Everything is so hard Amorim searches for answers at Man Utd

Could life at Manchester United get any more dispiriting?

They have just lost 3-0 at home to “little” Bournemouth, as described by Cherries owner Bill Foley, for the second season running, a result that means they will spend Christmas 13th in the table. It is the first time they have been in the bottom half at this stage since the pre-Premier League days.

Their fans who booed Ruben Amorim team off at the final whistle so upset at the imposition of a ticket price rise to a flat £66 with no concessions. That they are joining forces with fellow supporters at bitter rivals Liverpool to protest when the two sides meet at Anfield on 5 January.

Just as Amorim was telling the media he felt fans were “tired” in his post-match press conference, a leak from the ceiling led to water running onto journalists on the front row, forcing one of them to move.

While many fans will be quite happy to learn of journalists covering their club getting a soaking. A public farce it takes some beating.

But for Amorim, United’s position is no laughing matter. Defender Lisandro Martinez told Match of the Day the on-field situation makes him “angry”. His boss has to find some answers.

“In this moment, everything is so hard,” said Amorim. “At a club like Manchester United, to lose 3-0 at home, it’s really tough for everybody.

“Of course the fans are really disappointed and tired. You can feel it in the stadium in the first play. At the first goal-kick with Andre Onana, he’s thinking. What to do and pushing the other guys and everybody is so anxious.

“I understand that, but we have to face it.”

If there is a significant difference introduced by ทางเข้า ufabet https://ufabet999.app the Portuguese in the short time since. He replaced Erik ten Hag last month. It is that United have more control in matches.

Their possession stats are high, with 60% today. United had more shots and more shots on target than Bournemouth. But they lost, badly, again.

For only the second time in their history the other being against Burnley in the 1960s. They have lost successive home games against the same opposition by a three-goal margin.