Premier League
Premier League transfers: Every done deal team by team as summer window slams shut
The transfer window has slammed shut and Premier League clubs have scrambled to complete last-minute business following a mammoth few months of transfer activity, including Ronaldo returning to Manchester United
This September 1, 2021 is the deadline day and the transfer window has slammed shut for Premier League clubs.
Although Euro 2020 and the Copa America slightly delayed the drama, this transfer window has seen some mega deals involving the top flight.
Manchester United notably snapped up three statement signings; Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund for an inital £73million, Raphael Varane from Real Madrid for £34m as well as a triumphant return for Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus for £12.86m.
The two most expensive deals of the window came from the two title favourites, though, as Manchester City splashed out £100million to bring Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish to the Etihad and Chelsea re-signed Romelu Lukaku for almost the same eye-watering fee.
Arsenal’s £50million swoop for Brighton & Hove Albion defender Ben White also adds to the summer’s expenditure as the Gunners breached the £150m.
Harry Kane wanted out of Tottenham Hotspur but due to be valued at £160million by Daniel Levy, making potential suitors Man City eventually conceded defeat, also missing out on Ronaldo in what surely would have been the most shocking transfer in English football history.
Courtesy of Mirror, Here’s an up-to-date list of all the done deals relating to all 20 Premier League clubs in what’s been a mammoth few months of transfer activity.
ARSENAL
Players in:
Nuno Tavares (Benfica)
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Anderlecht)
Ben White (Brighton)
Martin Odegaard (Real Madrid)
Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United)
Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna)
Players out
Joe Willock (Newcastle)
Willian (contract terminated)
David Luiz (released)
Levi Laing (released)
Joseph Olowu (released)
Luke Plange (released)
Jason Sraha (released)
Trae Coyle (Lausanne–Sport)
Zech Medley (KV Oostende)
Mark McGuinness (Cardiff)
Dinos Mavropanos (Stuttgart) Loan
Daniel Ballard (Millwall) Loan
Daniel Oyegoke (Brentford)
Ben Sheaf (Coventry City)
Matt Smith (Doncaster) Loan
Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille) Loan
William Saliba (Marseille) Loan
Nikolaj Moller (Viktoria Koln) Loan
Deyan Iliev (SKF Sered) Loan
Reiss Nelson (Feyenoord) Loan
Miguel Azeez (Portsmouth) Loan
Jonathan Dinzeyi (Carlisle United) Loan
ASTON VILLA
Players in
Leon Bailey (Bayer Leverkusen)
Axel Tuanzebe (Manchester United, loan)
Emiliano Buendia (Norwich)
Ashley Young (Inter Milan)
Josh Feeney (Fleetwood Town)
Finn Azaz (West Brom)
Danny Ings (Aston Villa)
Players out
Ahmed Elmohamady (released)
Neil Taylor (released)
Tom Heaton (Man Utd)
Lewis Brunt (released)
Brad Burton (released)
Jack Clarke (released)
Charlie Farr (released)
Ben Guy (released)
Callum Rowe (released)
Harrison Sohna (released)
Michael Tait (released)
Jake Walker (released)
Bjorn Engels (Royal Antwerp)
Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami) Loan
Lovre Kalinic (Hajduk Split) Loan
Seb Revan (Grimsby) Loan
Frederic Guilbert (Strasbourg) Loan
Conor Hourihane (Sheffield United) Loan
BRENTFORD
Players in
Nathan Young-Coombes (Rangers)
Dom Jefferies (Salisbury)
Daniel Oyegoke (Arsenal)
Jude Russell (Crystal Palace)
Frank Onyeka (FC Midtjylland)
Kristoffer Ajer (Celtic)
Matthew Cox (AFC Wimbledon)
Myles Peart-Harris (Chelsea)
Players out
Jared Thompson (released)
