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Reuben Amorim insist that they have full confidence bruno fernandes As Manchester United’s penalty taker.
Portuguese He has been reliable throughout his Red Devils career until this season, when he missed two of his three penalties – one in a draw. fulham And defeat to Brentford.
“I know it’s not easy for him, but I think he has 70 penalties, and he misses like nine, two with me, so I’m really angry about that,” Amorim said, laughing.
“But he’s really confident. He’s been training penalties, he’s trying to understand the way people are looking at him scoring penalties, so he’ll be ready. We have other guys who can score penalties if needed.”
United made signings in the summer with forwards Brian Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Cesco who could move on, but, pressed on whether Fernandes would take up the responsibility, Amorim said: “Yes, he is the main contender.
“He scores a lot of goals, kills penalties, he is passing in the moment. We have other options. Again, if we need to, we can change, but I am confident that Bruno will sort it out.”
Meanwhile, Amorim described Fernandes as unusual among his players in watching a lot of matches.
The 40-year-old believes other distractions have taken over, adding: “I think it’s normal.
“Everything is different now, with a lot of distractions. I think they don’t watch a lot of games. You have guys like Bruno, Bruno is watching his team-mates, he watches every game that comes on TV.
“But you still have some guys who play really well – if they want to do something different, that’s OK.”
United will be looking to do something they have not yet achieved under Amorim and win back-to-back Premier League matches when they compete. liverpool At Anfield on Sunday.
Arne Slott’s side are also desperate for a good result after going into the international break on a three-match losing streak, and the home fans will look to play their part in upsetting the visitors.
Amorim, who played in the 2-2 draw at Anfield last season, backed his team to handle the noise.
He said: “We showed last year (we could), and I think the way we start the game is more important than the atmosphere.
“Obviously if they win a corner, an opportunity, the atmosphere is going to be intense, but we are ready to play with that and, if you look at last year, not this year, but last year, sometimes we play better in that kind of atmosphere than under home pressure, so we never know what’s going to happen.
“It’s really important to start the game well, to have a really good warm-up, to feel that, to understand that it’s going to be tough in the first moments. So I think, I know, they’re ready, but we need to be ready for the impact, especially for the beginning of the game.”