Arsenal has been forewarned by Rio Ferdinand that Manchester United would likely be a “trouble” for them in their Premier League matchup at The Emirates next Saturday.
On Saturday, the Red Devils kept up their recent strong run under Erik ten Hag as they rallied from a goal down to defeat archrivals and the reigning champions Manchester City 2-1 at Old Trafford.
Before Marcus Rashford scored the game-winning goal for the home team in the 82nd minute to secure Manchester United’s sixth straight victory in the league, Bruno Fernandes had already cancelled out Jack Grealish’s headed opening goal.
Get Instantly Update By: Joining Our Whatapps and Telegram Channel
Prior to a crucial matchup with Premier League leaders Arsenal at The Emirates next Sunday, Manchester United will travel to play Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
The way Ten Hag has grown his team and made them much harder to break down has really impressed former Red Devils defender Ferdinand, who believes that the visitors will certainly offer some significant issues for Arsenal in north London next weekend.
On Saturday, Ferdinand remarked on his FIVE YouTube channel, “I just think the way Manchester United play, we’re a problem for Arsenal. We caused Man City problems today as well.
“I believe Arsenal will possess the majority of the ball, although United are very dangerous during transitions. That was the situation even under Ole [Gunnar Solskjaer]. but now even more so because we’re more organized and challenging to disassemble. Man City didn’t have a lot of opportunities.
“Manchester United has been brittle during the past few seasons. In previous seasons, you might have felt like leaving after falling behind City 1-0. However, they had great resilience today and recovered pretty well.
With their victory over City on Saturday, United ascended to third position in the standings after 18 games, just one point behind their fierce local rivals.
Despite having played one more game than Arsenal, Manchester United is currently six points off the lead.
Given their proximity to the league’s top teams, some may now view Manchester United as a serious candidate to win the Premier League title this year.
Red Devils manager Ten Hag, though, insisted that he was not getting carried away by his team’s recent success and cautioned his players to remain grounded.
After Saturday’s victory, Ten Hag remarked, “Fans may dream, but we are not.” “We must remain grounded and acknowledge that we still have a lot to learn about our game. We cannot lose so much control of the game after the break.
The act of descending is needless. In order to control these situations, we must learn how to walk forward from the back, as we did in the beginning. The little things matter a lot at top-level football, so we need to keep working on and getting better at the little things.
We are not nearly halfway through the season, and I believe there are still a lot of games and aspects of our game that need improvement.