New routines have been introduced on matchday at Old Trafford. The United team will be welded even closer together, Old Trafford and the supporters will once again give the players the electric feeling that decides games in United’s favour. Arsenal refused to give United a result in the first home game, Ruben Amorim had to go out on the pitch again and clap thanks for the support, not for the victory. Back to square one for United? Definitely not.
0-1 loss against Arsenal, scoring on set pieces. Ruben Amorim has a solid pre-season behind him after the horribly weak Premier League season in the first meeting with the world’s toughest league. For the United manager, the loss to Arsenal was something completely different.
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“The feeling is completely different. You can end up with the same number of points – in this case zero – but the feeling is completely different when you play well, when you deserve more than you got. It feels good, but in the end it gets even more painful when you’ve been the better team, and [we should have got] more than one point,” the United coach told Viaplay.
“We played a little bit more like Manchester United should play… We were more aggressive than last year, we sprinted more, we were braver, we pressed high, and we had quality with the ball. Even when there were some noises from the audience, we continued to play our way. We lost the ball less in the build-up play than last year, because we struggled a lot,” Amorim told Sky Sports.
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Who promises Man Utd supporters that home games will once again give the good feeling.
“Then there are the little things we talked about before the season with players like Cunha and Bryan being able to lift [the mood in] the stadium in one instant. I think the most important thing was that we weren’t boring!
On Sunday, the trip goes to London and Fulham.
