Amorim assured of bettering Manchester United regardless of Forest defeat

Ruben Amorim insists he’s “going to enhance the crew” regardless of Manchester United struggling successive Premier League defeats following a 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest

The defeat was the brand new United boss’ second in a row, and his first at Outdated Trafford, after early targets in each halves helped give a spirited Forest facet the victory.

Nikola Milenkovic discovered the online contained in the opening 90 seconds of the match however Rasmus Hojlund levelled the scores 15-minutes later.

Morgan Gibbs-White then struck lower than two minutes into the second-half earlier than in-form Chris Wooden turned Forest’s all-time main goalscorer within the Premier League when he nodded in a 3rd.

Bruno Fernandes pulled a purpose again however, regardless of a late flurry of half-chances for the hosts, the guests held on for a primary win on United turf in 30 years.

A slender defeat at Outdated Trafford.#MUFC || #MUNNFO

— Manchester United (@ManUtd) December 7, 2024

Earlier than the sport, Amorim had predicted a storm would come, and on a day when fixtures up and down the soccer pyramid had been impacted by Storm Darragh, the United supervisor’s premonitions got here to move.

“It’s not a shock as a result of we got here in in the midst of a variety of video games,” Amorim mentioned to Sky Sports activities in regards to the outcome.

“We already knew that. If in case you have a bit expertise in soccer, you’ll perceive these moments.”

The outcome comes simply three days after United fell to a 2-0 defeat to rivals Arsenal and simply hours after the membership’s minority proprietor, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, known as the membership “mediocre” in an interview revealed in fanzine United We Stand.

Chris Wooden has completed it AGAIN for Nottingham Forest! 💪

Wooden’s header sails over Onana to make it three for the away facet 😯 pic.twitter.com/2ViTTZf5dE

— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) December 7, 2024

And whereas Amorim understands the frustration of the followers after a loss, he’s assured he can flip the tide at Outdated Trafford.

“It’s actually disappointing for the followers,” Amorim added.

“It’s actually arduous to see these form of video games after so many instances with the frustration.

“However we’re right here to do the job and we are going to proceed the identical approach, doing the identical issues. And we’re going to enhance the crew.”

Subsequent up for Manchester United is a visit to Viktoria Plzen within the Europa League on Thursday earlier than the Manchester derby on Sunday.