Ruben Amorim laments Manchester United's loss against Arsenal

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has lamented his team’s 2-0 loss at the hands of Arsenal late on December 4 in the Premier League. Jurrien Timber and William Saliba found the net in the second half to help the Gunners continue their dominance over the Reds in the Premier League.

Interestingly, both defenders scored from corner kicks to sink United and this also turned out to be the first loss for them since Amorim took over the reins. The match was completely dominated by Arsenal winning as many as 19 corners. On the contrary, United couldn’t win even one which showcases the one-sided nature of the clash.

Speaking after the match, Amorim admitted his team wasn’t aggressive enough and felt that the set pieces killed the game at the Emirates for them. He conceded that Manchester United weren’t tactically strong on the evening while calling Arsenal a very organized team that made it difficult for the Reds to score.

“The set pieces changed the game. We could’ve been more aggressive towards the Arsenal box. Until the set pieces the game didn’t have too many opportunities for both sides, the set pieces killed the game. They can put a lot of players near the goalkeeper and it’s almost impossible to fight for the ball but we have to manage to defend them and we already know we have to be better."

“We were committed and we lost to the set pieces. If Matthijs [de Ligt] can score in that moment the momentum would be different. We tried to play but they are a very organised team and it’s hard to score. I felt the players were in control of the game, the set pieces changed the game in the second half,” Amorim said while speaking to BBC Match of the Day after the clash.

Manchester United slip to 11th place in the table

The latest loss has again put Manchester United out of the top half of the points in the Premier League. They are now at 11th place after 14 matches with five wins, four draws, five losses, and 19 points to their name. They will next face Nottingham Forest on December 7 at 11 PM IST and aim to return to winning ways soon.

As for Arsenal, they are at third place with 28 points to their name and are tied with the second-placed Chelsea in this aspect.