Ruben Amorim slammed over ‘staggering’ decision after Man Utd draw with Fulham

Ruben Amorim before Man Utd’s clash with Fulham (Picture: Getty)

Ruben Amorim has been criticised for a ‘staggering’ decision he made for Manchester United ’s 1-1 draw with Fulham in the Premier League .

United, who lost 1-0 to Arsenal on the opening weekend , recorded their first point of the new season at Craven Cottage on Sunday .

A Rodrigo Muniz own goal gave United the lead on the hour mark before Emile Smith Rowe levelled on 73 minutes.

Bruno Fernandes missed a penalty in the first half, smashing his spot-kick well over the bar.

As was the case against Arsenal, Manchester United’s £74m summer signing Benjamin Sesko once again started on the bench before being introduced after half-time.

Explaining why Sesko did not start against Fulham, Amorim said in his pre-match interview: ‘Benjamin has been with us for two weeks, he’s trying to understand everything.

‘We need to be patient a little. We just want to win the match and try to help all our players.’

Benjamin Sesko came on as a second-half substitute (Picture: Getty)

Andy Gray was ‘flabbergasted’ and ‘staggered’ by Amorim’s decision, however, and said he could not understand why Sesko did not start.

‘I don’t get it. I am flabbergasted,’ the ex-Scotland striker said on beIN SPORTS .

‘I moved to clubs for big money during my career and trust me, I didn’t need three or four weeks to understand the team.

‘Sesko is an international footballer, played in the Bundesliga, he cost more than £70m… are you telling me he can’t go into that Manchester United team as a centre forward and play there?

Emile Smith Rowe celebrates after scoring for Fulham (Picture: Getty)

‘Come on! I must have missed something, seriously. If you’re a United fan, you want Sesko up there with Mbeumo and Cunha.