Arsenal kicks off new campaign at optimistic Manchester United

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'We want to do everything,' Arteta said. 'First of all, understanding the player and exposing the player to the conditions that he can fulfil his incredible potential. Then that's going to be the key, and the good thing is that many players, many strikers, they have come from different leagues, they have come to the Premier League and been successful. And it's for us, creating the right context for Viktor to do what he does best, which is to score goals.'
Gyorkeres will see one familiar face in the form of opposing manager Ruben Amorim, who left Sporting to take the Man U job last November.
If anything, the league form got worse after Amorim's arrival, with the Red Devils finishing 15th in their worst top-flight showing since finishing 21st and being relegated in 1973-74.
But the Portuguese manager did take Man U to the Europa League final, where they lost to Tottenham Hotspur, and has seen several reinforcements signed during the summer. Among them: Former Wolverhampton Wanderers attacker Matheus Cunha and former Brentford striker Bryan Mbuemo.
With a full preseason, squad reinforcements and no European commitments to manage, Amorim is hopeful his side will be significantly improved. But he admits only results will prove it.
'It's hard to know, because we cannot change everything in four weeks,' Amorim said. 'But we are better. I know we are training better and harder. So I know that we are more prepared to cope with the demands of the game. We have new players, that we need to understand in the real game what they are capable of doing in the moment.'