
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