Amorim bemoans lack of control as Man Utd lose again at Brentford

Under-fire Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim accepted that his side deserved nothing from their match against Brentford as they fell to a 3-1 away defeat.

United started poorly and went 2-0 down inside 20 minutes, after a brace from Igor Thiago, with United struggling to defend against the Bees’ direct approach.

They did pull one back in the 26th minute as Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal for the club and had a golden chance to equalise in the second half, but Bruno Fernandes’ penalty was saved by Caoimhin Kelleher.

Mathias Jensen made sure of the three points with his injury-time effort, and Amorim admitted that United failed to control the match and were deservedly beaten.

Amorim told TNT Sports: “We didn’t control the game.”

“We played the game of Brentford. First balls, second balls, set-pieces. All the crucial moments were against us. It’s tough to lose again but we need to think about the next one.

“The first goal was a long ball. We worked on that in the week, and on set-pieces. We knew the long balls were coming and after one touch, they had the opportunity. We need to do better.

“We didn’t play our game. We only had control for some moments. But it was more or less all the same. We need to play our game, not the opponent’s, but they were stronger on that.”

Beaten by Brentford.

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United are now without a win in eight away games and have just two league wins from their opening six matches, and Amorim accepts that the pressure on him will increase again.

He said: “It is always the same to lose at this club, it hurts a lot. We need to think about the next one.”

United’s next match is in a week’s time as they host Sunderland before the next international break.