Premier League: Arsenal conquers Manchester United 3-1
LONDON. Arsenal beats Manchester United 3-1.
LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Manchester United 3-1. Arsenal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from N. Tavares (3′) and B. Saka (32′). Manchester United tried to recover with a goal from C. Ronaldo (34′). However, the match was closed by a goal (71′) scored by G. Xhaka for Arsenal. Arsenal took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
B. Fernandes missed a decisive penalty (56′). That would have allowed Manchester United to draw the match.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.68 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 55%.
Match Statistics
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 56% while Manchester United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Arsenal was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Arsenal shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (G. Xhaka, N. Tavares and M. Elneny). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (A. Telles, B. Fernandes, V. Lindelof and C. Ronaldo).
After playing this encounter, Arsenal will have 57 points like Tottenham Hotspur to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will stay with 54 points to stay in the 6th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
N. Tavares
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28'28'
E. Nketiah (Goal Disallowed)
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31'31'
A. Telles
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32'32'
B. Saka (Penalty)
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34'34'
C. Ronaldo
N. Matic
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56'56'
B. Fernandes
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61'61'
C. Ronaldo (Goal Disallowed)
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64'64'
G. Martinelli
E. Smith Rowe
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67'67'
G. Xhaka
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68'68'
N. Tavares
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71'71'
G. Xhaka
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74'74'
R. Holding
B. Saka
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76'76'
B. Fernandes
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78'78'
M. Rashford
N. Matic
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78'78'
J. Lingard
A. Elanga
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80'80'
M. Elneny
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82'82'
V. Lindelof
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84'84'
J. Mata
B. Fernandes
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90'90'
T. Tomiyasu
C. Soares
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90'90'
C. Ronaldo
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Arsenal will play away with West Ham United on the 1st of May with a 21-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).
Manchester United will host Chelsea on the 28th of April with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (16 draws).
Arsenal: Formation and Lineups
Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain chose to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Cédric Soares , Ben White , Gabriel Magalhães , Nuno Tavares , Mohamed Elneny , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Emile Smith Rowe and Edward Nketiah .
Substitutes
Arsenal made 3 changes: E. Smith Rowe for G. Martinelli (64′), B. Saka for R. Holding (74′) and C. Soares for T. Tomiyasu (90′).
Top player: Bukayo Saka
The player who no doubt impressed Arsenal the most was Bukayo Saka.
His rating is with 1 goal, 28 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ralf Rangnick played with: David De Gea , Diogo Dalot , Victor Lindelöf , Raphaël Varane , Alex Telles , Scott McTominay , Nemanja Matić , Anthony Elanga , Bruno Fernandes , Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 3 changes: N. Matic for M. Rashford (78′), A. Elanga for J. Lingard (78′) and B. Fernandes for J. Mata (84′).
Top player: Cristiano Ronaldo
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester United the most was Cristiano Ronaldo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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