A brace from Rasmus Hojlund and the performance of the front three in general will have pleased the Portuguese but the displays from his wingbacks, not so much.
Left-back has been a problem position for over a year now with fullbacks out injured for the most part, which forced former manager Erik ten Hag into playing midfielders or centre-backs in that spot.
Tyrell Malacia, who returned to the first team after a gap of more than a year, looked rusty as expected and was at fault for the Norwegian outfit’s second goal of the night.
Left wingback issues continue
Diogo Dalot did come on for him at the start of the second-half but Amorim later claimed that the Portugal international is much more suited to the right flank and that is where his future eventually lies.
Luke Shaw seems to be preferred as a centre-back currently and the ex-Sporting Lisbon boss wants help from INEOS to fix this problem in January.
Lots of targets have been mentioned including 19-year-old Argentine wonderkid Julio Soler of Lanus. United and Liverpool are long-term admirers of the Argentina U23 international.
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