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Ruben Amorim now faces a crucial dilemma around one Manchester United star after the Red Devils’ latest setback against Nottingham Forest at City Ground on Tuesday.Anthony Elanga punished his former side in the Premier League clash after the ex-Manchester United talent scored a sensational solo effort in the fifth minute.Ruben Amorim’s men were unable to rally back and Anthony Elanga’s first-half opener was enough to seal all three Premier League points for Nottingham Forest.
United’s 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest has left the Red Devils in 13th place in the Premier League table and the loss has been another setback for Amorim at the club.Murillo denies Man United an equaliser at the death with a goalline clearance 😳👏📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.
com/3mFpOhJo0F— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 1, 2025 The Red Devils have won 10 of their 30 league matches in the 2024-25 campaign and United are on course for their worst finish in the Premier League era.Amorim’s side are unlikely to finish in a European qualification spot in the Premier League table and United’s hopes are now pinned on their Europa League campaign.The Red Devils travel to the Parc Olympique Lyonnais on 10th April for the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final encounter with Ligue 1 outfit Lyon.
READ MORE: Rio Ferdinand singles out key ‘role’ that Man Utd ace failed to act on vs Nottingham Forest, another needed to ‘make a decision’Photo by Cameron Smith – Danehouse/Getty ImagesRuben Amorim must now look closer at Alejandro Garnacho after Man Utd’s Premier League defeat to Nottingham ForestAlejandro Garnacho managed to survive the full 90 minutes of Manchester United’s Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest without being pulled off.The 20-year-old Spain-born attacker underperformed with his display and Alejandro Garnacho was even blasted by United fans for his repeated shooting.The Argentina international was deployed as one of the two No 10s in Ruben Amorim’s tactical system at United and looked out of place on the pitch.
Garnacho struggled to tap into the full potential of Amorim’s system by failing to properly link up with Patrick Dorgu when the United defender was on the overlap.ANTHONY ELANGA, THAT IS INCREDIBLE! ⚡The winger scores a blistering solo goal against his former side 👏📺 @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK pic.twitter.
com/9J38PnbMsV— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) April 1, 2025 The United winger’s vulnerabilities in one of the two No 10 roles do raise serious questions over whether or not Amorim sees him as part of his long-term project.Garnacho’s future at Old Trafford has been plunged into doubt in recent months and the Argentina and United star has been linked with the likes of Chelsea and Napoli.United have hinted that they would be open to selling Red Devils youth academy product Garnacho, who is under contract with the Premier League club until 2028.
The sale of Garnacho in the summer would benefit United from the standpoint of the Premier League’s existing profitability and sustainability rules (PSR).READ MORE: Man Utd ace warned Ruben Amorim ‘will not be pleased’ with one baffling moment in Nottingham Forest defeat, ‘he has to learn’ What Ruben Amorim had to say about Alejandro Garnacho’s performance for Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest spoke volumesSpeaking after United’s 1-0 defeat over Forest, Red Devils boss Amorim admitted that Alejandro Garnacho “doesn’t always make the best choice” in the final third.“He’s making everything, he’s trying sometimes,” he said, as per the Manchester Evening News.
“You have one day [where] you are doing the right things but in the final third, you are not that good. That can happen. That can happen in the game.
“The most important thing for me is when he needs to run back, he’s running back.“Of course, we want a player that has one against one. Sometimes he’s trying too much, he has [Patrick] Dorgu to make a movement but I think he wants to help the team in doing his best.
“Sometimes he doesn’t always make the best choice but you can point to any player today.”United will now return to Premier League action on Sunday, with the Red Devils hosting Manchester City for a 4:30pm kick-off at Old Trafford..
