If you just look at the score table or simply update the results, you will not believe this. But if you work on the match at Old Trafford, MU really 'broke up' Arsenal in terms of overall gameplay.
What is the difference between MU and Arsenal after 90 minutes in the “theater of dreams”? Definitely, are 3 points. The first pocket gunner was extremely important, on the contrary, the Red Devils were white and hand and stood in the 15th place very familiar.
However, if the final score is aside and the objective view, MU clearly plays much better than Arsenal. The army of coach Ruben Amorim did not deserve to receive defeat, even, deserved to win all 3 points.
In fact, except for the goal from Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal almost deadlocked against MU. The Gunners played faded, completely lacking the joints between the routes and did not create any significant threat.
Meanwhile, MU shows the sharpness in the stage of deploying the ball. The attacks of the Red Devils are speed, accuracy in the passes and always potentially dangerous, especially from the duo Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo. This makes the Arsenal defense frequently placed in an alarm. Only regret, MU could not convert the opportunity into a goal.
If we look closely, we will realize that MU has a very clear tactical flexibility under Amorim this season. Before Arsenal, the Portuguese leader arranged Mason Mount No. 9, supporting CunHa and Mbeumo. However, when operating, Mount regularly backs up to the pair with Casemiro, thereby pushing Bruno Fernandes to stone No. 9.
Mount and Fernandes constantly swap positions, plus the ability to operate broadly as the wing strikers of Cunha and Mbeumo instead of just narrow at the No. 10 position, helping MU cause many difficulties for Arsenal. On the wings, Patrick Dorgu and Diogo Dalot also fulfilled the tasks very well, both in defensive and highly supported attacks.
In addition, there is an important point not to be missed, that MU has shown a significant change in the physical foundation. The Red Devils Pressing are better than when there is no shadow, the higher levels of pressure are performed in the right rhythm, no longer hesitating when approaching the Arsenal player, and especially winning more disputes in the middle of the field.
The improvement of intensity and physical strength not only helps MU more firmly when defending, but also creates more opportunities to change the state. Many times in the first half, MU won the ball and immediately opened to the right wing for Mbeumo, or confidently picked up the ball to finish, typically the shot to bring the ball hit the vertical column of Dorgu in the 30th minute after a attack phase of attack.
Obviously, coach Amorim did not say it. Before the new season, the former captain of Sporting once confirmed that MU will perform a very different face this season, and that has really been shown before Arsenal at 90 minutes at the Emirates. MU lost from a fixed ball – an inherent weakness of the club since 2024/25 season, but it could not be so brushed away the progress in the overall play of the Red Devils.
MU has pressed Arsenal in many stages to suffocate with a fierce fighting spirit. The determination, the desire to be shown in step by step, and if there is something regret or resentment, it may be in the arbitration work. At the end of the match, CuHa was abused by William Saliba in the penalty area but the referee was overlooked, and it really made many MU fans feel inadequate.
It is not clear how far MU will progress in the Premier League this season, but one thing is for sure: the Red Devils are now much better to see with pieces of lines and methodical. The defeat against Arsenal is an expensive lesson, and MU will draw many things to continue moving in the next rounds.
MU lost on the score table, but won Arsenal in terms of play. With a team looking for a revival like the Red Devils, the next is the concern.
