Helpless. That was no doubt how Ruben Amorim was feeling after wave after wave of Arsenal corners on Wednesday night, with the Portuguese watching on as his Manchester United side somewhat wilted under the mounting pressure.
For the first time in 34 league games, the former Sporting CP boss tasted defeat. A first loss has come just three matches into his Premier League tenure. That’s what life at United can do…
The crouching coach may well have grown a few more grey hairs while witnessing the limp second-half showing of his side at the Emirates, with the 39-year-old’s prophecy coming true that his team will have to “suffer” in the early knockings of his reign.
Unlike in recent years, however, there was at least a semblance of a plan, of an idea in the first 45 minutes, with a stubborn showing helping to frustrate the hosts, even if things didn’t click into gear in an attacking sense.
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