EPL: Arsenal, Man City will expose you – Hargreaves warns Amorim

Former Manchester United midfielder, Owen Hargreaves, has warned manager Ruben Amorim that his midfield tactics will be exposed by Arsenal and Manchester City.

Amorim recorded his first win as United boss in his debut game at Old Trafford on Thursday evening, as they came from behind to see off Bodo/Glimt 3-2 in the Europa League.

Manuel Ugarte and captain Bruno Fernandes started in central midfield, with Mason Mount and Garnacho playing off Rasmus Hojlund.

But Hargreaves feels Amorim has to play a three-man midfield when they face Arsenal in the Premier League next Wednesday.

“I don’t think he has the personnel that he had at Sporting.

“I think if you’re going to play two in there [midfield], they need to be two super-athletes and cover the distances.

“I’m not sure they have that as such. I think they’ve got some really good players, different players but he might have to tweak it so that maybe one of the No.10s drops in and one of the wing-backs gets a little bit higher for the width.

“But I think playing two in there against an Arsenal or a [Manchester] City, I think that’s going to be really, really difficult.

“I think it’s a work in progress, we need to be patient but we’re getting there,” Hagreaves said on TNT Sports.

EPL: Arsenal, Man City will expose you – Hargreaves warns Amorim