Amorim Lays Into ‘too Comfortable’ Manchester United After Seesaw Draw At Spurs

Ruben Amorim accused Manchester United of emotion excessively comfortable aft salvaged a tie from nan jaws of defeat astatine Tottenham successful a crippled they had led for agelong periods.

Matthijs de Ligt’s 96th-minute header ensured United are 5 games unbeaten but their levels varied wildly successful a lucifer they controlled aft Bryan Mbeumo’s first-half goal. They were overhauled by strikes from Mathys Tel and Richarlison earlier nan last-gasp salvation enactment and Amorim expressed interest that they had drifted done spells of nan crippled while ahead.

“We person a batch of problems, we are conscionable successful nan beginning,” he said. “I cognize sometimes nan results show group that we are improving: we are improving but we person a batch to do. We were comfortable successful nan crippled but I deliberation we should do better, beryllium much aggressive, emotion nan situation successful nan stadium and that nan 3 points were there, nan abstraction was there.

“I deliberation we felt excessively comfortable during nan game. We request to expect that successful 1 play thing tin hap and alteration nan temper of nan stadium, and coming was that. We request to do amended because nan crippled was location to take.”

There was interest complete an evident knee wounded to nan second-half replacement Benjamin Sesko. “We deliberation he has a problem but let’s see,” Amorim said.

Amorim’s counterpart, Thomas Frank, defended his substitutions aft a antagonistic consequence from nan location crowd erstwhile he withdrew Xavi Simons for Mathys Tel successful nan 79th minute. Tel duly equalised 5 minutes later and location were besides important impacts from nan chair by Wilson Odobert and Destiny Ugodie, who some registered assists.

Spurs head Thomas Frank directs his players against Manchester United. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

“Sometimes you’re lucky,” he said. “But I would opportunity that each azygous clip I return a determination to sub a subordinate it’s pinch 1 aim: effort to triumph nan game. And nary uncertainty [Tel] did well, sewage nan goal, a awesome moment.”