Ruben Amorim accused his Manchester United side of feeling too comfortable as they salvaged a 3-3 draw at Tottenham, having let a lead slip away. Matthijs de Ligt’s header deep into stoppage time rescued a point after Bryan Mbeumo’s opener was cancelled out by strikes from Mathys Tel and Richarlison.
Amorim, whose side have now gone five games unbeaten, expressed frustration at their inconsistent levels. “We have a lot of problems, we’re just in the beginning,” he said. “We were comfortable in the game but I think we should do better, be more aggressive, feeling the environment in the stadium. The game was there to take.”
The United boss also confirmed a potential injury to substitute Benjamin Sesko, who was forced off in the second half. “We think he has a problem but let’s see,” Amorim added.
Tottenham manager Thomas Frank defended his substitutions after drawing criticism from home fans for replacing Xavi Simons with Tel in the 79th minute. Tel equalised five minutes later, while fellow substitutes Wilson Odobert and Destiny Udogie provided assists. “Sometimes you’re lucky,” Frank said. “But every decision I make is to try to win the game.”
Despite extending their winless home league run since August, Frank remained positive. “I know we need to win before we talk about home form. But the way we turned it around…every other day we win it. Overall it was a good performance against a confident Manchester United side.”
