Ruben Amorim reaction on Manchester United loss to Arsenal
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Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim uses a tactic employed by legendary boss Sir Alex Ferguson to defend his choice of goalkeeper.
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.
Bayındır was voted Player of the Match in an FA Cup third round victory over Arsenal last January, saving a Martin Ødegaard penalty in normal time before producing more spot-kick heroics in the subsequent shootout. Amorim hailed him as “our hero” that night and insisted that he remained “unbelievable” on Sunday.
A lone Riccardo Calafiori goal, after 13 minutes, is all that split the two teams at Old Trafford in their first Premier League match of the season. Amorim told Sky Sports afterwards that United "were the better team," and "clearly deserved a different result."
Ruben Amorim has admitted it is tough for him to merely target a European place this season compared to expected title challenges of previous years.
Manchester United kicked off their Premier League season with a disappointing home defeat against Arsenal, Riccardo Calafiori's early goal handing Mikel Arteta's victory at Old Trafford