Kane O’Connor (released)
Aubrel Koutsimouka (released)
Julien Carre (released)
Henrik Dalsgaard (Midtjylland)
Luke Daniels (released)
Emiliano Marcondes (released)
Ellery Balcombe (Burton Albion) Loan
Aaron Pressley (AFC Wimbledon) Loan
Arthur Read (Stevenage)
BRIGHTON
Players in
Jeremy Sarmiento (Benfica)
Marc Cucurella (Getafe)
Gary Dicker (Kilmarnock)
Enock Mwepu (Red Bull Salzburg)
Kjell Scherpen (Ajax)
Players out
Ben White (Arsenal)
Jose Izquierdo (released)
Teddy Jenks (Aberdeen) Loan
Davy Propper (PSV)
Alex Cochrane (Hearts) Loan
Jan Mlakar (Hajduk Split)
Bernardo (Red Bull Salzburg)
Ryan Longman (Hull City) Loan
Viktor Gyokeres (Coventry)
Romaric Yapi (SBV Vitesse)
Mat Ryan (Real Sociedad)
Jensen Weir (Cambridge United) Loan
Matt Clarke (West Bromwich Albion) Loan
Carl Rushworth (Walsall) Loan
Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord)
Reda Khadra (Blackburn) Loan
Chris Walton (Ipswich) Loan
BURNLEY
Players in
Maxwell Cornet (Lyon)
Nathan Collins (Stoke)
Mark Helm (Man Utd)
Jacob Bedeau (Scunthorpe)
Harry Williams (Free)
Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace)
Connor Roberts (Swansea City)
Players out
Robbie Brady (released)
Connor Barrett (released)
Jordan Cropper (released)
Ismail Diallo (released)
Marcel Elva-Fountaine (released)
Arman Taranis (released)
Matty Rain (released)
Mace Goodridge (released)
Ryan Cooney (Morecambe)
Joel Mumbongo (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Ben Gibson (Norwich)
Jimmy Dunne (QPR)
Luka Jensen (Carlisle)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell (Sheffield Wednesday) Loan
Adam Phillips (Morecambe) Loan
CHELSEA
Players in
Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan)
Marcus Bettinelli (Fulham)
Saul Niguez (Atletico Madrid, loan)
Players out
Willy Caballero (released)
Jamal Blackman (released)
Pierre Ekwah Elimby ( West Ham )
Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan)
Izzy Brown (Preston North End)
Levi Colwill ( Huddersfield Town) Loan
Nathan Baxter (Hull) Loan
Charlie Wiggett ( Newcastle )
Billy Gilmour (Norwich) Loan
Victor Moses (Spartak Moscow)
Juan Castillo (Birmingham) Loan
Olivier Giroud (AC Milan)
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)
Lewis Bate (Leeds United)
Myles Peart-Harris (Chelsea)
Dynel Simeu (Southampton)
Tammy Abraham (Roma)
Dujon Sterling (Blackpool) Loan
Ethan Ampadou (Venezia) Loan
Danny Drinkwater (Reading) Loan
CRYSTAL PALACE
Players in
Conor Gallagher (Chelsea, loan)
Will Hughes (Watford)
Jacob Montes (Georgetown University)
Michael Olise (Reading)
Remi Matthews (Free)
Marc Guehi (Crystal Palace)
Joachim Andersen (Lyon)
Odsonne Edouard (Celtic)
Players out
Andros Townsend (Everton)
Sion Spence (Bristol Rovers) Loan
Stephen Henderson (released)
Wayne Hennessey (Burnley)
Mamadou Sakho (released)
Patrick van Aanholt (released)
Gary Cahill (released)
Scott Dann (Reading) Loan
EVERTON
Players in
Asmir Begovic (Bournemouth)
Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace)
Andy Lonergan (West Brom)
Demarai Gray (Bayer Leverkusen)
Salomon Rondon (Dalian Professional)
Players out
Theo Walcott ( Southampton )
Matthew Pennington (Shrewsbury Town) Free
Joshua King ( Watford )
Yannick Bolasie (released)
Muhamed Besic (released)
Josh Bowler (released)
Dennis Adeniran (released)
Con Ouzounidis (released)
Callum Connolly (released)
Bobby Carroll (released)
Daniel Lowey (released)
Jack McIntyre (released)
Dylan Thompson (released)
Bernard (Sharjah)
LEEDS UNITED
Players in
Kristoffer Klaesson (Valerenga)
Amari Miller (Birmingham City)
Jack Harrison (Man City)
Junior Firpo ( Barcelona)
Sean McGurk (Wigan)
Lewis Bate (Chelsea)
Players out
Gaetano Berardi (released)
