Ruben Amorim offers another brutal assessment of Man Utd form | OneFootball

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim, not for the first time, has acknowledged his side are in miserable form heading into Sunday's Premier League clash with long-time adversaries Arsenal.

The Red Devils sit 15th in the Premier League standings after Saturday's action, having won just three of their last 11 games in the competition. Not only have results been poor, but Amorim has found himself under pressure as his divisive 3-4-3 formation has failed to yield any improvements in performances either.

Defeat to Arsenal on Sunday would mark the first time in Premier League history that United have lost five consecutive games to the same opponent, and Amorim knows United are the underdogs heading into the match.

"In terms of the results, it's bad," Amorim told Premier League Productions. "Also, the performances are not improving a lot, to be honest."

Nevertheless, Amorim continued to remain optimistic, insisting United's struggles are simply helping him paint a vision for success in the club's future.

"The good thing is that we are learning a lot," he continued. "We are changing a lot of things, but you cannot see it. Here in Carrington, the way we want to do things. I'm understanding the players and doing, in my head, what is the future of the squad.

Arteta overcame a tough start at Arsenal / Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/GettyImages

"And that can be really important next year, but there is also a risk, when you are planning and doing and thinking to the future, you have to pay attention to the present. And the present is really hard in the moment because the results and the performances are not there."

Arsenal are yet to build on the success of their 2020 FA Cup triumph under Mikel Arteta, but perhaps represent hope for United and the journey they have ahead of them under Amorim.

Arteta took over Arsenal in December 2019, with the club floundering after a poor run of form under predecessor Unai Emery, but could not lead the club to better than two eighth-place finishes in his first 18 months in charge.

A fifth-place finish in 2021/22 was then followed up by back-to-back runners-up seasons – Arsenal were the favourites to dethrone Manchester City for significant periods of time – and they look likely to finish second again this year behind Liverpool.