Carrington shock: Amorim made another baffling call that could cost him his job

Manchester United and Bournemouth delivered one of the games of the Premier League season so far.

Under the Old Trafford floodlights on Monday, the two sides traded blows for blows in a breathless 4–4 draw that had everything.

United manager Ruben Amorim made only one change to his starting XI, with Leny Yoro replacing Noussair Mazraoui.

Mazraoui was absent from the matchday squad altogether after United failed to strike an agreement with the Morocco national team over his late departure for AFCON duty.

There was genuine excitement in the stands as Benjamin Sesko made his long-awaited return following a knee injury sustained last month.

Yet that optimism was quickly tempered by another puzzling selection decision from Amorim.

Sesko was named among the substitutes, but his inclusion came at the expense of Shea Lacey, while Tyler Fredricson was drafted in to cover Mazraoui’s absence.

We believe the head coach should have retained Lacey by trimming one defender from the squad. Handing Fredricson a place was understandable, but there was little logic in carrying Tyrell Malacia in the 18-man squad.

Malacia was part of the bomb squad this summer and remained at the club only because a move failed to materialise. Now in the final year of his Old Trafford contract, the Dutchman is on course to walk away for nothing next July.

Despite clearly sitting outside Amorim’s long-term plans, Malacia still found himself on the bench ahead of another attacking option.

Joshua Zirkzee and Sesko were the only attacking options available at Amorim’s disposal.

That decision left Joshua Zirkzee and Sesko as the only two forwards available to change the game.

Both were introduced in the second half, but neither was able to force the decisive moment or add their name to the scoresheet.

A United manager must show faith in Carrington otherwise he do not deserve to be at the helm.

Article written by Sanidhya Bhardwaj .