Amos Enjoys Being In Control

Control and concentration were the keys for United goalkeeper Ben Amos as he marked his second senior match of the season with a second clean sheet.

The 21 year-old made one flying save at the very end of the Reds’ 3-0 win at Aldershot Town, to keep out Luke Gutteridge’s piledriver and deny the hosts a consolation goal, but it was otherwise a quiet night for the man wearing the number 40 shirt.

“Obviously it was good to get the save at the end, to show what I can do,” Amos told MUTV, “but I didn't have a lot to do, just distribution and tidying things up. That’s one of the biggest things about being a goalkeeper for Manchester United - you can have nothing to do all game and then, when the one thing you need to do comes along, you've got to do it well and keep it out. That's my job, to keep a clean sheet and I think everyone's happy.”

The game went very much according to plan, said Amos, as United dominated possession and converted three chances inside the first 48 minutes.

“Our aim was to control the game at our tempo like we did at Elland Road [against Leeds in the previous round]. If you give the home team even a bit of encouragement, especially in a tight ground like this, the crowd get behind them and get on your back.

"If you're not switched on, these games can go horribly wrong," Amos added. "Concentration is vital and you need to be ruthless in the box and put your chances away. We wanted to kill them off early doors and we did it with some nice goals.”