Jamie Carragher Dismantles Ruben Amorim's System And Calls Out Man Utd Player

Jamie Carragher has explained why Ruben Amorim's system "doesn't feel right for Manchester United" as he questioned one of his first-team regulars for not being able to "beat a man".

United have shown signs of improvement over the past few weeks.

After finishing 15th in the Premier League last season – their worst top-flight finish since the 1973-74 season – Amorim has been asked about his positional 5-2-3 system on an almost weekly basis.

"The system is not the problem," he said in September after being asked whether he would change his system. "I will try to do my best in the way I see the game. I don't see the system as you guys see the system, so I will try to do my thing."

Amorim has persisted with his methods and to his credit, it appears some of his players are adapting. United are unbeaten in their last four following wins over Sunderland, Liverpool and Brighton.

A 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday maintained that unbeaten streak, but days later, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher raised questions over Amorim's system and, more specifically, their wing-back options.

Speaking on Monday Night Football alongside former Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, Carragher brought up Amad and Diogo Dalot in conversation. In fact, he questioned Dalot's ability to take on his man.

"We see a lot of teams get five on the last line. Everybody does, and that's the way, and it's just different systems can get you that," he began.

"I think the problem with this system is that when you think about wing-backs, and think about the weekend, Amad, he's been getting questioned, 'Oh he got caught out at the back post.'

"But as a wing-back, you're asked to be a full-back defensively, so Amad's asked to be here and defend crosses at the back post — he got done by Gibbs-White — but then when he gets up here, he's asked to be a winger.

"Now he is more of a winger, he's probably more suited to that position, but then Dalot's the opposite, where he may be able to deal with that better. But when he gets on the last line and they actually get the ball to Dalot, he can't beat a man. He's not going to play a clever pass, he's not going to get a cross in.

"So for me, that's a little bit of a downfall in terms of getting five on the last line — it's whether these players have the quality."

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Carragher would later ask Evans, who played under Ruben Amorim towards the end of his time at United, about the system.

"Jonny, could I ask you then — and I'm just thinking about the fact that you've been, as a young player coming through Manchester United, you know the traditions of the club as well as anybody — this system for me doesn't feel right for Manchester United in terms of the history of the club," said Carragher.

"I think of wingers — I'm talking about Dalot receiving the ball in this position — that's Ryan Giggs, that's going back even further, that's George Best, Cristiano Ronaldo.

"How would you feel as a Manchester United man in terms of this system going forward for the club, and whether you think of the players you played alongside as well?"

Evans replied: "I think as long as it's working, I think certainly in terms of supporters, people involved with the club, people just want to see the club being successful. And if they feel that this can be the best way to do that, they will 100% get behind it — and you can see that with the fans, they get behind the manager."

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