Nobody did their best — Amorim analysis defeat to Manchester City

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim analysed their defeat to Manchester City, slamming his players for not giving 100% and taking responsibility for their tactical failings. 

The Red Devils fell in the first Manchester derby this season, with Amorim's side suffering a 3-0 defeat. They were sunk by goals from Phil Foden and Erling Haaland (brace).

Speaking after the match, Amorim faulted his team for making big errors and conceding three goals which he deemed avoidable. 

"We had a big team in the certain moments. If you look at the three goals, we can avoid the three goals. We can be more aggressive,” he said, per the BBC. 

"In these kind of games, with top teams, the small margins will make the difference. The performance is not good; in certain moments they were better than us and in the end you don't have a good feeling.

He insisted that they needed to improve but argued that his team were better than last season when they actually avoided defeat against Pep Guardiola's side. 

"We play against one coach that won seven Premier League titles and we are building things, trying to fight against these teams. I am not going to defend myself; it's always the same question, trying to protect myself. We need to do better.”

"If I look to the game, last year we draw and won against City, and today we were a little bit better but in the small details, it was clearly not good enough. We are building things, but of course we need to win.

"I'm not happier. I didn't see one player in my team not giving the maximum. The rest is with me. The disappointment sometimes – I feel we could run more, but I didn't have that feeling today. It's my fault, not their fault, and I am fine with that.

"I know it's hard on our fans, but again, I cannot point to one player [about lack of] effort. With game intelligence we can improve, but that is my fault, and we can improve."