Manchester United legend Gary Neville praises Ruben Amorim for 'doing the right thing' during Monday's 4-4 draw with Bournemouth.
United led 2-1 at the break after goals from Amad Diallo and Casemiro, but the tide turned the other way when Evanilson and Marcus Tavernier struck in the opening seven minutes of the second half.
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Bruno Fernandes and Matheus Cunha scored to put the hosts on the brink of victory before Eli Junior Crupi made it 4–4 to salvage the draw for the Cherries.
It was an exciting encounter for fans and neutrals alike, and Neville praised both teams for it.
“It was an amazing watch – perhaps more for a neutral person, but even for me,” he said on Gary Neville Podcast. “I was very critical after the Everton and West Ham games because of the nature of the game – I thought it was really boring, the Everton game where obviously he had three at the back against one – they were down to 10 men; there was no urgency, they didn't throw the kitchen sink at it. “The same thing against West Ham, they let a lot of the game go to waste.
“Tonight it was completely the opposite, I can live with it all day in terms of performance and standards because they played with real intention. Played with the ball forward, always played at full speed.”
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“We'll talk about mistakes soon, but I just feel like it was the same way when United lost 3-2 and Ruben Amorim then switched to 4-4-2 and did the right thing. Forget the system, he did the right thing, brought the right players on the pitch and looked like a huge threat.”
United took to the match on Monday after a superb 4-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers.
But they were unable to build on that success and played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Bournemouth.
The Red Devils were without key defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Harry Maguire due to injury.
Amorim started with Leni Yoro, Aiden Heaven and Luke Shaw in the back three, but the trio endured a difficult game.
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Yoro struggled defensively and was rightly substituted in the second half.
Heaven should have done more to prevent Evanilson and Crupi's goals.
Shaw, meanwhile, lost possession in the build-up to Bournemouth's first goal and reverted to left-back in a back four in the second half.
These three players will look to perform better when United face Aston Villa away next weekend, but it is unlikely that Amorim will feature them again.
