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Dimitar Berbatov has already spotted one ‘big problem’ at Man United under Ruben Amorim during Arsenal defeat
Manchester United suffered their first defeat under Ruben Amorim on Wednesday night after their visit to Arsenal.
After going into the break level, Man United saw any hope of taking points from the capital fade away with two second-half goals from the Gunners.
Ruben Amorim’s record at United now has its first defeat to it following two wins and a draw across all competitions.
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It was never going to be an instant fix for the Red Devils but it seems there are some glaring issues which need to be fixed.
And former Man United striker Dimitar Berbatov has admitted he’s already noticed one issue which caused the visitors some serious problems.
Dimitar Berbatov concerned by Man United conceding set pieces
Goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba secured all three points for the north London side with two headers from set pieces.
Mikel Arteta said Man United could win the league this season, despite their shaky start, but Wednesday night showed the difference between the two sides.
Speaking to after the game, Berbatov highlighted the issues which those set pieces caused his former side.
“I admit that in the second half, the storm was there for Manchester United. Ruben Amorim said earlier that a storm was going to come for his team and it came tonight,” he said.
“The set-pieces were a big problem for them and Arsenal scored twice from them. Now it’s back to the training ground to fix the mistakes.”
Even Amorim admitted set pieces were Man United’s issue against Arsenal with the points lost through two corners.
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Dimitar Berbatov says Arsenal have become the new Stoke City
Arsenal were made to rely on set pieces to get over the line against United and that did see the Bulgarian take a dig at the Gunners.
However, that has been a big part of their game this season, and it is something which the Red Devils should have been aware of.
“It’s the only league in the world where you have so many players around the goalkeeper pushing and shoving,” said Berbatov.
“Normally, it’s going to be a foul, but not here. You have to be strong and, he [Amorim] was watching from the side like: ‘What is going on with my keeper?’ So they need to work on that because obviously, we joke, Arsenal is the new Stoke City, depending on set pieces.”
Clearly, there is room for improvement at United and Berbatov expected Amorim to sign Viktor Gyokeres and reunite with his Sporting CP striker.