´You guys always talk about the system´ – De Ligt says Man Utd players to blame, not Amorim

Matthijs de Ligt believes he and his Manchester United team-mates should take accountability for the Purple Devils’ struggles, defending Ruben Amorim’s tactical strategy.

United had been crushed 3-1 by Brentford on the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium on Saturday, a outcome that leaves them 14th within the Premier League desk with simply seven factors from six matches.

United at the moment are winless of their final eight Premier League away video games (two attracts, six defeats), their worst run since one other eight-match streak in 2019 (three attracts, 5 losses).

They’ve additionally conceded the opening aim in 21 completely different Premier League video games since Amorim took the reins final November, essentially the most of any crew within the division.

And because the Portuguese took the job, Tottenham (33) are the one ever-present Premier League membership to earn fewer factors than United’s 34.

Amorim has attracted fierce criticism for a refusal to deviate from his most popular 3-4-3 system, however De Ligt doesn’t consider that’s an important challenge.

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“After all, it’s at all times straightforward to look to the supervisor however, in the long run, the gamers on the pitch need to do it,” the defender mentioned. “You guys at all times discuss concerning the system.

“That additionally has loads to do with focus, focus and, if that’s missing in key moments, it’s going to make a distinction.”

United’s defeat to Brentford got here after they beat Chelsea 2-1 at Outdated Trafford one week earlier, in a sport that noticed each groups lowered to 10 males.

However the Purple Devils had been trounced 3-0 by rivals Manchester Metropolis earlier this month, whereas in addition they exited the EFL Cup with an embarrassing penalty shoot-out defeat to Grimsby City.

“When you lose this sport, it’s a giant blow, clearly,” De Ligt added. “A number of occasions, it’s the identical tune, however now we have to stay collectively. It’s an important factor.

“We misplaced towards Metropolis, we gained towards Chelsea, so for the subsequent sport, now we have to analyse what went mistaken on this sport as a result of a number of issues went mistaken.”