Amorim says Manchester United star may not ‘recover’ from Newcastle incident as ‘relegation fight’ begins

Man United forward Joshua Zerkezi could struggle to get off the pitch against Newcastle, according to former England midfielder Izzy Christiansen.

The Netherlands international was substituted. One after just three minutes on Monday night Defeated the Magpies 2-0 in the Premier League.

Kobi Minno replaces Zerkezi, who was signed for Man Utd In the summer transfer market from Serie A side Bologna, the Red Devils look more solid with an extra midfielder in the side.

But former England footballer Christian Sons insists it was “tough” for Man Utd to offload forward Zarkezi instead of Christian Eriksen or Casemiro.

Christensen said The BBC’s Football Daily Podcast: “The midfield duo of Casemiro and (Christian) Eriksen – we all highlighted it before the game and said it would be a problem and it was.

“(Joshua) Zerkezi was the player who was dragged but it could have been Eriksen or it could have been Casemiro. Zerkezi is a new signing – it was tough. He’s only 23. It’s tough for him and he The reaction from the crowd as he walked off the pitch – I don’t know how he recovered from that, it’s going to take some serious mental resilience.

“Why was Casemiro still on the pitch? He was exceptional in the first half and I’m saying that about a player I’ve admired a lot over the years. Casemiro was off and Eriksen was off. , but Zarkazi took the brunt of it.

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On the match itself, Christianson added: “It wasn’t a good night at all. Tonight was a reflection of the players, I think it probably runs deep in the players, the quality has dropped for a long time now. It was evident tonight. was

“It’s going to take a long time for Ruben Amorim to step things up. The spotlight is on him and he’s taking it but as a player, it doesn’t matter who your manager is, you don’t play like tonight. can

“It’s a matter of personal pride and that first half was awful, I was actually surprised Newcastle only went 2-0 up.”

Ex-Man Utd midfielder Jesper Blomqvist said after the defeat to Newcastle BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast: “It’s a relegation battle for United now. I don’t think anyone wants to let Ruben Amoram down. The team looks really out of form, no confidence at all.”

“I admire (Amorim) and I think he’s been really honest all the time. I think there’s light at the end of the tunnel but it’s tough right now.”

On first-half substitute Joshua Zerkezi: “It’s going to take a lot for him to get back up. I commend Ruben for making this change after only 30 minutes for the best performance of the team.