Withering Amorim laments “fun” game, points to one thing that was not to blame for United’s draw with Bournemouth

Manchester United delivered a rare dose of excitement in a thrilling match at home to Bournemouth, but the 4-4 final score was desperately disappointing. The Red Devils threw away a lead three times on their way to earning a hard-fought point which leaves them sixth in the Premier League table. Points squandered Speaking to Sky Sports after the game a disappointed Ruben Amorim said through gritted teeth that “it was a fun game for everyone at home”. It certainly was for the neutral, but United fans were left just as disappointed as the head coach. But he continued: “I think we started really well. We did a good first half. “The result should be completely different. And then again, six minutes of the second half, similar to Nottingham [Forest], we lost the concentration, and they score two goals.” It was an all-too-familiar situation, but the players rallied better than they have after losing leads in days gone by. Amorim said: “But we managed to get back to the game, we scored two goals again, and then we have to finish the game. Just a throw-in in our possession, we have to close and think about not to go again, to stay calm and close the game.” Effort praised It was inarguably one of United’s finest attacking displays of the season and one undone by shoddy defending, but Amorim managed to see positives across the pitch. He said: “I saw the effort of the players, I saw the effort of the defence, and at the end of the game, you make 4-3, I had the feeling that we would continue to push and score another one. We tried but in the end, it was a draw.” In truth, while the game certainly felt like it had another goal in it at that stage, which side was going to score it was far from clear. Next steps Amorim continued his summary: “A lot of good things, but a lot of things to work [on]. We are not winning games sometimes in the details. It’s not because it’s a back four, back three, back five. “It’s the details that we need to work, understand the momentum of the game and we need to be clinical. Again, today against a very good team, we created many chances to win the game, and we should have won the three points.” While Bournemouth are undoubtedly a decent team, and played very well tonight, United’s trip to Villa Park on Sunday is surely going to be a step up in the calibre of opposition. You can’t help feeling that Amorim has a lot to do to get his side ready. Featured image Carl Recine via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Joe Ponting Joe has spent more than half his life writing about football and all of it following United. As a child he told a doctor his name was ‘Paul Scholes’, but could never pick a pass like him no matter how much he tried. He cut his teeth working in print media for local newspapers and entered football journalism covering the grassroots game for the Non-League Paper. Here he achieved a career high, interviewing United legend Sir Bobby Charlton to get his views on the lower echelons of the football pyramid. To kill time during international breaks Joe writes album reviews and has strong views on post punk for Plus One Magazine.