Manchester United fails to revive; Amorelin’s in-game decisions are poor as they draw 1-1 at home against West Ham after making early substitutions while leading.

At 4 a.m. on December 5th, in the 14th round of the Premier League, Manchester United faced West Ham United at home.

During the first half, both sides attacked but couldn’t score, resulting in a 0-0 halftime score. In the second half, Dalot opened the scoring, but Amorelin replaced the goal scorer Dalot and also took off Cunha and Żirkze, who could maintain possession in attack. Magassa scored in the 83rd minute to level the match for West Ham.

In the end, Manchester United drew 1-1 with West Ham, securing only one win in their last five Premier League matches, missing a chance to move into the Champions League spots, and sitting eighth with 22 points.

Manchester United versus West Ham United,Amorelin lined up a 3-4-2-1 formation with Żirkze up front, supported by Mbomo and Cunha behind him; Amad, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, and Dalot formed the midfield four; Mazraoui, Heven, and Luke Shaw made up the back three, with Lamens in goal. The starting lineup’s total market value was €258 million.Nuno deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation with a starting lineup valued at €213 million, missing Paqueta due to suspension.

In this match, Manchester United dominated possession at home while West Ham relied on counterattacks, but United’s attack lacked cohesion. It wasn’t until the 58th minute that wing-back Dalot scored on a rebound inside the box, giving United a 1-0 lead and hope for consecutive wins. However, rookie coach Amorelin started making poor substitutions after the lead: first replacing the goal scorer Dalot with Doku, whose skills are barely enough for the Championship; then subbing out Cunha and Żirkze, United’s key ball holders upfront. Shortly after, United conceded, with Magassa scoring the equalizer in the 87th minute. What should have been three points turned into one, as United drew 1-1 at home with West Ham, having only one win in their last five Premier League games and sitting eighth in the standings.

In my opinion, Manchester United’s failure to secure all three points is entirely Amorelin’s fault — the perpetual 3-4-2-1 formation and constant poor in-game substitutions. With such a coach, United’s revival is impossible; Amorelin’s dismissal is only a matter of time.

Throughout the entire match,Manchester United held 65% possession and had 17 shots with 4 on target; West Ham registered 11 shots with 3 on target.Among them, Bruno Fernandes took 6 shots but only one was on target and he was ineffective in front of goal; however, he contributed 5 key passes in this game.