Ruben Amorim reaction – How did the Man United boss react to the loss at Arsenal?

Ruben Amorim’s first spell at Arsenal as a Premier League manager ended in his first Premier League loss, which Arsenal fell 2-0 to Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

Arsenal’s corner championship continued and Amorim will surely go over his set-piece defense after conceding two corners.

“The difference today was the set pieces,” Amorim said. “You see the goal and how the momentum changed. We could have taken full control of the game. We tried but it was the set-pieces.”

Amorim had overseen a draw at Ipswich Town before wins over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League and Everton in the Premier League led him to north London. Now he has one loss on the record.

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It’s not a surprise that Amorim cited set-piece defense as one of the main things his team needs to fix, but he also noted that minute limits for Mason Mount, Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro limit his pre- and in-game decisions.

United looked bright early on, but Arsenal’s experience took over after the break. Amorim has been vocal about how much work there is to put right at the Red Devils, and on Wednesday that was laid bare.

So how did he see it?

Ruben Amorim’s reaction – What did the Manchester United boss say after the loss at Arsenal?

Here’s what Ruben Amorim said after the 2-0 loss.

“Tough game. We tried to play our game, especially in the first half. We need more practice. The dead balls change everything, change the momentum. It was really tough them. We tried, but we had two dead balls and didn’t score. They scored .”

On Arsenal’s corner prowess: “We have to understand that they have been doing it for many years. Even when you’ve been here this long, you can see how their set pieces can change that. We tried to defend them during two days to train.”

At that moment, Matthijs de Ligt hit the crossbar “It could be different if (De Ligt) scores. Also Antony on the free kick, but it is what it is. We will try to do it in the next games.”

What he learned about his players today: “I learned that we are smart when we have the strategy. We are finding the way to press and the way to block. We will get better with time.”

“We have to improve every minute. We have to use every minute to try to improve and fight for the games.”