Andre Onana for his blunder against Brighton, urging the United goalkeeper to ‘maintain focus.’
The Red Devils endured a humiliating 3-1 home defeat to the Seagulls on Sunday, leaving them 13th in the Premier League standings.
Amorim expressed his frustration with the outcome, labeling his underperforming team as ‘possibly the worst in Manchester United’s history.’
Onana’s costly goalkeeping error for Brighton’s third goal saw him inexplicably push a weak cross into the path of Georginio Rutter, an incident Amorim addressed in his post-match comments.
‘It’s like the team (Onana’s error) – ups and downs,’ Amorim said. ‘Really up sometimes, and then really low downs.
‘We have to maintain our focus during all the games to try and win games. That is the only way we can turn things around.’
Speaking more generally about Man United’s 3-1 loss, an angry Amorim added: ‘In 10 games in the Premier League, we won two.
‘Imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United. Imagine what this is for me. So we are getting a new coach that is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that.
‘Like I said, I’m not going to change, no matter what. I know we can succeed, but we need to survive this moment. Because I’m not naïve and I know that we need to survive now.
‘We are being the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United. I know that you want headlines, but I’m saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that. Here you go, your headlines.’
Sunday’s defeat marks Manchester United’s sixth home loss in the Premier League this season, making it their highest number of defeats from the first 12 home games of a league campaign since the 1893-94 season.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Amorim remained adamant about sticking to his preferred 3-4-3 formation, despite the growing concerns surrounding its effectiveness.
‘I’m not going to change the way I see the game,’ Amorim said. ‘I’m very clear on that. The players are going to suffer, I’m sorry, the fans are going to suffer. I have one way of doing things, I know it’s going to [bring] results. But we have to suffer in these moments.’
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