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Owen Hargreaves reveals Ruben Amorim was ‘really frustrated’ with four Manchester United players vs Ipswich Town


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Ruben Amorim cut a frustrated figure during Manchester United’s draw with Ipswich Town (Shutterstock)

Owen Hargreaves claims Ruben Amorim was ‘really frustrated’ with several Manchester United players in their 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town on Sunday.

Amorim’s reign got off to an excellent start at Portman Road as Marcus Rashford put United in front after just two minutes.

However, United failed to build on their lead and the visitors required an excellent save from Andre Onana to deny Liam Delay an equaliser for Ipswich.

Kieran McKenna’s side continued to push for a leveller and they found the net before the break as Omari Hutchinson’s long-range strike skimmed Noussair Mazraoui’s head and flew past Onana into the top corner.

Amorim admitted after the game that his players were struggling to adapt to their new way of playing and Hargreaves, who was positioned near United’s technical area during the game, has revealed that the 39-year-old was unhappy with Diogo Dalot, Joshua Zirkzee, Rasmus Hojlund and Rashford during various stages.

When asked about Amorim’s reactions in the dugout, Hargreaves told Premier League Productions: ‘He was pretty frustrated, I’m not going to lie.

‘He was right in front of me and he was really, really frustrated with a lot of things.

Marcus Rashford gave Manchester United an early lead against Ipswich (Shutterstock)

‘I think initially Dalot’s positioning, I think he was a little bit frustrated with that in the first half.

‘I think the midfield balance he didn’t really like, and when Zirkzee came on I don’t think he was overly happy with his positioning and Hojlund as well. So there’s a lot of stuff that needs a little bit of work.

‘Before the game, we saw all those smiles and all that charm from Ruben Amorim but during the game he was really frustrated, I think he realised this is going to be a lot harder than he envisioned.’

Owen Hargreaves says Ruben Amorim was unhappy with Diogo Dalot in the first half (Shutterstock)

Hargreaves also admits he was ‘really surprised’ that Kobbie Mainoo was left on the bench and feels the 19-year-old and Manuel Ugarte will be Amorim’s central midfield pairing going forward.

‘If you think you’re going to play with Eriksen and Casemiro as a midfield two in the Premier League you’re going to struggle,’ Hargreaves said.

‘I thought Omari on that half turn had the beating of them every time. Once he got it out of his feet, with that close control and that low centre of gravity, I thought Eriksen and Casemiro were always going to struggle, I just thought in a way it was made for Ugarte.

‘I was really surprised Kobbie Mainoo didn’t come off the bench with the changes they made. Bruno Fernandes dropping deeper and Marcus coming off.

‘I think it’s going to take a bit of time to find what his best team is going to be.’

Kobbie Mainoo was left on the bench against Ipswich Town (Getty)

Hargreaves also believes United will continue to deliver disjointed displays as they …read more

Source:: Metro

      

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