Ruben Amorim witnessed familiar concerns from the touchline in Manchester United’s Premier League opener.United dominated the possession against Arsenal and registered more shots on target at Old

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Viktor Gyokeres leads the line for Arsenal, finally making his Premier League debut despite spending four seasons at Brighton and Hove Albion earlier in his career. He is not the only fresh face in the Gunners' lineup, though, with Martin Zubimendi slotting into a place in midfield. See Arsenal's starters and substitutes below.

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville noticed that two Reds struggled to work together in the contest against Arsenal.MUFC began their Premier League campaign on Sunday by hosting Mikel

Avram Glazer was in attendance at Old Trafford and saw the team he co-owns line up without fit-again goalkeeper Andre Onana and striker Rasmus Hojlund, who The Athletic revealed has been told he faces a challenge to get minutes under Amorim. For Arsenal, 15-year-old midfielder Max Dowman travelled with the team but was not in the matchday squad.

Transfer news LIVE!Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United are all aiming to complete some big deals before the summer transfer window closes. The Gunners look set to miss out on the signing of Eberechi Eze as bitter rivals Tottenham are firmly in the driver's seat.

Rasmus Højlund was left out of the Manchester United squad that lost 1-0 to Arsenal on the opening day of the Premier League season. This has fueled speculation

Arsenal have started the 2025-26 Premier League season with a win, beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford. Riccardo Calafiori scored the only goal of the game, nodding home in the 13th minute after Altay Bayindir made a mess of Declan Rice ’s inswinging corner.

Manchester United’s 2025–26 Premier League season got off to the worst possible start results wise—but Ruben Amorim will take away plenty of positives.

Ruben Amorim is desperate to bring in another midfield option with United conceding defeat, for now at least, in their attempts to sign Carlos Baleba from Brighton. A huge £100milling asking price has forced them to shelve their plans until next summer, having already spent over £200m rebuilding their attack.