ATLANTA, Georgia -- The narrative around Manchester United's summer tour of the U.S. has been largely positive. But as Ruben Amorim boarded a flight back to Manchester from Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport late on Sunday night, he did so with the feeling that the whole club -- players, staff and fans -- had been handed a healthy dose of reality.
After comfortable wins over West Ham in New Jersey and Bournemouth in Chicago, the 2-2 draw with Everton at Atlanta Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium exposed some familiar problems. Bruno Fernandes said afterwards that parts of the performance had been "lazy" and although Amorim didn't wholeheartedly agree, he didn't shut down his captain, either.