The revelation of Manchester United s trip to the United States: Garnacho completely gave up, Sesco became a need, the captain angrily scolded and reflected on

Manchester United won the Premier League Summer Series Championship in the US preseason, but to get rid of the shadow of 15th place last season, there is still a lot of work to do

After a disastrous 2024-25 season, Manchester United hopes to start the season again. As for preseason, the situation is still going well.

Ruben Amorin led the players to the United States to practice, and the team remained unbeaten in the preseason, but the coach's main focus was the physical condition of the lineup and the players' adaptation to his tactics.

Manchester United signed Brian Mbemo and Mattus Cunha, both starting against Everton on Sunday. Despite the final 2-2 draw, this shows that Amorin still needs to study how to best arrange the new players.

This game may be Manchester United's worst performance so far in the preseason, but Amorin's side does show signs of improvement over last season. They will also play a friendly match with Fiorentina before the Premier League opening match against Arsenal on August 17.

In view of this, we review Manchester United's pre-season trip to the United States and summarize the most noteworthy revelations.

1. Fernandez is still not satisfied with the need for the captain to point out the problem outright, and Bruno Fernandez is such a person.

The Portuguese star almost left the team after receiving an invitation from Saudi club Riyadh Crescent. Fans should be glad he chose to stay - because this team is in need of such a character to return to their ideal standards.

Even after the friendly match, Fernandez was still dissatisfied with his performance, accusing his teammates of being "slack" in the game - even though Manchester United eventually won the Premier League Summer Series.

Fernandez personally scored a penalty and helped the team take the lead, but Manchester United were tied twice. Mason Mount once again surpassed the score in the second half, and the goals of Erieman Ndiaye and Aiden Haven gave the two sides a final draw.

"It's getting better, but it's not as far as we want it to be," Fernandez said. "It's a football game, there's always passion. No matter what happens, it's normal, it's part of the game."

"(Travel of America) is generally positive, and it's good to have a tacit understanding with teammates. But today we're a little lazy and we have to change that."

Fernandez's bold and sharp remarks will help Manchester United's new season, which shows that he won't tolerate any more slackness in the team-if the club wants to make progress, he must not make such mistakes again.

2. New players are still needed to be introduced. Manchester United currently only signed two new players. Considering the poor performance last season, most fans will think the team needs to strengthen in all aspects. Despite the unbeaten pre-season, it is clear that Manchester United desperately needs more depth this summer.

From the back line, Manchester United obviously needs a new goalkeeper: Andre Onana is injured, and the position of substitute Altai Baindir is also questioned - he is believed to want more regular playing time.

Onana has also been criticized for many major mistakes, and Manchester United does need to increase competition in the goalkeeper position. In addition, the team also needs more depth in defense and midfield, not to mention the front line - the lack of offense last season is obvious to all.

Fernandez also mentioned the need for more new players after the game against Everton, saying that the team urgently needs competition to motivate players to improve their performance.

"I don't want to blame anyone, but I feel that the club has done its best in what they say the financial situation. I don't know the specific situation and am not involved. But it's clear that we need to add more competition to the existing players."

"We need more players with strength, push everyone to work harder and pay more to get into the starting lineup. I think the club and the coach are working in this direction and hope to sign another 1-2 players to achieve this."

3. The urgent need for reliable striker

Benjamin Sesco is one of the players interested in Manchester United, who have started negotiations with RB Leipzig but faces fierce competition from Newcastle - the latter can provide Champions League qualification.

When playing against Everton, Amorin adopted a tactical adventure of 3-4-1-2 formation, allowing Mbemo and Cunia to partner with the forward line, but neither of them were pure centers and preferred the wing.

If Mbemo and Cunia can be separated from each other by an efficient shooter like Sesco, the team's attack power will be fatal. Sesco scored 21 goals in all competitions last season, and 18 goals in the previous season, and is currently worth 70 million pounds.

Rasmus Hoylund's performance improved in the preseason, but Manchester United is still negotiating the introduction of Benjamin Cesco, so a new striker is needed for Manchester United. Rasmus Hoylund and Joshua Zilkze are still available, but the latter is currently injured, while the former still needs to prove its reliability.

Hoylund scored in a friendly against Bournemouth 4-1 and was included in the US tour list — rather than being included in the "bomb group" with other unpopular players — which shows that Amorin still has confidence in him.

Recent reports have been reported that Amorin believes that introducing a top striker like Sesco can inspire Hoylund's best form and force him to improve his level.

If these two players can coexist with existing players such as Mbemo, Cunya and Armad, Manchester United's firepower this season will be higher, which may be the key to improving the ranking.

4. Garnacho has no hope in Old Trafford

Amorin has shown that once he has conflicts with the players, it will be difficult to recover. Alejandro Garnacho seems to have no way back.

Garnacho was dissatisfied with the coach for being abandoned in the UEFA Cup final and immediately expressed his hope of leaving the team - he was later excluded from the pre-season tour list.

He is closely linked to Aston Villa and Chelsea, but the transfer has not been completed yet. Amorin once suggested that any Manchester United player who was excluded would have a chance to reintegrate with the team if he could not find a new club.

But his recent remarks about Garnacho show that the relationship between the two is irreversible - he said that the cooperation between the two parties is not going well and cannot explain the specific reasons.

"I think Garnacho, you can understand, and you can see that he is very talented and a very talented kid," Amorin said. "But sometimes things just don't go well. You can't explain the reason specifically."

"But I feel that it's obvious that Garnacho wants to pursue different goals under different leadership. I can understand. So it's not a problem."

"Sometimes you can adapt to one person and make connections. Sometimes you want new challenges. So we try to satisfy all parties: clubs, coaches and players. This is normal in football."

5. Amorin is serious

Like Fernandez, you'd expect the head coach to be a straightforward and ruthless coach.

Amorin's candid remarks at Old Trafford and his severing assessment of the team's status quo are surprising. This is certainly good, but these words must be supplemented by actions on the court.

He has admitted it was "the worst Manchester United team ever" and recently said he knew the team would have had difficulties in the game last season, but fortunately, he is taking action to completely revamp the roster to solve the problem.

Amorin alienated the players he thought were out of line with and were not in the plan - Rashford, Garnacho, Jaden Sancho, Anthony and Tyril Maracia, while Christian Erikson, Victor Lindelof and Joni Evans left the team freely.

He has signed two new players and plans to bring in more - also expressed satisfaction with the team's progress this summer.

But in a recent long interview, he also elaborated on his ambitions and long-term plans for Manchester United, saying he hopes to coach at Old Trafford for 20 years and follow in Sir Alex Ferguson's footsteps. Whether he can bring success to the club for a long time remains to be seen, but his attitude and the bold moves he has taken undoubtedly bring opportunities to the team.

"I want to stay, I want to stay for 20 years," Amorin said. "This is my goal, and I firmly believe in that. There will be good things happening, there will always be. At some point, I will be lucky."

"I have been lucky in my coaching career, and my idea is to stay here for many years. But we know that grades will determine everything. I know that I have exhausted all my trust last season, but I am ready to start over."