Ruben Amorim has acknowledged the challenge that lies ahead for Manchester United as they prepare to face a formidable Arsenal side at the Emirates Stadium.
The recently-appointed head coach is seeking his first away win with the Red Devils and is aware of the step up in quality his team will encounter. “It’s the best team that we have faced by far, but the test is every game,” United’s head coach said of Mikel Arteta’s men.
“If you see the last game (on Sunday), it was really tough. It was a 4-0 but if you see the game like I see it (it was tough). Everything now is a test – without so many minutes to train, trying to manage the number of minutes for a lot of players who cannot try to imagine one game.
“You have to know that some players have to be out of the pitch in 60 minutes or 70 minutes, so it’s really hard. In this moment everything is a test. But Arsenal are at a different point of their team. They are in a different moment (to United).”
Arsenal, having been runners-up to Manchester City in the past two seasons, are aiming to extend their winning streak against United to four games. Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has a strong record against Manchester United, but Amorim is urging his team to ignore past results ahead of their upcoming clash.
“It’s important to be brave,” the Portuguese said. “When I say brave, it’s not pressing all the time higher, it’s not the same.
“We have to understand the game, the moments of the game and we need to have the ball. That is the key point because we want to have the ball.
“We want also to dominate some moments of the game because we know that in this match it’s hard to control all of the game. If I have to say something, we have to be brave and to play the game.”
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