Ruben Amorim is asking way too much of Manchester United man, he admitted it himself

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Manchester United have lost to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, which is becoming a regular occurrence.

A James Maddison first-half finish was enough to sink the Red Devils in North London. There wasn’t a particularly inspired performance from any United player.

Joshua Zirkzee did look bright, but he was let down by the likes of Casemiro and Andre Onana who had bad games in red.

Bruno Fernandes also wasn’t his usual self. Manchester United’s captain is often the man to get them out of trouble, but even he couldn’t work his usual magic against Spurs.

Ruben Amorim commented on why this was probably, and annoyingly, the case on Sunday afternoon.

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Ruben Amorim on Bruno Fernandes

The frustrating thing is, quite simply, that because of Bruno’s all-round ability, Amorim is trying to have him do too much. He even said it himself.

In his post-match interview, Amorim told Sky Sports: “Sometimes you want Bruno [Fernandes] to reach the ball in the build-up because he’s really good at switching the play.

“But then you want Bruno [Fernandes] also to press and it’s really hard. And when you are changing all the time to get the players to react to the base, it’s really hard.”

Amorim essentially wanted Fernandes to do everything in the midfield when despite his undeniable quality, it’s simply not viable.

Granted, many Manchester United midfielders were absent against Tottenham, meaning change was necessary, but this wasn’t the way to go about things by the United first-team head coach.

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Amorim got it wrong against Spurs

Simply put – Amorim made a lot of poor decisions against Tottenham, with Bruno’s role one of them. The gaps in midfield were glaringly obvious for any fan to see.

Kobbie Mainoo, Manuel Ugarte or even Toby Collyer would have been a massive help in the Premier League clash, particularly with Casemiro struggling.

With that being said, Amorim should’ve identified the issue anyway and rectified it accordingly. Instead, it was left, and Bruno, Amorim and United faced the consequence – a defeat again on the road.