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No place to hide for Amorim after humiliating defeat

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim reacts in his seat during a Premier League match against Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium. [AFP]

Troubled Manchester United crashed to a 3-1 defeat at Brentford yesterday as Bruno Fernandes’s penalty miss piled pressure on beleaguered boss Ruben Amorim.

Amorim’s side paid the price for another error-strewn display as Igor Thiago netted twice in the opening 20 minutes to punish shambolic defending.

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