Ruben Amorim paying the price for Man Utd mistake made under Erik ten Hag

boss is paying the price for 's decision to snub a move for Serhou Guirassy at the start of last year. The Guinea international continued his sensational form on Tuesday evening as he netted a hat-trick against Barcelona in the .

Amorim succeeded Ten Hag in the Old Trafford dugout last autumn but has struggled to turn the Red Devils' fortunes around, with his side currently occupying 14th place in the Premier League table following a at the weekend. And United have particularly struggled in front of goal, with just two sides outside of the relegation zone finding the back of the net on fewer occasions since the campaign got underway.

United had the opportunity to sign Guirassy in January 2024 while he was still plying his trade for Stuttgart.

The striker had bagged 17 league goals before Christmas and was available to buy for just under £15million due to a release clause in his contract.

But, according to , United of paying that much money for a 27-year-old who had failed to find that sort of form at any other period in his career.

United already had £72m signing Rasmus Hojlund on their books and brought in extra attacking reinforcements six months later when they paid £36.5m for Joshua Zirkzee.

Both players have struggled at Old Trafford and have failed to provide United with the attacking impetus Amorim so desperately craves.

And the 13-time Premier League champions would have been in a much stronger position in the present day if Ten Hag had acted decisively to capture the talents of Guirassy.

Dortmund eventually took a chance on the player as they triggered his release clause to take him to the Signal Iduna Park.

The 29-year-old has since rewarded the Bundesliga giants by firing in 28 goals in 40 appearances. And he stole the show on Tuesday evening as he continued his hot streak in front of goal during his side's 3-1 victory in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Barcelona.

His first goal came in the form of a Panenka penalty 11 minutes into the match before he headed in from close range at the start of the second half. He netted his third with 14 minutes remaining as he fired the ball high into the Barcelona goal.

However, his endeavours weren't enough to get Dortmund into the semis, with Barca clinching a 5-3 victory on aggregate.