Ruben Amorim has insisted that one Manchester United player is “going to understand” what it is like playing in certain matches after the loss to Brentford.
Brentford hosted Manchester United at the Gtech Community Stadium on Sunday and Thomas Frank’s men sealed all three Premier League points on the weekend.
Mason Mount opened the scoring for United in the first half against Brentford before the Red Devils conceded after Luke Shaw put the ball in the back of his own net.
Brentford took the lead against United after Kevin Schade netted for the Bees and Thomas Frank’s side went into half-time with a 2-1 scoreline on the board.
Frank’s men extended their advantage at the Gtech Community Stadium in the second half after Kevin Schade completed his brace and Yoane Wissa scored.
Ruben Amorim’s side fought back after going 4-2 down and Alejandro Garnacho netted in the 82nd minute before Amad Diallo scored deep into injury time.
United fell to their whopping 16th Premier League defeat of the 2024-25 campaign and the Red Devils languish in 15th place with three league matches remaining.
Photo by Andrew Kearns – CameraSport via Getty ImagesRuben Amorim speaks out on Chido Obi-Martin after Man Utd player’s Premier League performance vs Brentford
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim dropped Rasmus Hojlund to the bench and instead started Chido Obi-Martin in the frontline against Brentford.
Chido Obi-Martin made history for United on the weekend by becoming the youngest-ever player to start a match for the Red Devils in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old Red Devils striker, who arrived at Old Trafford in 2024 after he left the Arsenal academy, played the full 90 minutes in Sunday’s 4-3 defeat.
Chido’s performance caught the eye of United fans and the Red Devils talent was unable to make a real impact in the final third against Brentford.
Speaking after the contest at the Gtech Community Stadium, Amorim admitted that Chido showed he was “really naive sometimes” with his body movement.
“Yeah, it’s really important because you can train a lot with the first team, but to have that feeling, playing with the players, feeling the players, the speed of the game, I think is the best thing,” he said, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“So, again, I think they did quite well. Chido [Obi] fought all the game, but you can feel it is really naive sometimes in the way he puts his body.
“He’s going to understand what is the feeling of playing in these kind of games. This is the best way.
“So, we can take that as a positive, but the rest we lose. We didn’t win points, so it’s just that.”
Ruben Amorim makes his position clear on Man Utd’s upcoming Europa League semi-final tie vs Athletic Club
United defeated Athletic Club 3-0 in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals and Amorim is refusing to play down the importance of the second-leg tie.
“I think it’s stressful to lose games,” he said after the Brentford match, as per Manchester United’s official website.
“When we’re fighting for a title, it’s not stressful. I have no doubts that we are playing better and we are understanding the way we play, even in this context.
“So, we have to take all the hits in this moments. We are losing games in the Premier League, but we are fighting for the Europa League, so we need to accept that and to think about now [is] Thursday, which is the most important game for us.”
United will host Athletic Club for the return leg at Old Trafford on Thursday evening, with kick-off slated for 8pm UK time for the second-leg semi-final clash.