After nine defeats for home in the Premier League last season, Man United was again defeated in Old Trafford during the opening weekend of this season.
Manchester United players remain optimistic about their progression among head coach Ruben Amorim, despite the start of the new season with a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal.
Sources of dressing room say that the players believe that they have made clear progress with their performance against Arsenal, which finished second in the Premier League last season and reached the semi -final of the Champions League.
A second source said that the team thought that the performance was “much better” than how United did last season in most home games.
United had 61% of the possession and 22 goal attempts, with seven on goal – more than twice as much as Arsenal managed.
Left rear Riccardo Calafiori's 13th minutes header decided the game after a blunder due to error-sensitive backup goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.
The result marked the 19th defeat of United in Old Trafford Since the beginning of the 2023-24 season and Amorim has reached 15 defeats faster than any Premier League manager, excluding those responsible for newly promoted clubs, since Paul Hart in 2009-10.
“We were more aggressive than last year,” Amorim said after the Arsenal match. “We sprint more, we were brave, we left one against one of the entire game. We have pressed high.
“And then with the ball we have quality. Even when the stadium makes some sounds, we continue to play as we play. We lost fewer balls in the structure compared to last year, [when] We struggled a lot.
“And then the little things we are talking about at the start of this season [Matheus] Cunha, like Bryan [Mbeumo]The stadium can elevate at one time. So I think the most important thing, we were not boring. “
United will go to Fulham on Sunday for their next home game against Burnley on August 30.