JAKARTA - Matthijs de Ligt emphasized that Manchester United players must be responsible for poor results amid increasing pressure on Manager Ruben Amorim.
The Red Devils suffered their third defeat in six Premier League games this season with a 1-3 defeat to Brentford on Saturday, September 27, 2025. They were also humiliated by Grimsby, League Two team, in the Carabao Cup.
The Portuguese manager has never won a straight league win in 10 months of his term. After finishing in 15th last season -- their lowest position since 1989/1090--Manchester United is back in the bottom half of the standings.
"Of course, I mean it's always easy to rely on managers, but in the end the players on the pitch have to do it."
"We can't say the goals we created or the chances we got, or conceded, were caused by what. I don't know, you always talk about the system."
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"It is also closely related to focus, concentration. If it is lacking in important moments, it will make a difference," said centre-back De Ligt.
Manchester United seem to have built confidence by beating Chelsea 2-1 a week earlier despite their enjoying an advantage over the number of players in most of the first half of the game at Old Trafford over Robert Sanchez's early red card.
However, the win remains a memory because Brentford striker Igor Thiago scored twice in 20 minutes before Benjamin Sesko narrowed the gap with his first goal for Manchester United.
Bruno Fernandes failed to equalize from the penalty spot in the second half as Caoimhin Kelher made a save.
It was a missed penalty for the two Manchester United captains this season in west London after his shot bounced off Fulham last month.
"We are very disappointed that last week we talked about maintaining momentum, winning again."
"If we lose this match, of course it will be a crushing blow. The songs are the same many times, but we have to stick together. That's the most important thing."
"We lost against (Manchester) City, we won against Chelsea, so for the next game, we have to analyze what went wrong in this game because a lot went wrong."
"We were unlucky at the important moments when we made the wrong decisions. It made a big difference in football."
"We were also quite unlucky with some chances, but overall, it wasn't good enough. That's a fact," said De Ligt.
Meanwhile, on the day Manchester United's new player, Bryan Mbeumo, returned to Brentford after spending six years at the club, he failed to become the center of attention. In fact, Thiago was caught in the camera thanks to brace.
The Brazilian striker, who was brought in from Club Brugge with a club transfer record of 30 million pounds in July 2023, has scored five goals this season, four of which are in the Premier League.
Bees manager Keith Andrews hinted that he did not miss Mbeumo too much thanks to Thiago's earnings performance.
"Corelessly, I think, will be the first thing that comes to mind. Always putting the team first, sometimes at the expense of its own performance. I think he's a great team player."
"He's got a real rhythm of the game now and confidence in his game. He's shown exactly who he is and why the club brought him here," Andrews said.
Furthermore, Manchester United will host Sunderland who is in top form on Saturday, October 4, 2025, and visit leaders Liverpool right after the international break on October 19, 2025.
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