Ouasim Bouy (released)
Barry Douglas (released)
Cole Gibbon (released)
Niklas Haugland (released)
Eunan O’Kane (released)
Matthew Turner (released)
Ryan Edmondson (Fleetwood) Loan
Oliver Casey (Blackpool)
Kun Temenuzhkov (Real Union) Loan
Rafa Mujica (Las Palmas)
Alfie McCalmont (Morecambe) Loan
Ezgjan Alioski (released)
Mateusz Bogusz (UD Ibiza) Loan
Leif Davis (Bournemouth) Loan
Pablo Hernandez (Castellon)
LEICESTER CITY
Players in
Patson Daka (Red Bull Salzburg)
Boubakary Soumare (Lille)
Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton)
Ryan Bertrand (Southampton)
Players out
Christian Fuchs (Charlotte)
Matty James (released)
Wes Morgan (retired)
Josh Knight (Peterborough United)
Admiral Muskwe (Luton Town)
Darragh O’Connor (Motherwell)
Dennis Praet (Torino) Loan
LIVERPOOL
Players in
Ibrahima Konate (RB Leipzig)
Players out
Liam Coyle (released)
Joe Hardy (released)
Abdi Sharif (released)
Jack Walls (released)
Adam Lewis (Livingston) Loan
Georginio Wijnaldum (PSG) Free
Sepp van den Berg (Preston) Loan
Remi Savage (Newcastle)
Paul Glatzel (Tranmere Rovers) Loan
Kamil Grabara (FC Copenhagen)
Liam Millar (FC Basel)
Marko Grujic (FC Porto)
Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin)
Harry Wilson (Fulham)
Leighton Clarkson (Blackburn)
Xherdan Shaqiri (Lyon)
Rhys Williams (Swansea) Loan
MANCHESTER CITY
Players in
Kayky (Fluminense)
Jack Grealish (Aston Villa)
Metinho (Fluminense)
Scott Carson (Derby)
Players out
Sergio Aguero (Barcelona) Free
Eric Garcia (Barcelona) Free
Louie Moulden (Wolves) Free
Lukas Nmecha (Wolsburg) £11m
Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Anderlecht) Loan
James Trafford (Accrington Stanley) Loan
Gavin Bazunu (Portsmouth) Loan
Lewis Fiorini (Lincoln) Loan
Jack Harrison (Leeds)
Angelino (RB Leipzig)
Callum Doyle (Sunderland) Loan
Daniel Grimshaw (Blackpool)
Alex Robertson (Ross County) Loan
MANCHESTER UNITED
Players in
Jadon Sancho (Borussia Dortmund)
Raphael Varane (Real Madrid)
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Tom Heaton (Aston Villa) Free
Players out
Sergio Romero (released)
Joel Pereira (released)
Jacob Carney (released)
Iestyn Hughes (released)
Arnau Puigmal (released)
Max Taylor (released)
Aliou Traore (released)
Nathan Bishop (Mansfield Town) Loan
Johan Guadagno (FC Copenhagen)
Mark Helm (Burnley)
Reece Devine (St Johnstone) Loan
Tahith Chong (Birmingham City) Loan
Brandon Williams (Norwich City) Loan
Will Fish (Stockport County) Loan
Facundo Pellistri (Alaves) Loan
Newcastle United
Players in
Charlie Wiggett ( Chelsea )
Remi Savage ( Liverpool )
Joe Willock (Arsenal)
Cameron Ferguson (Tranmere Rovers)
Santiago Munez (Santos Laguna) Loan
Players out
Andy Carroll (released)
Owen Bailey (released)
Oliver Walters (released)
Jude Swailes (released)
Yannick Toure (released)
Oliver Marshall (released)
Ludwig Francillette (released)
Florent Indalecio (released)
Kyle Scott (released)
George Rounsfell (released)
Lucas Gamblin (released)
Lewis Brannen (released)
Tom Midgley (released)
Josh Gilchrist (released)
Josh Harrison (released)
Tai Ebanks (released)
Lewis Cass (Port Vale) Loan
Florian Lejeune (Alaves)
Elias Sorensen (Esbjerg fB)
Yoshinori Muto (released)
NORWICH CITY
Players in
Kenny Coker (Southend)
Milot Rashica (Werder Bremen)
Angus Gunn (Southampton)
Flynn Clarke (Peterborough)
Ben Gibson (Burnley)
Dimitris Giannoulis (PAOK)
Billy Gilmour (Chelsea) Loan
Pierre Lees-Melou (Nice)
Liam Gibbs (Ipswich Town)
Louis Thompson (released)
Christos Tzolis (PAOK)
Ozan Kabak (Schalke) Loan
Players out
Alex Tettey (Rosenborg)
Mario Vrancic (Stoke City)
Jordan Thomas (Barnet)
Zach Dronfield (released)
William Hondermarck (released)
