'I hope' - Ruben Amorim names one thing Manchester United must improve before they play Arsenal again
Arsenal scored twice from corner as they defeated Man Utd 2-0 in the Premier League.
Ruben Amorim hopes his Manchester United players will be able to improve their ability to defend set-pieces by the time they next face Arsenal in the FA Cup next month.
The Portuguese head coach fell to his first defeat since taking charge at Old Trafford as defenders Jurrien Timber and William Saliba both scored from corner-kick routines to secure a 2-0 win for their side on Wednesday night.
United had worked well to reduce Arsenal's threat from open play but were no match from set-pieces, as the home side finished with 13 corners, while United didn't have a single one in the match.
Amorim will have learned a lot about his team from the manner of his first defeat, and he doesn't have long to rectify their glaring defensive vulnerability ahead of a rematch in the FA Cup third round early next year.
“It is incredible," Amorim told Amazon Prime Video. "Especially the way they change the games, because sometimes they are not dominating and I think today you felt it in the game. It was really divide, no big opportunities and then one set piece can change the game. The set pieces changed everything. We have to understand they have years of doing that. We tried to defend them but it’s hard for any team to defend the set pieces of Arsenal. That is one thing I hope to improve upon when we face them."