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Devils exposed M ANCHESTER UNITED manager Ruben Amorim defended goalkeeper Altay Bayindir after his blunder proved decisive in a 1-0 home defeat “It is the rules, it is allowed and we need to do the same thing. No, (I’m not saying he should have acted differently) I am saying you choose to push a player or to get the ball, he chose to get the ball but he didn’t push so he cannot defend it. “That is my feeling when I see the play but again, we need to do the same thing.” Amorim defends Bayindir after Man Utd keeper hands Arsenal victory

Arsenal’s Riccardo Calafiori (centre) scores the only goal in the English Premier League match against Man United at Old Trafford. – REUTERSPIC

“Get that player out of the way. It’s Saliba. He’s not got his arms up, I don’t think he’s done any thing wrong at all. “Bayandir if anything has his arm on him. He just parries it, it goes through his hands. It’s defi nitely a goal. He’s just not strong enough.” Former Crystal Palace striker Clinton Morrison, commentating on BBC Radio 5 Live , said: “Manchester United have a problem. “There (are) rumours of (a move for) the Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez. Now (PSG’s) Gianluigi Donnarumma has become available. If I’m United I am going to get a top-quality goal keeper. “Andre Onana has made some big mistakes last season. Goalkeepers are the last line of defence and they can’t afford to make mistakes like that.” Former England goalkeeper Joe Hart added: “That’s not a foul (on Bayindir). He has got far too involved and got lost in the battle and made a bit of a mess.” – The Independent/Express newspa pers/Agencies

another and I chose Altay… I am happy with the three goalkeepers.” Despite looking much the sharper of the two teams, United could not recover from that early setback as David Raya repelled the best that Cunha and Mbeumo could throw at him, while Patrick Dorgu hit the outside of a post. “We were the better team but in the end we lost the game,” Amorim said. “I’m really proud of the work we put on the field and that is important moving forward.” Former United skipper Gary Neville was quick to criticise Bayindir for his part in Calafiori’s goal after the Italian defender pounced from a corner following a feeble punch by the Red Devils’ shot stopper. “It’s going to keep hurting United,” said Neville from the commentary box. “The goal keeper has got to be stronger. “I think he will complain that he was fouled. He’s got a player in front of him, there’s a lot of pushing and shoving going on. I just think your goalkeeper has to be stronger.

by Arsenal in their Premier League opener. Bayindir flapped at a 13th-minute corner under pressure from William Saliba, allowing Riccardo Calafiori to nod in at the far post. United were otherwise the better team as new signings Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo revitalised their attack, but they could not find a way to beat David Raya despite registering 22 shots on goal. That put the focus even more sharply on Bayindir, who started in place of the injured Andre Onana. “You’re allowed to do a lot of things in the cor ner, we need to do the same,” Amorim said when asked if he was disappointed with the goal. “When you touch that way the goalkeeper he needs to use his hands to catch the ball, not push players, or he chooses to push players and let the ball past.

Last season Bayindir conceded directly from a Son Heung-min corner in a 4-3 Carabao Cup defeat at Tottenham, but Amorim rejected criti cism of the Turkey international when asked if he had considered starting third-choice Tom Heaton against a team renowned for their threat from corners. “He suffered a goal like this where? Against Tottenham? It was without VAR. With VAR it was a foul,” Amorim said. “Then in the next game against Arsenal, who saved the penalty? Who saved the game? “You don’t remember the game but I remem ber the game and Altay was unbelievable in that game. “I considered everything to put in one or

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