Ruben Amorim provides an explanation of the half-time substitutions made by Manchester United during their match against Brentford.

Ruben Amorim provides an explanation of the half-time substitutions made by Manchester United during their match against Brentford. Ruben Amorim, the coach of Manchester United, clarified that Luke Shaw’s

half-time substitution against Brentford was in response to Matthijs de Ligt’s first-half withdrawal. De Ligt was substituted in the 35th minute of his first Premier League appearance in a month due to an evident knee injury that occurred mere seconds before Brentford took a 2-1 lead. At the interval, Shaw, who served as United’s captain,

was replaced by Leny Yoro, while Patrick Dorgu was replaced by Amad. Dorgu was anticipated to play only half an hour at Brentford, despite starting in the 3-0 Europa League semi-final first leg victory at Athletic Bilbao on Thursday. United are already without centre halves Lisandro Martinez and Ayden Heaven for the second leg of the semi-final against Athletic, and De Ligt may be unavailable once more.

Amorim stated that he was unaware of whether De Ligt would be able to recuperate for the return leg on Thursday. “We are uncertain about the outcome on Thursday in relation to Mattha.” In the event that Luke Shaw is unavailable, we may encounter an issue, which would result in an insufficient number of defenders for the game. “Has Shaw sustained an injury?”

No, no, no. I am implying that we must safeguard certain players during halftime, as they were preoccupied with Thursday’s events rather than the game.Amorim was observed nodding his head after Brentford continued to play while De Ligt sought medical treatment. Kevin Schade scored from a cross by Christian Norgaard, and referee Anthony Taylor was not obligated to suspend play because

De Ligt did not sustain a head injury. Amorim declined to provide an opinion regarding the incident. “It is crucial to have Mattha, rather than obsessing over Thursday.” It is not a significant concern; the sole request I have is that he not be present for this game or any future events. “I simply do not wish to create a significant controversy due to the issue we encountered with Licha.”

I am uncertain about Mattha. I am merely conversing; I am unaware. I am uncertain as to whether or not he will be training in the next three days. In the 14th minute, Mason Mount scored his second goal for the club, giving United a 1-0 lead at Brentford. However, Brentford responded by scoring four goals in a row before late goals from

Alejandro Garnacho and Amad threatened another United revival. The result was United’s 16th league defeat of the season, the most they have suffered since 1989-90. Under Amorim, United have only achieved six victories in the league and have only won six of their 24 games in total. Amorim further stated, “I believe it is somewhat indicative of our season.”

“We establish a strong foundation by managing the game’s tempo, rather than generating significant opportunities.We experience considerable difficulties with throw-ins and set pieces; nonetheless, we were well aware that our squad will face challenges against this opponent due to our insufficient height for such a match.

They score twice in such times, even with Mattha on the ground. “In the second half, I sensed we were close to a draw, but then we conceded a goal, and, as has occurred previously, we lost focus, resulting in another goal just three to five minutes later.” We advanced and attempted to score; we succeeded twice but lacked sufficient time to improve further.