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Man Utd fans furious with Ruben Amorim over tactical decision that cost them massively vs Brighton
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Updated 18:18 19 Jan 2025 GMTPublished 18:17 19 Jan 2025 GMT

Man Utd fans furious with Ruben Amorim over tactical decision that cost them massively vs Brighton

United fans are not happy with Amorim after the 3-1 defeat.

Ryan Smart

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Manchester United fans have been left furious with manager Ruben Amorim after one of his tactical decisions made before their side's 3-1 defeat at home to Brighton.

United failed to capitalise on Thursday's comeback 3-1 win over Southampton and instead suffered another Premier League loss at Old Trafford.

They went behind in the first half through Yankuba Minteh's strike, before Bruno Fernandes equalised from the penalty spot.

Joao Pedro had a goal disallowed for Brighton on 53 minutes, but Kaoru Mitoma's effort on 60 minutes did count to make it 2-1.

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Georginio Rutter then made it 3-1 after capitalising on a mistake from Andre Onana, consigning Amorim's side to a fourth Premier League defeat in six home matches at Old Trafford.

Georginio Rutter scores past Andre Onana for Brighton's third goal vs Man Utd (Image: Getty)
Georginio Rutter scores past Andre Onana for Brighton's third goal vs Man Utd (Image: Getty)

After the match, United fans called out Amorim for his team selection - with one particular decision criticised.

They focused in on Onana's error that directly led to Brighton's third goal, with many fans bringing up Altay Bayindir's performance in the FA Cup third round penalty shootout win over Arsenal earlier this month.

Bayindir became the first goalkeeper to save a penalty in both normal time and a shootout in FA Cup history, and produced an otherwise impressive display between the sticks.

And United fans believed Amorim should have rewarded the Turkey international with a start against Brighton - even though Onana kept his place in goal for the win over Southampton on Thursday.

One fan wrote: "This is not what a £50m keeper should get you. Amorim has to have a look at Bayindir to start."

Altay Bayindir was a star performer in Man Utd's FA Cup third round win over Arsenal (Image: Getty)
Altay Bayindir was a star performer in Man Utd's FA Cup third round win over Arsenal (Image: Getty)

A second said: "Why are you still playing Onana instead of Altay?"

A third added: "Altay Bayindir is the solution. I genuinely wanted Onana to be a success but it's just not working."

And a fourth wrote: "I can't believe Altay Bayindir is on the bench."

Other fans, though, had a different view on the situation, with one writing: "Bayindir had a shocker against Spurs hence the concern across the fan base when we learned he was playing the Arsenal match. He had an excellent game but that's just one."

Featured Image Credit: Getty / Premier League

Topics: Brighton And Hove Albion, Fan Reactions, Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, Premier League

Ryan Smart
Ryan Smart

Live in constant hope of the top flight as a Preston North End fan. Written in the past for SPORF, GiveMeSport and more.

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