Louis Lomas (released)
Ethen Vaughan (released)
Emiliano Buendia (Aston Villa)
Philip Heise (Karlsruher)
Reece McAlear (Inverness Caledonian Thistle) Loan
Orjan Nyland (released)
Moritz Leitner (released)
Marco Stiepermann (released)
Josh Martin (MK Dons) Loan
Daniel Barden (Livingston) Loan
Sebastian Soto (Porto) Loan
Josip Drmic (HNK Rijeka) Loan
Akin Famewo (Charlton Athletic) Loan
Sam McCallum (QPR) Loan
Gassan Ahadme (Portsmouth) Loan
Danel Sinani (Huddersfield) Loan
Melvin Sitti (contract terminated)
SOUTHAMPTON
Players in
Theo Walcott (Everton)
Lyanco (Torino)
Romain Perraud (Brest)
Dynel Simeu (Chelsea)
Players out
Ryan Bertrand (Leicester)
Jake Hesketh (released)
Josh Sims (released)
David Agbontohoma (released)
Lucas Defise (released)
Pascal Kpohomouh (released)
Kingsley Latham (released)
Kameron Ledwidge (released)
James Morris (released)
Thomas O’Connor (released)
Tommy Scott (released)
Wesley Hoedt (Anderlecht)
Kayne Ramsey (Crewe)
Angus Gunn (Norwich)
Jake Vokins (Ross County) Loan
Alex Jankewitz (BSC Young Boys)
Dan Nlundulu (Lincoln) Loan
Callum Slattery (Motherwell)
Mario Lemina (Nice)
Danny Ings (Aston Villa)
TOTTENHAM
Players in
Pierluigi Gollini (Atalanta) Loan
Cristian Romero (Atalanta)
Pape Matar Sarr (Metz)
Bryan Gil (Sevilla)
Emerson Royal (Barcelona)
Players out
Danny Rose (Watford) Free
Paulo Gazzaniga (released)
Enock Asante (released)
Chay Cooper (released)
Keenan Ferguson (released)
George Marsh (AFC Wimbledon)
Rodel Richards (released)
Jack Roles (released)
Aaron Skinner (released)
Kazaiah Sterling (released)
Shilow Tracey (released)
Juan Foyth (Villarreal)
Erik Lamela (Sevilla)
Toby Alderweireld (Al-Duhail)
Serge Aurier (contract terminated)
WATFORD
Players in
Kwadwo Baah (Rochdale)
Mattie Pollock (Grimsby Town)
Imran Louza (FC Nantes)
Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) Free
Danny Rose (Spurs) Free
Emmanuel Dennis (Club Brugge)
Dapo Mebude (Rangers)
Peter Etebo (Stoke City) Loan
Joshua King (Free)
Vincent Angelini (Free)
Players out
Achraf Lazaar (released)
Carlos Sanchez (released)
Jerome Sinclair (released)
Mamadou M’Baye (released)
Ben Wilmot (Stoke City)
Ignacio Pussetto (Udinese) Loan
Adalberto Penaranda (Las Palmas) Loan
Craig Dawson (West Ham)
Tiago Cukur (Doncaster) Loan
Bosun Lawal (Celtic) Compensation
Troy Deeney (Birmingham)
WEST HAM
Players in
Thierry Nevers (Reading)
Nikola Vlasic (CSKA Moscow)
Pierre Ekwah Elimby (Chelsea)
Armstrong Oko-Flex (Celtic) Free
Craig Dawson (Watford)
Alphonse Areola (PSG)
Kurt Zouma (Chelsea)
Alex Kral (Spartak Moscow) Loan
Players out
Oladapo Afolayan (Bolton)
Fabian Balbuena (released)
Sean Adarkwa (released)
Olatunji Akinola (released)
Samuel Caiger (released)
Alfie Lewis (released)
Joshua Okotcha (released)
Joseph Anang (Stevenage) Loan
Felipe Anderson (Lazio)
Nathan Trott (Nancy)
WOLVES
Players in
Yerson Mosquera (Atletico Nacional)
Louie Moulden ( Manchester City ) Free
Hee Chan Hwang (RB Leipzig) Loan
Francisco Trincao (Barcelona) Loan
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Angers)
Jose Sa (Olympiacos)
Bendeguz Bolla (Fehervar FC)
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Angers)
Players out
Sadou Diallo (released)
Cyriaque Mayounga (released)
Hong Wan (released)
Toti Gomes (Grasshoppers) Loan
Ruben Vinagre (Sporting Lisbon)
Rui Patricio (Roma)
Leonardo Campana (Grasshoppers) Loan
Bendeguz Bolla (Grasshoppers) Loan
Ryan Giles (Cardiff) Loan
Dion Sanderson (Birmingham) Loan
Morgan Gibbs-White (Sheffield United) Loan
Manchester United cruised to a rare comfortable home Premier League victory as goals from Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko secured a 2-0 win over Sunderland on Saturday.
