Manchester United 1-1 West Ham match highlights and reaction
Man Utd were held to a 1-1 draw by West Ham United in the Premier League on Thursday night.
United went ahead in a tight match when Diogo Dalot fired in from close range, but they were pegged back when Soungoutou Magassa fired in a rebound from a corner to salvage a point for the away side.
Amorim's side could have gone fifth in the Premier League if they had beaten West Ham at home but instead find themselves eighth in the table after another missed opportunity. United struggled to create many chances against their opponents and could have few complaints when they were eventually held to a draw.
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United crosses 'were not good enough'
Manchester United were without summer signing Benjamin Sesko again for their draw with West Ham due to his recent knee injury, but Ruben Amorim felt a lack of creativity was the bigger area for concern.
United managed just four efforts on target across the match and Amorim was unhappy with their end product in the final third, in particular their delivery into the West Ham box.
Asked where the game was lot, Amorim told Sky Sports: "Just losing second balls. And when they kick the ball long. Mateus [Fernandes] running with the ball. They win the first ball and then Bowen was making the runs. You can't control that kind of game. We should be better with the ball after the first goal.
"We had a big opportunity with Cunha. We had the ball near the box but the crosses were not good. Sometimes the players' characteristics inside the box are not good. They are not enough to score goals from that position."
He added: "[The performance] was not constant. We had good moments and we lost control a little bit in the first half and a little bit in the second half after the goal. We should have closed the game when we scored the first one.
"The game was in control. We knew it. Let's defend far from the box. We knew set pieces would be a problem with the difference in height in the team but we could do it. We could maintain the ball after the first goal and again we lost two points."
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