The optimists see hope in the way that Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo ran hard at the Arsenal defence, all pace and aggressive intent.
Both are proven Premier League performers and will contribute in a red shirt as they did at Wolves and Brentford respectively.
"The most important thing – we were not boring!"Ruben Amorim assesses what his Manchester United side did well against Arsenal pic.twitter.com/IjsNil01Sr
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) August 17, 2025Yes Arsenal fell into a panicky rearguard towards the end, but when the game was still open, Martin Odegaard raced through United’s gaping centre at will, with Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes ill-equipped to halt the counter.
We can allow Amorim his upbeat analysis: after all, Arsenal are a fully evolved, top-four outfit, and United were never adrift as they were last term.
Radamel Falcao was one of several big names who flattered to deceive at United (Photo: Getty)
Fulham had the better of Brighton despite needing a late equaliser at the Amex, and though Burnley fell heavily to Tottenham, visiting Old Trafford is always a reason to come to the party.
Casemiro is the last in a long line of big-brand duds that began with Radamel Falcao, who spent a season on loan from Monaco, scoring four times in 29 games.
Though the emphasis subsequently shifted to younger legs, Amorim was left to sift through the wreckage of Jadon Sancho, Antony, Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee.
Ruben Amorim may be casting envious glances at Tijjani Reijnders after his superb debut (Photo: Getty)For all their investment in striking upgrades, United cannot hope to push the top four aside with Casemiro at the centre of things.
Bruno Fernandes has neither the stamina nor positional discipline to run the game from deep midfield.
Reijnders, a £46.5m snip from AC Milan, was voted the midfielder of the season in Serie A last term and might be even more dynamic than the departed De Bruyne, his pace and dancing feet all over City’s emphatic romp at Wolves.
Amorim, desperate to leave behind the sense of despair and negative associations with last season, was left to talk up United’s performance as if a substantial leap had been made in losing narrowly to a proven contender.
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“I’m hearing noises about being proud about the performance, but they’ve lost the game,” Keane said.
“Bruno came out and said about the fans [praise], but that means little to me. I think the expectation is that low, everyone is almost happy about that.”
Until an unproductive midfield characterised by Casemiro’s epic limitations – and the goalkeeping mess – are resolved, third gear might be as good as it gets.
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