'He knows' - national media on Man United defeat as Ruben Amorim has 'head in his hands'

Ruben Amorim suffered his first defeat as Manchester United head coach at the hands of Arsenal on Wednesday night.

United lost 2-0 against the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored the goals for the home side as United fell to 11th place in the top-flight standings with the loss in North London.

Amorim had previously gone undefeated in his first three matches as United head coach with wins over Bodo/Glimt and Everton alongside a draw at Ipswich Town. Now the 39-year-old will look to regroup when United return to Premier League action this weekend as they face Nottingham Forest

Here, MEN Sport takes a look at how the national media reported on United's defeat to Arsenal.

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James Gheerbrant wrote for The Times: "United's three-man defence had a new combination, with Harry Maguire, making his first start under Amorim, flanked by Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui, moving over from the right of the trio to the left. Mazraoui in particular looks comfortable in this system and twice broke the Arsenal lines with excellent forward passes.

"Bruno Fernandes, deployed in the sort of deeper-lying role he has played to fine effect for Portugal, had a couple of fine touches dropping in as the first receiver.

"Amorim, who spent much of the first half down on his haunches, white trainers agleam and thigh muscles aglow, seemed to be frustrated by the lack of off-ball movement and forward play in United's rare phases of settled possession, exhorting his players to