Amorim explains the decision to play Harry Maguire as an improvised attacker

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim explained his decision to play Harry Maguire as an improvised striker in their 1-0 defeat in Nottingham Forest.

United lost 1-0 of the Champions League forest on the city ground over the solo effort of former player Anthony Elange, but he was painfully close to equalization late because Maguire’s effort took Murillo’s line.

While a surprise, the defender proved the annoyance after governing three goals after getting off the bench in the 88th minute, which was more than Joshua Zirkzee and Rasmus H

“At the end of the game, when the opponent protects the box, they are comfortable,” I told Amor in his press conference after the match.

“We can reach the last third, but we have to put the ball in the box, because it is difficult to make combinations. Harry Maguire, when it attacks the set pieces, may be the best player on the team.

“Inside the box you are not a defender, you are a striker. Put one man who is really good there to score a goal.”

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United of the final trouble

Despite having suffered 13th defeat in the season, it was one of the better united appearances this season after they had 23 goals on the goal, but their problems at the end of the end were once again set.

“That’s clear,” he added. “We created some chances, but we could create more with the possession we had.

“We have achieved the last third many times, but we have to be better. It is important to score goals and we have a lack of goals.

“We put the forest in a place they wanted to be. They have quick players in the crossings, we pushed forward, but in the last third we were not good enough.”

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Elanga, who went through United’s Academy before she was sold to Forest for £ 15m, enjoyed the moment she enjoyed her after running 85 meters to throw in the attacking house against his ex -side.

His goal and United players

“We’re talking about a lot of players who come from Manchester United and they work properly. But they had the opportunity to here,” Amorim said.

“You don’t have time here in Manchester United. I’m talking all the time, I won’t have time. We have to correct it – fast.

“But you don’t talk about players who didn’t play for Manchester United. They played here for Manchester United. The pressure here is sometimes too big and sometimes you don’t have time.

“You should have time to develop these children. But you need a strong base to support all these children. If you don’t have such a strong base, we won’t help our children.

“So they had their chances, and sometimes football is like that, and the pressure of playing for Manchester United is really big.”