Manchester United manager Rúben Amorim delivered a blunt assessment of his team’s performance following their disappointing defeat to Everton, admitting that his side fully deserved to lose the Premier League encounter.
According to BBC Sports on Tuesday, speaking after the match, Amorim said United failed to match Everton’s intensity and quality despite playing with a numerical advantage for more than 70 minutes.
When asked to sum up his team’s performance, Amorim had this to say, “They were the better team. We deserved to lose.
“Twenty minutes in the game, red card for the opponent. We need to win this game no matter what.”
“Old Trafford was there saying ‘we are all here to give a big step up’ and I felt that we were not ready.
“Again, these five weeks, when everyone is praising our evolution, I’m always saying the same things. We are not even near what we’re supposed to be in this club,” Amorim added.
The club spent £250m in the summer trying to lift a group of players that had plunged to an unthinkable 15th last season.
Manchester United currently sit 10th in the table, in the middle of a group of four clubs that includes Tottenham, Everton, and Liverpool, just three points off the top four.
