Amorim Says Manchester United Must ‘grow Up’ After Lead Slips At Fulham

Ruben Amorim said his squad request to “grow up” aft Emile Smith Rowe’s equaliser for Fulham held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw astatine Craven Cottage. The problem, according to ­United’s manager, was his squad ­trying to unopen up shop aft scoring their ­second‑half opener via a Rodrigo Muniz own-goal.

“I deliberation we scored nan extremity and past we forgot astir really we play,” Amorim said of his United side, who stay winless from their ­opening 2 games. They were good matched by an awesome Fulham. “We want to triumph truthful badly, and that is simply a bully ­feeling. We scored a extremity and everyone connected nan transportation was thinking: ‘Let’s clasp connected to nan advantage and effort to triumph nan game.’

“We person to turn up a batch arsenic a team. For maine nan astir important point is that during nan week they were moving really hard, coming we worked really hard, and we are going to improve.”

Bruno Fernandes missed a first‑half penalty, ballooning nan shot complete Bernd Leno’s goal, going against his accustomed much measured technique. Amorim put nan miss down to nerves: “Fernandes has truthful overmuch responsi­bility pinch him that … he was reasoning successful nan past.”

Fernandes himself put his uncharacteris­tic miss down to Chris Kavanagh, nan referee, bumping into him earlier he took his kick. “I was upset,” he said. “As a punishment taker, you person your ain routines, your ain things that you do. It upset maine because nan ­referee didn’t apologise. That is what triggered maine successful that moment, but that’s not nan excuse for missing nan ­penalty. I put my ft excessively nether nan shot and that’s why it ended up going complete nan bar.”

After a agleam commencement successful which Matheus Cunha doubly went close, United mislaid momentum. “From that moment, nary much large chances for United,” said Marco Silva, nan Fulham manager. “In nan 2nd half we were better, moreover erstwhile they scored it was successful our champion infinitesimal successful nan game. Our guidance and composure and men­tality from nan boys was top.”

Fulham person signed only a reserve goalkeeper successful this transportation window. Silva said his nine must rectify that business earlier nan model closes. “I am very proud of nan players we have. We person 9 days to do our business. We request to motion astatine slightest 3 players. We are going to person a batch of games and injuries. And successful immoderate positions, we are short, elemental arsenic that.”