Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has explained his decision to drop striker Rasmus Hojlund from the bench for Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Arsenal.

The Denmark international has been out of action for 19 games and faced criticism from pundits and fans ahead of Saturday’s clash at Old Trafford.

Amorim opted to use Joshua Zirkzee as the central striker, supported by Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho, before Hojlund came on towards the end. Asked

about the decision, the ‘geek boss’ said: สมัคร UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ “No (not the performance), it was about freshness.

The Gunners made the trip to Old Trafford, a stadium once considered a fortress but is now hardly that, with Man United’s home form being something of grim reading for Amorim – though they did secure a 1-1 draw.

While they scraped past relegation-threatened Ipswich last time out in the league, they have suffered home defeats by the likes of Crystal Palace, Brighton and most recently Fulham in the FA Cup, all since the new year.

While a mammoth fixture regardless of current form, United would have had to have produced a shock to come out as victors against Mikel Arteta’s side if they wanted to leap back above fallen giants Tottenham, who came from two behind to salvage a point against Bournemouth earlier on Sunday.

” I think he was really tired towards the end of the game (in the previous match), so we tried something else. “

We know the opponents who play with two centre-backs, what they want, what they want, so we tried something else to surprise them.”