'Really dangerous' - Ruben Amorim names Manchester United 'gamechanger' in Nottingham Forest draw

Ruben Amorim believes his decision to stick with Amad Diallo was justified when he grabbed a dramatic equaliser for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest. The Ivorian had struggled for much of the 2-2 clash at the City Ground before he scored a stunning equaliser to salvage a point on Saturday afternoon.

United had led at half-time when Casemiro headed in from a corner kick before Forest turned the game on its head when Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicolò Savona both scored within 90 seconds after the restart. Amorim's side looked certain to lose before Amad volleyed in from the edge of the box after a corner was cleared.

Amorim only made two changes as his side searched for a way back into the match, with Patrick Dorgu and Noussair Mazraoui introduced in place of Diogo Dalot and Leny Yoro. It meant the likes of Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, and Joshua Zirkzee remained unused substitutes despite their search for a goal.

Amorim hails Amad after vital goal

Ruben Amorim took a risk when he stuck with the same Manchester United forward line that started against Nottingham Forest and resisted the urge to go to his bench. The Portuguese head coach still believes his side should have won the match, but praised the manner in which they fought back to at least get a point.

"Sometimes if you put more strikers on I don't feel we are going to play better," Amorim told reporters after the 2-2 draw. "If you see Dalot, many times Dalot has the ball with space to make the cross but he is a right-footer.

"Patrick (Dorgu) will do the same thing, go to the side and the space is there. If you want to come inside Cunha is always there to receive the ball. Nous, if you see the end of the second-half, Leny was the guy with space to run with the ball. Nous is a full-back, so we try to use the characteristics of the players. It is not the quality, because we have a lot of quality on the bench. I have the feeling if I am going to stop the game, I am going to bring something. I thought we were improving the second-half, so my feeling was I am not changing anything of the guys in front. We have the talent.

"I know Amad can do so much better, but I know that Amad one against one is really dangerous.So sometimes we just expect that one guy who is not doing a great game can change the game for us. He managed to score but we have potential to do so much better. We lost two points today."

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