EPL: Arsenal Defeat Manchester United 1-0 At Old Trafford

EPL: Arsenal Defeat Manchester United 1-0 At Old Trafford

Arsenal began their Premier League title quest with a narrow 1-0 win over Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Gunners capitalized on the fact that United’s £200 million ($271 million) newly assembled attack is yet to find its rhythm.

A costly mistake from United’s stand-in goalkeeper, Altay Bayindir, handed Arsenal full-back Riccardo Calafiori the decisive goal, leaving the Red Devils’ revamped frontline frustrated.

After the game, United manager Ruben Amorim expressed pride in his players’ performance despite the defeat.

“I’m really proud of the guys. They were really brave in everything they did during the game. Congratulations for the performance. We deserved a different result and we need to move forward to the next one.

“We were more aggressive than last year. We went one against one all the game and we pressed high. We had quality with the ball. Even when the stadium made some sounds, we continued to play the way we play.

“You always feel in the game they can do something not just with the ball but without the ball. I am proud of the game we played. We lost and have things to work on.

“We need to win games but that was completely different to last season,” Amorim told Sky Sports.

On Arsenal goal, he said, “Sometimes it happened last year. It’s not playing the ball. I understand we want goals but when you are touching the goalkeeper. Sometimes you are pushing and you don’t have more hands to go for the ball. We need to be stronger. We are not changing the rules, we have to adapt to the rules. Today I think we are the better team.

“We have players to win any game of the Premier League. We need to focus and forget about the noise. It doesn’t matter who is playing, we want to win games.”