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Manchester United had to settle for just a point from the Premier League match against Nottingham Forest as the match at the City Ground ended 2-2 on Saturday.
It was the visitors who took a deserved lead in the first half through Casemiro, but the team capitulated within five minutes of the restart.
Two easy goals were scored in two minutes, with Diogo Dalot having a lot of difficulty. Ruben Amorim’s substitutions were equally astounding.
In the hunt for a goal, the head coach chose to make two substitutions at the back, which resulted in hardly anything worth mentioning from open play.
The strange subs of Amorim
Ultimately, Amad came into action to save the Portuguese tactician’s blushes with a miracle strike. He came agonizingly close to finding a late winner before the ball was cleared off the line.
It was disappointing given the form of the Red Devils in the run-up to the match and the fact that the home side have been struggling all season.
While the ex-Sporting CP boss doubled down on his substitution calls, The sun have now revealed why Harry Maguire didn’t come off the bench.
Amorim has often turned to the former captain when the club needed a goal due to his aerial ability and uncanny habit of scoring memorable winners.
The Englishman had scored a late winner against Liverpool but had missed the match against Brighton and Hove Albion due to injury.
Amorim had revealed that he hoped the defender would be fit for the Forest match, but did not want to take any chances with the 32-year-old’s fitness given his importance to the team and given the big games coming up.
Amorim did not turn to Harry Maguire
That is why the England international only received a viewing note this weekend.
“SunSport understands that United are taking extra care with Maguire’s return to the pitch, allowing Amorim to call on the defender for the club’s biggest games and most important matches.
“The Portuguese manager does not want to take any chances by rushing the 32-year-old back too soon after missing the visit of Brighton.”
Amorim hopes to be able to count on the services of Harry Maguire for the match against Tottenham Hotspur next week. With both teams tied on points, a win would go a long way to United’s case for a top-four finish.
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