Ruben Amorim reaction on Manchester United loss to Arsenal
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Ruben Amorim has had an incredibly tough start to life as Manchester United manager, with the squad struggling to get to grips with the Portuguese coach's tactical demands
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When the line-ups came out on Sunday afternoon, Ruben Amorim decided to play Casemiro next to Fernandes, which came as a slight surprise considering the Brazilian struggled for form last year. Many would have expected someone like Kobbie Mainoo to take the role, due to his flashings of brilliance in a United shirt.
Ruben Amorim clearly has one problem area he must address at Manchester United this season before he thinks about replacing Andre Onana.
The opening-game loss to Arsenal has fans focused on these two areas. Reader MickyFinn says: "The solution is to bring in a new 'keeper in this window, it's that simple. Utd also really need a midfielder, but we may well see neither materialise because of the reported stance of the board and the lack of player sales."
A much-improved Manchester United scrapped with Arsenal but fell victim a goalkeeper error in a 1-0 season-opening loss at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Ruben Amorim and Gary Neville do not see eye-to-eye on what Manchester United ’s next transfer priority should be. Man Utd, despite a lowly 15th-placed Premier League finish and Europa League final defeat last season, have spent heavily in the summer transfer window thus far.
The Premier League season may not have started yet, but in any given soccer-loving group chat at any given time, there is probably a conversation about who Manchester United's next manager might be. It is not just innocent offseason fodder that maintains the bonds of friendship,
Manchester United lost to Arsenal in their opener on Sunday but Ruben Amorim remained full of optimism and said his rebuilt team can now beat anybody in the Premier League as the club try to put last season's woeful 15th-place finish behind them.