Ruben Amorim has more questions to answer after a comprehensive Manchester Derby loss, but Erling Haaland might just have asked the brutal one about one player in the team.
Manchester United were not fooling anyone with their “decent” spells of possession, as they were sucker-punched by Man City thrice in a complete victory.
Luke Shaw had a nightmare game, while Altay Bayindir continued to falter as Senne Lammens watched on from the bench.
The most worrying, however, is the fact that Erling Haaland delivered a brutal verdict on one player after the game, which is a big problem for Ruben Amorim now.
Erling Haaland on Altay Bayindir
Amorim confirmed before the game that Altay Bayindir would start this game because Lammens is coming into a different league and standard of play.
After another poor performance by Bayindir, his hand might be forced against Chelsea, and, if not, then Haaland’s verdict on Bayindir should ring the alarm bells.
Haaland coolly finished past Bayindir on two occasions when he was, understandably, let down by his teammates and left on an island.
Still, the ease with which Haaland finished twice was worrying, and his assessment of Bayindir after the game was extremely worrying.
Haaland said [to Premier League Productions]: “I actually could have gone past [Altay Bayindir for both goals] because he is so far out. He rushes out all the time, so I knew [to dink it].”
Ruben Amorim must commit to Senne Lammens
It is understandable to an extent that Amorim didn’t want to risk Lammens’ confidence suffering straight away by putting him in a match of this magnitude.
Having said that, playing matches of this scale is part and parcel of playing at Old Trafford, so “protecting” him is not really protecting him per se.
He will have to play big games for the club, and Bayindir has repeatedly made it clear that he can’t be the answer. Not even as an emergency replacement.
If Lammens is the future, then he should be played now and given a long rope. Even if he makes mistakes, it can at least be written off as those of a project player who will be better for making those now.
Sticking with Bayindir when he has no long-term prospects here, and, worse, seems to have lost the opposition’s respect this season, is counterproductive.
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