The false dawns under Ruben Amorim keep recurring, as the latest loss to Brentford means Man Utd are yet to win back-to-back games in the league under him.
The 3-1 loss to Brentford had a missed Bruno Fernandes penalty, and Brentford could have, arguably should have, gone down to ten men.
However, it won’t mask an anaemic attacking display sprinkled with doses of defensive errors, which is a combination that dooms teams.
Questions surround Ruben Amorim once again, and Matheus Cunha answered them after the game, naming who is responsible for the defeats.
Ruben Amorim manager of Manchester United looks dejected during the Premier League match between Brentford and Manchester United at Brentford Community Stadium on September 27, 2025
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Matheus Cunha answers Ruben Amorim question
Amorim said before the game how Bryan Mbeumo is ‘different’ from his teammates, because he wasn’t caught up in the malaise of last season.
The same can be said for Matheus Cunha, but the Brazilian looked equally as ineffective as the rest of his teammates when faced with a setback against Brentford.
Clearly, the malaise is engulfing Mbeumo and Cunha as well, which is a scary prospect and throws the light onto Amorim, the one constant in all of this.
Cunha was asked about the game if the player had belief in Amorim’s system after yet another loss, and he answered directly without mincing his words.
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He said: “For belief? 100%. I don’t think the problem is the manager. We need to have character to change the situation.”
Amorim is in the crosshairs
Unlike his predecessors, there is no inkling that any player in the Man Utd squad right now has given up on Amorim and downed tools.
That is a positive development which bodes well for the future of this club, but, at the same time, puts Amorim in the crosshairs.
If he’s not able to extract even remotely consistent results out of a committed group of players, then there really is no mitigating factor left.
Cunha is doing the professional thing and taking responsibility, but that won’t stop questions around Amorim, who has been backed well, and yet remains incapable of turning it around.
If a manager is unsuccessful with multiple groups of players over a whole year, then every player can’t be a problem.