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Former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney says he "really felt" for 17-year-old forward Chido Obi during the Red Devils' 4-3 defeat to Brentford, as Ruben Amorim named the third youngest Premier League starting XI of any club ever.
Speaking on Match of the Day 2, Rooney said: "It did show at times. I think it showed with the lack of movement and knowhow on the pitch.
"The build-up was slow with balls going back to the goalkeeper and getting moved around slowly at the back, plus there was no movement from anyone to get on the ball.
"They had a 17-year-old lad up front - the youngest-ever to start a Premier League game for Manchester United - and they were just launching balls up to him.
"I really felt for [Chido] Obi because you could tell how inexperienced he is and then it also looked like he had no help. They were just throwing balls up to him.
"There was no intensity or organisation in Manchester United's pressing. There was lots of space for Brentford to do what they wanted to do and it was easy for them to deal with Obi up top."
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy added: "I get that there were young players out there and they were playing against a good team, but Ruben Amorim only plays this system.
"He has been there for a while now and when you play a system that much and you work on it in training, surely we should be able to see some improvement - regardless of who is playing - because they should be organised."
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