Ruben Amorim admitted he will not be given much time to change the fortunes of Manchester United, as his side fell to yet another defeat, this time at Nottingham Forest.
Former Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga netted an early goal to give the hosts the victory at City Ground.
Tuesday’s defeat takes Amorim’s United to within one shy of their record of 14 league losses in the 2023-24 campaign as they sit 13th on the log.
“In Manchester United, you don’t have the time,” Amorim said.
“I will not have the time. We have to get it right fast.
“In here, the pressure is too big sometimes. We start the game suffering a goal and put Nottingham in the place they want to be – defending with lots of men – then they have really fast players to make transitions.
“Even with that, we controlled the game quite well, especially in the second half. We push forward but again, in the final third, we were not good enough.”
Alejandro Garnacho was singled out for being wasteful in attack for United, finishing the match having had six of United’s 24 shots at goal, without really testing Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels.
Amorim has rushed to the defence of the young Argentine in the past, and again reiterated Garnacho’s overall efforts remains intact.
“He is making everything,” Amorim continued.
“He’s trying. Sometimes you have one day that you are doing the right things, but in the final third, you are not that good, that can happen.
“The most important thing for me is that when he needs to run back, he is running back. Of course we want a player that has one against one. Sometimes he is trying too much.
“I think he wants to help the team to do his best, sometimes he doesn’t make the best choice, but you cannot point to any player today.”
