Ruben Amorim tells Mikel Arteta 'we were the better team' as Man Utd halted by Arsenal

Ruben Amorim insists Manchester United "deserved more" after their loss against Arsenal and were "the better team" despite coming out on the wrong end of the result on the opening weekend.

The Gunners rocked up at Old Trafford and left with all three points thanks to Riccardo Calafiori's first-half header. United couldn't find an equaliser as they showcased their summer signings, who helped them produced a marked improvement on last year's showings.

Patrick Dorgu hit the post whilst new arrivals Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo both looked lively in the final third, albeit their efforts didn't result in United gaining a share of the spoils. Amorim is under pressure to improve results and performances in his first full year.

He was full of praise for his players after they had more than 60 percent of possession and also recorded 22 shots on goals - adamant that they were better than Arsenal as they stuck to their guns.

Amorim told Match of the Day: "We deserved more and we were the better team, that is clear but in the end we lost. We need to work on the things we need to improve. We need to defend set pieces. We did a lot things right.

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"There are a lot of things without seeing the video that we need to work. I am really proud of my players. We were more aggressive and brave. In certain moments I think Bryan [Mbeumo] and Cunha helped a lot. We stuck to the plan even when the stadium is nervous, we continued to play the way we played and that will help us in the future.

"They [the fans] want that feeling again. We go to Old Trafford and we are not going to get bored. We need to win more than last season but they want to see something and feel something."

United's display on Sunday was the first time in 14 years that they'd recorded more than 20 shots in a Premier League game. Ironically the last time that happened they beat Arsenal 8-2 under Sir Alex Ferguson, but on this occasion their efforts failed to see them score once.

Mikel Arteta, seeking to end a run of three straight second place finishes, praised his team's ability to dig in and claim a vital early three points. He said: "The team has to find that resilience throughout the season for ten months in different contexts to be able to do that. Of course, we have to improve a lot of things and that will happen very soon."

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