Manchester United bossed territory and possession vs Nottingham Forest but were left trailing in the most important category in a frustrating loss.
Man Utd’s 0-1 loss to Forest went according to script in the worst possible way for Ruben Amorim as former Red Devil Anthony Elanga scored the winner.
Forest then sat back and protected their lead, with United’s lack of attacking quality coming to the fore.
Harry Maguire coming on as an emergency striker summed up where United stand in their attacking ranks but the solution is about to arrive.
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Ruben Amorim’s solution to Man Utd woes
United played well at a tricky ground where the likes of Man City, Arsenal, Spurs, and Brighton didn’t manage to score either.
Amorim was frustrated after the game that United couldn’t take their chances, of which they created many, but his players couldn’t be faulted for their efforts.
United have been wasteful the whole season and the loss against Forest was a microcosm of their whole season in a way.
However, they’re at least managing to create chances, which means a clinical attacker should immediately alleviate some worries for Amorim.
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Fortunately for him, he has already revealed that that attacker is about to arrive this season, as Amad’s miraculous injury recovery is going as per plan.
Amad will thrive in current Man Utd
It feels crazy to say this because Amad hasn’t even been out for three months yet but the Man Utd side he’ll join is much different from the one he left.
The Man Utd squad he left had no identity and purpose and relied on him to bail them out, which he did with startling regularity.
He’ll walk into a team that is looking increasingly comfortable in possession and creating chances with the ball instead of relying on space on transitions.
That will suit Amad even more as he’s probably the only player in the team who can beat his man off the dribble and do the lock-picking side of things when his teammates want to smash the door down.
United’s improvement in Amad’s absence will cause a meteoric improvement when he returns. Amorim’s solution is already at the club and he’ll arrive before the end of the season like a new signing because of how much the team has improved.