With the pressure growing on manager Ruben Amorim after a disappointing start to the season, Mount calmed the nerves around the ground with a fine early finish to break the deadlock.
United continued to dominate, with a spectacular save from Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs preventing Bruno Fernandes from adding a sumptuous second before Sesko netted his first Old Trafford goal after 31 minutes.
Sunderland were awarded a penalty late in the first half, a decision that was overturned following a VAR intervention, but they never really threatened after the break as United eased to a third home league victory of the season.
The result put United in provisional eighth place with 10 points from seven games, two places below Sunderland on 11.
Wins, especially comfortable ones, have been in short supply for Portuguese Amorim since he took charge in November.
United supporters have slowly started to turn on the new manager as a result, with nothing short of victory over promoted Sunderland, despite the visitors’ impressive start to the season, enough to appease the disgruntled masses.
Mount’s superb control and finish was just what the beleaguered boss needed. The fine strike was the earliest United have scored in the Premier League since Marcus Rashford’s goal at Ipswich Town in Amorim’s first game in charge.
It was only a matter of time until the hosts scored again, such was their dominance. From a long throw, Sesko was alert to the flick-on before steering home his second in as many games.
United thought they had shot themselves in the foot as Sesko was penalised for a high boot in his own penalty area, only for VAR to deem it not to be a foul.
The hosts took their foot off the gas in the second half, but still should have added to their tally, with veteran Brazilian Casemiro blazing their best chance over the bar.
Sunderland did manufacture a late gilt-edged chance but Senne Lammens, making his debut in the United goal, stood tall to block, completing an assured performance from the keeper and his new teammates.
-Reuters
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Premier League champions Liverpool dropped points for the first time this season when they lost 2-1 at Crystal Palace in the eighth minute of added time as Manchester United and Chelsea suffered 3-1 defeats on Saturday.
United slumped at Brentford and 10-man Chelsea were beaten at home by Brighton & Hove Albion, who scored twice in stoppage time.
Manchester City thrashed Burnley 5-1 thanks to two own goals and a late brace from Erling Haaland while Leeds United were held to a 2-2 draw after Bournemouth equalised in added time through 19-year-old Eli Junior Kroupi.
There was also a late twist at Tottenham Hotspur when Joao Palhinha struck an equaliser in the fourth minute of stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw at home to bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
LIVERPOOL SUFFER FIRST LOSS
Liverpool were on the back foot early on when Palace took the lead in the ninth minute through a set-piece when the ball fell to Ismaila Sarr who smashed it home.
Liverpool would have conceded more if not for goalkeeper Alisson while Jean-Philippe Mateta nearly made it 2-0 when he hit the post.
Although Liverpool equalised through Federico Chiesa in the 87th minute, fellow substitute Eddie Nketiah provided late drama when he scored the winner in the 97th minute, with Selhurst Park celebrating the goal twice after VAR confirmed he was not offside.
“The boys are in really good form and think we can win every game and today we showed that,” Nketiah told the BBC.
Palace ended the day in second place, three points behind leaders Liverpool although Arsenal can go second if they beat Newcastle United on Sunday.
OWN GOALS, HAALAND GIVE MAN CITY WIN
Burnley’s Maxime Esteve became only the sixth player to score two own goals in a Premier League game as City climbed up to fourth.
