Ruben Amorim says Manchester United must start playing better on the road as they head to Sean Dyche’s Nottingham Forest seeking only their second away victory of the season.
The Red Devils arrive at the City Ground buoyed by a three-match winning run, with Old Trafford triumphs against Sunderland and Brighton bookending a first victory at Liverpool since 2016.
But that memorable Anfield triumph represents United’s only away win of a season that has seen defeats at Manchester City and Brentford compound a humiliating Carabao Cup exit away to Grimsby.
Amorim's comments ahead of Nottingham Forest trip
Amorim says United need to be better in a variety of aspects as they prepare to head to Forest, who have won the sides’ last three Premier League meetings and recently appointed their third manager of the campaign.
The Portuguese collected his first Premier League win when overcoming new boss Dyche’s Everton outfit 4-0 last December and says he “more or less” knows what lies ahead as he seeks an away upturn.
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“I watched the last game (back),” Amorim said of facing Forest on the one-year anniversary of his appointment as United manager.
“It was one of the first ones here that we won and we were so lucky in that game. You look at the result and it was not that result. It should not be that result.
“I watched (Forest) against Porto, against Bournemouth. The style of play is similar, different characteristics.
“I watched one game we did in pre-season with Sporting to try and understand how we played in that game, and it’s similar.
“He can change some characteristics of the players with the talent that they have, especially with (Morgan) Gibbs-White, (Elliot) Anderson, (Callum) Hudson-Odoi. Very good players.
“So, we need to be prepared for a different game. Against Brighton we had space to play. We are not going to have that space.
“We need to understand we are not being the same team away and at home, so we need to improve the way we control the environment.
“Every tackle is a big moment for the opponents’ fans, so we need to play better away. We are prepared for a very tough match.”
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Amorim may well be tempted to stick with the same side that beat bogey team Brighton last weekend, when Bryan Mbeumo’s second of the day wrapped up a 4-2 victory.
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