Manchester United have gone nine matches without a win after losing to Chelsea in the Premier League, and Amad and Bryan Mbeumo have spoken out
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Manchester United star Amad has issued a defiant response following his side's defeat to Chelsea. The United winger believes that victory will only taste sweeter for the side having gone nine matches without a win.
Michael Carrick's side lost 2-0 to Chelsea after starting the game well. Some weak defending allowed the Blues in via Morgan Rogers before a senseless red card from Lisandro Martinez allowed Cole Palmer to convert from the penalty spot.
Amad, who missed several chances to open the scoring at 0-0, admitted that the trip to Stamford Bridge had been difficult, but he backed his teammates to bounce back in a show of defiance despite the miserable atmosphere around the club right now.
"Difficult days weigh on us, but they will never erase what unites us," he posted on his Instagram story. "The joy of winning again will be all the greater for having waited for it together. I have such faith."
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United forward Bryan Mbeumo also believed that there was reason to take heart from his side's display. Though he conceded they should have been more clinical in front of goal.
“A lot of disappointment. I think we’ve done a lot of right things, especially in the first half, especially when we could have been up 1-0 or 2-0," Mbeumo reflected on the match.
"The first half we had a lot of chances, which is a positive. I think the last games we didn’t create a lot but obviously they are a good team with quality.”
Asked if United were suffering from a lack of confidence, Mbeumo responded: “I think every goal hurts. With what we’ve shown today I think we can really be, I won’t say proud, but I think the mentality was there.
"Everyone worked really hard and we still have to modify some bits on the training ground, work even harder, and we have two very important games [coming up].”
Amad and Mbeumo's comments will come as music to Carrick's ears, with United players attempting to demonstrate that they're still together.
United are set to keep faith with Carrick until the international break, with matches against Roma and Aston Villa remaining. Crisis talks were held between club chiefs last week, with the decision ultimately taken to stick with Carrick for the moment.
It also emerged earlier this week that the United players are desperate to put things right after the club opted to stick with their former midfielder. An unnamed United player was quoted by the BBC saying: "The feeling is that we all want to put it right. Players, staff, everyone.”
Summer signing Youri Tielemans insisted during the week that the Manchester United squad did not want a big change that would cause further disruption at Old Trafford, despite the side's dire form, which sees them outside the relegation zone on goal difference.
"I came here partly because of him, because he wanted me here," Tielemans told TNT Sports. "He wanted me to help the team out. So I’m very happy for him to stay, and the whole group, we don't want a sudden change.
"We don't want a big change that is going to disrupt things more than they are. We just need stability, we need to keep working hard, and it’s going to turn at some point."