'They have looked...' - Declan Rice gives honest verdict on Manchester United under Ruben Amorim

Arsenal star Declan Rice admits he has been impressed by the work Ruben Amorim has done in his first weeks in charge at Manchester United.

The Portuguese head coach tasted his first defeat as United boss against Arsenal on Wednesday night, though there were some positives to take from their overall defensive work and how they performed in open play.

Arsenal's expertise from set-pieces proved to be the difference as United twice conceded from corner to secure the three points and after the match, Rice offered his verdict on the performance, and complimented Amorim on his work so far.

"Massive, what a night,” he told Amazon Prime Video. “We obviously knew there was a new manager for Manchester United, they have looked really good in their last couple of games, so we knew it would be a test. We stuck to the game plan and I think we could've had three or four. It was a top performance all around.

"When you go up for a corner it's a chance to score a goal. To score both of them from corners, [set-piece coach] Nico [Jover] will be buzzing and I'm so happy. It's more just seeing clips and I know the weight I need to put on the ball and it's just about repetition. I put a few good balls in and could've had a couple of assists so it was nice to get one. When you have a blip in the league you get written off. We stick together as a group and we knew the run of results were not good enough, now we're starting to see a turn of that. People get carried away. You just need to be around it in February time. Liverpool have dropped points, they're seven away so we will see what happens."