Ruben Amorim didn’t draw it up this way, but he’ll find plenty to like from his 10-man Manchester United’s third-round FA Cup win at Arsenal on Sunday.
The Red Devils led through Bruno Fernandes when Diogo Dalot took a silly second yellow card to doom the visitors to 10 men.
[ RECAP, HIGHLIGHTS — Arsenal 1-1 (3-5 pens) Man Utd ]
Arsenal quickly leveled the score and then looked set to go ahead when Kai Havertz managed to win a penalty with an acrobatic act around Harry Maguire.
But Turkish goalkeeper Altay Bayindir saved Martin Odegaard’s penalty and was terrific in the second half, as United took the favored Gunner to extra time.
Ruben Amorim reaction — Manchester United boss on red card, penalty in FA Cup at Arsenal
We’ll share all of Amorim’s words here when he speaks following the match at the Emirates Stadium.
Here’s a quick bit on Altay Bayindir’s big day.
“Really important not just for him but for all the players. Your life as a footballer has cycles and moments, and sometimes in one week you life can change. You can see Altay. Against Tottenham, everyone was pointing the finger against Altay, and I can understand that. Today he was our hero. Joshua a few weeks ago had a small problem with our fans, and today every time he goes on the field you feel the support from the fans. He has the last penalty. Life is like that and you have continue humble, life to work every day.”
On Marcus Rashford: “We’ll see. He’s a player for Manchester united. We’ll see. He has to work. He has to represent this club, and he loves this club, but I have to make choices. I’ve already spoken about how I make the choices so it is what it is. So let’s continue. Let’s see the next game.”
“Today he was our hero” 🙌
Ruben Amorim praised Altay Bayındır’s performance as Manchester United knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup on penalties 👇 pic.twitter.com/MuLQA3Rth7
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Altay Bayindir reaction — ‘You have to be ready every minute, every second’
“I just help my team. I am working everyday. I am patient. I just want to help this great team. … I want to make everyone happy for this great club. I’m working here everyday.”
“If you are not playing it doesn’t matter. You have to be ready every minute, every second, if you are a Man United player you have to be ready always.”
“[Amorim] is talking with us everyday and he wants to help us. We love him and he’s always trying to do his best. He has a very good relationship with the players and we are trusting him, he is trusting us. We are fighting together.”
