Manchester United struggled to capitalize on Everton’s early red card at Old Trafford, ultimately falling behind and highlighting squad depth issues and tactical rigidity under manager Amorim, while Joshua Zirkzee appeared rusty in his return.
Manchester United’s dismal performance in their defeat to Everton, despite the Toffees being reduced to 10 men, revealed deep flaws in the squad and manager Ruben Amorim’s tactics, according to a report from The Peoples Person.
The analysis highlighted four key issues, starting with the team’s “Poor reaction to shock red card.”
After Idrissa Gueye’s early dismissal for slapping teammate Michael Keane, United “seemed to react worse than the away team” and were left “puzzled how to respond to the crazy events,” allowing Everton to score through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall 16 minutes later.
Secondly, the clash underscored the severe “lack of depth” in the squad. Injuries to attacking summer signings Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha directly resulted in a scarcity of options and “flaccid play” against a disciplined Everton defence.
The report noted that Joshua Zirkzee, stepping in for the injured forwards, was “ring rusty.” Having “barely played any football this season,” the Dutchman “looked out of his depth in his first start,” regularly misplacing passes.
Finally, manager Amorim was deemed “too rigid.” His 3-4-3 formation drew serious criticism, with his “insistence on playing his 3-4-3 formation in spite of poor results” being questioned when playing against a numerically disadvantaged side at Old Traff
ord.