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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong>Read more<\/p>\n Bukayo Saka<\/a> admitted Arsenal<\/a> were a long way from their best after they snatched a 1-0 win away to Manchester United in their Premier League<\/a> opener on Sunday.<\/p>\n Riccardo Calafiori got the only goal in the 13th minute when he pounced on an error from United\u2019s stand-in goalkeeper Altay Bayindir.<\/p>\n But Arsenal were otherwise second best at Old Trafford, sloppy in possession against a United side who impressed with their energy and purpose, even if they ultimately could not find an end product.<\/p>\n If the Gunners are to take a step forward this season, after three consecutive second-placed finishes in the Premier League, they cannot afford too many more displays like this one.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was not a great performance,\u201d Saka said. \u201cWe are happy with the three points, to come away from Old Trafford with a win.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were not up to our usual standards, the basics, sloppy giveaways. Our decision making was not great and that cost us and gave United a lot of momentum. We did not get punished for it but we cannot do it every game.\u201d<\/p>\n A huge amount of the focus coming into the match was on Arsenal\u2019s new \u00a355million striker Viktor Gyokeres<\/a> as he came up against his former boss Ruben Amorim.<\/p>\n