Manchester United players remain optimistic about their progression under head coach Ruben Amorim, despite starting the new season with a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal.

Dressing room sources say the players believe they made clear strides with their performance against Arsenal, who came second in the Premier League last season and reached the Champions League semi-finals.

A second source said the squad felt the performance was "much better" than how United fared in the majority of their home matches last season.

United had 61% of possession and 22 attempts at goal, with seven on target - more than twice as many as Arsenal managed.

Left back Riccardo Calafiori's 13th-minute header decided the contest after a blunder by error-prone back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.

The result marked United

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