Esteve scored the first when he tried to deny Phil Foden but Jaidon Anthony made it 1-1 with a shot that deflected off Ruben Dias.
Matheus Nunes restored City’s lead with a close-range effort before Esteve’s second own goal came when he looked to stop Oscar Bobb from finding the net.
Haaland struck twice in the dying minutes to hand Burnley their biggest loss of the season.
MANCHESTER UNITED LOSE AT BRENTFORD
Bryan Mbeumo received a warm welcome from the Brentford fans as he returned to his former club for the first time since his move to Manchester United but the reception paled in comparison to the roars when the home side went 2-0 up inside 20 minutes.
Igor Thiago capitalised on United’s high line for the opener when Jordan Henderson sent him through on goal in the eighth minute, before the Brazilian forward grabbed his second when United keeper Altay Bayindir spilled a save right into his path.
United pulled one back when Benjamin Sesko scored his first goal for the club but Bruno Fernandes had a penalty saved by Caoimhin Kelleher before Mathias Jensen put the game out of reach in added time with a rocket from outside the box.
“We didn’t control the game, we played the game of Brentford. We were really confused (on) second balls, first balls, set pieces,” United manager Ruben Amorim said.
“The crucial moments, they were against us. Tough to lose again.”
CHELSEA SEE RED AGAIN
Chelsea had a player sent off for a second time in as many league games when Trevoh Chalobah saw red for denying Brighton a goal-scoring opportunity at Stamford Bridge.
Enzo Fernandez had given Chelsea a 1-0 lead with a close-range header but Chalobah’s red card in the 53rd minute reduced the home side to 10 men and Brighton made it count when Danny Welbeck opened his account for the season with the equaliser.
Brighton capitalised again in the 92nd minute when Maxim De Cuyper powered home a header and the visitors sealed all three points when Welbeck scored in the 10th minute of added time.
Bournemouth took the lead at Leeds when Antoine Semenyo scored from a free kick but the home side made it 2-1 when Joe Rodon and Sean Longstaff netted either side of halftime.
With Leeds close to taking three points, Kroupi volleyed home from inside the box in the 93rd minute to lift Bournemouth into a group of three clubs on 11 points.
Sunderland moved to 11 points and fourth place by beating Nottingham Forest 1-0 at the City Ground to leave Forest’s new manager Ange Postecoglou winless after five games in charge.
Omar Alderete’s first-half goal was the difference between the two sides with Sunderland mounting a staunch rearguard action as Forest laid siege to their goal.
Wolves were seconds away from earning their first win of the season after losing their opening five games in their worst ever start to a league campaign.
They led through Santiago Bueno’s scrappy goal early in the second half but Palhinha guided in a superb finish to send Tottenham to third place on goal difference.
-Reuters
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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said his side must match the level of urgency they showed against Chelsea on Saturday if they are to keep on winning.
Having tasted victory just once this season going into the game, on the back of their lowest top-flight league finish last term since they were relegated in 1973-74, the pressure was on Amorim ahead of Chelsea’s visit in the Premier League.
The early dismissal of Blues goalkeeper Robert Sanchez gave United the platform to earn a vital win with goals from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro but the performance, from the off, reached levels of intensity that had been lacking in recent struggles.
“Sometimes we have some moments that we feel an urgency to have a result,” Amorim said. “Today we won, it’s nice to win, but let’s not forget that return to that urgency in our game.
“We need to win the next game. That is the most important thing. In this big club it’s not a feeling that today is a really good game, let’s relax a little bit. Let’s keep that urgency. That is the most important feeling we have to take for the next week.”
In true United fashion, the hosts still made things difficult for themselves from a seemingly unassailable position, 2-0 in front with a numerical advantage in the driving Manchester rain.
Casemiro’s sending-off late in the first half gave the visitors a lifeline, with Trevoh Chalobah’s header ensuring a nervy finish at an expectant Old Trafford.
“We showed that when everything is going well, we arrange something to make it difficult,” Amorim said. “But we suffered together in the end. That was a good thing, if you look at the game we deserved to win.
“We were trying to do things a little bit too much, making a tackle that maybe we shouldn’t. It’s hard to say, because that is the pressure. I feel more pressure in some young guys sometimes.
“Maybe it’s because Casemiro cares. We score one and he has that tackle. Sometimes it’s not the pressure, they wanted too much in that moment.”
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