How defeat to Arsenal became our turning point – United Coach, Amorim

Femi Fabunmi

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has said his team actually played better in their loss to Arsenal than in some of their recent victories.

Arsenal had beaten United 1-0 at Old Trafford in the opening game of the 2025–26 season.

Since then, Amorim has helped the Red Devils turn things around with three straight wins against Sunderland, Liverpool, and Brighton. The team now sits fourth in the Premier League table.

After the 4-2 victory over Brighton on Saturday, Amorim told reporters:

“I think our best game this season was the first one against Arsenal. But today’s game was more complete than the one against Liverpool.

You can say whatever you want about Liverpool  they didn’t deserve to lose, even though we deserved to win.

“Against Brighton, we did a bit of everything  we kept the ball, created chances, defended well both high and deep. I liked today’s performance more than last weekend.”

The Portuguese coach also praised forward Bryan Mbeumo, who scored twice in the Brighton game.

“He’s a machine,” Amorim said. “He works so hard, especially in transitions, and he’s getting better in front of goal.”