'The storm will come!' - Ruben Amorim braced for tough moments at Man Utd despite strong start as he prepares for stern test against 'amazing' Arsenal

The Amorim era kicked off with a 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town, followed by a 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League and then a thumping 4-0 hammering of Everton last weekend.

However, the 39-year-old remained cautious ahead of facing an in-form Arsenal side on Wednesday as he admitted that things will get tough for the Premier League giants as the season progresses.

When asked about how he would manage expectations if United beat Arsenal, Amorim replied: "I would like to say different things, but I have to say it again: the storm will come. I don't know if you use that expression, but we are going to have difficult moments and we will be found out in some games. And I know that because I know my players and I know football and I follow football.

"So I understand the difference in between the teams, and we are in the point in that we are putting simple things in the team, without training, and you feel it in this game against Everton, they change a little bit the way they were building up. They are a very good team, and we were with a lot of problems because we cannot change it by calling one thing to the captain. 
So we don't have this training. So let's focus on each game, on the performance, what we have to improve, trying to win games.
And that is the focus."

He added, "I know it's really hard to be a Manchester United coach and say these things in press conferences. We want to win all the time, no matter what, we are going to try to win, but we know that we are at a different point, if you compare it to Arsenal. So it is what it is and we will try to win it and we go with confidence to win, but we know that we need to play very well to win the next football match."

Amorim also took time to praise Mikel Arteta's work at Arsenal, commenting: "I think he’s done an amazing job. Sometimes the coaches are just judged by the titles, but what he has been doing in Arsenal, I think is amazing. It transformed the team. He bought some youngsters who now are the big talents in this country.

"I hope to have the same mindset that he had in the in the difficult moments because I followed the Premier League for a long time. I think it's a very good characteristic in Mikel, so I think he did a great job."

United will aim to continue their unbeaten run under Amorim as they face the north London outfit at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday in a crucial Premier League encounter, before taking on Nottingham Forest on Saturday at home.