Ruben Amorim insisted he does not want Manchester United to play the football that saw them draw 1-1 with Arsenal on Sunday.

United spent large periods of the game with men behind the ball and, despite pinching a lead through Bruno Fernandes' free-kick on the stroke of half-time, they were eventually pegged back when Declan Rice equalised with 16 minutes to play.

The hosts enjoyed just 31.8% of the possession, and registered just 36 final-third entries to their opponents' 71.

Amorim has assured the club's supporters that playing defensive football is not his aim and that, in time, his team's style will evolve.

"I think we did well," the United boss said. "Of course, we don't want to play like this, defending so much and giving the ball to the opponent.

"With all the games and characteristics of the players [it worked]. Lindelof, for example, is without a lot of games. Casemiro is more comfortable in this sort of game.

"When you coach Manchester United, you cannot play too much like that. You have to try to win the game. I know it is frustrating for the fans, sometimes. We have to deal with that and, sometimes, do things that are not popular."

Supporters protested against the Glazer family's ownership ahead of the match, and Amorim was sympathetic with their dissatisfaction towards the club.

He said: "This club will never die, that is clear. You feel it in the streets. This is a big business and, maybe, all the fans in this league, sometimes, feel it is harder to go to the games and pay for tickets.

"We want to give them a lot of effort. In the future, we will not play like that."

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Full-back Diogo Dalot also claimed the club must not be satisfied until they "are at the top again" after making his 200th appearance for the club.

"When you sign for a big club like this, you want to live every moment," he said. "To achieve this milestone, it was a proud moment for me and my family.

"I am really happy with the journey and, hopefully, there are many more to come. I'm really happy that I am here because I want to fight for it, and we cannot be satisfied until we are at the top again.

"If we can control games and win 3-0, I would be happier but, at the moment, we need to find that way."