Ruben Amorim’s spell as Manchester United-head coach will be defined by the signings that are made to strengthen his team – yet on this front, the Portuguese has made an inauspicious start.
United were defeated 3-2 at home by Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Saturday, with the Red Devils once again proving vulnerable from crosses. Their guests scored two headers.
In midweek, they had been defeated 2-0 at Arsenal, with the Gunners netting twice following corner kicks.
Forest’s opener through Nikola Milenkovic also arrived from this situation, throwing early scrutiny onto Amorim’s decision to appoint a new set-piece coach at Old Trafford.
Andreas Georgson, who was hired in the summer, has been pushed to the side, with Carlos Fernandes now the man in charge of defensive set-pieces.
Man Utd’s defensive failings
Amorim excused United’s failure to stop Arsenal as a result of the “big players” the Gunners have in their ranks, and while Forest pose a similar type of threat, there have to be major concerns that the Red Devils have already conceded three times from corners since Fernandes took command.
