Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has defended the club for selling Anthony Elanga to Nottingham Forest after the Swedish forward was the hero in a 1-0 win.
Collecting the ball outside the area, Elanga dribbled into United’s half and fired home past Andre Onana.
The 22-year-old winger, who joined Forest from Manchester United for £15m in the summer of 2023. Has been in fine form this season, โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที scoring seven goals and providing eight assists in the Premier League.
Asked whether United made the wrong decision to sell Elanga, Amorim said: “We are talking about a lot of players at Manchester United. Who are doing well but they have got their chances here. “At Manchester United
you don’t have a lot of time, we have to get it right and quickly.”
Elanga was directly involved in 28 goals across two seasons at Forest. That’s a better record than any winger to have played for United in that period, including Anthony, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho. Who have all struggled and been sent out on loan.
Amorim remains firm in his opinion, saying: “You’re talking about players who have played for Manchester United before. They’re not people who have never had a chance. “
The pressure is high here. Sometimes you don’t have the time to develop these boys. But if you don’t have a strong group around these boys then you can’t help them.”