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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has urged his players to remain calm in the immediate aftermath of conceding a goal.
Amorim issued this plea after United suffered a devastating 3-0 loss at the hands of Bournemouth.
Dean Huijsen’s header gave the Cherries a first-half lead as United let in a goal from yet another set-piece routine.
Noussair Mazraoui gave away a penalty early in the second half after a foul on Justin Kluivert. Kluivert made no mistake from the spot-kick, sending Andre Onana the wrong way to make it 2-0 to the visitors.
Two minutes later, Antoine Semenyo added another to all but seal the victory for Bournemouth.
After the final whistle, Amorim spoke to BBC Match of the Day and called on his players to be more calm and relaxed whenever things are not going their way.
The Portuguese coach said, “It’s really hard especially if you saw the game. We concede one foul and then a goal. We were winning second balls and creating chances.”
“We conceded a penalty and then the third goal. It was really hard for the fans. We have to go again next game.”
“We have a lot of situations where they managed to score a little bit similar to Tottenham. It’s really hard on everyone in the stadium. We have to fight this moment.”
“We have to maintain the calm when you suffer a goal. It was similar in the last match. The players need to understand the game has different moments.”
He added, “I always expected [job to be tough], especially in these busy months. We are ready to face the challenge.”
For a third consecutive match, Marcus Rashford was excluded from the squad.
When asked whether Rashford will feature in the next game, Amorim replied, “It depends, we will see.”
United are back in action on Boxing Day when they travel to the Molineux Stadium to face Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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