The Gunners secured a vital three points in the Premier League with a 1-0 win at Old Trafford versus Manchester United this afternoon, with Leandro Trossard (20′) scoring the only goal of the match in front of a crowd of 73,600.
Manchester United XI: Onana, Dalot, Evans, Casemiro, Wan-Bissaka, Amrabat, Mainoo, McTominay, Garnacho, Diallo, Hojlund.
Substitutes: Bayindir, Antony, Kambwala, Forson, Collyer, Amass, Ogunneye, Wheatley, Eriksen.
Goals: N/A
Shots: 14 — On Target: 2
Possession: 54% — Corners: 4
Fouls: 5 — Yellow Cards: 0 — Red Cards: 0
Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Trossard (66′), Saka, Havertz.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Jorginho, Smith Rowe, Vieira, Martinelli (on for Trossard 66′), Nketiah, Jesus.
Goals: N/A
Shots: 11 — On Target: 5
Possession: 46% — Corners: 7
Fouls: 6 — Yellow Cards: 2 (Bukayo Saka 71′, David Raya 90+4′) — Red Cards: 0
Referee: Paul Tierney.
Assistant Referee: Scott Ledger.
Assistant Referee: Matthew Wilkes.
Fourth Official: Darren Bond.
Video Assistant Referee: John Brooks.
Additional Video Assistant Referee: Constantine Hatzidakis.
Post-match views from the forum:
RandomHero84: “Maybe we will look back on this differently with time, but that was utterly terrible. If we believed a little more it’s a 4-0 win and people can shut up about goal difference.”
SA_Gunner: “Nervy nervy stuff, but job done.
To those who can’t see room for improvement in this team… well there you go.
But big big estep, I will say.”
Tir Na Nog: “This is our big away game strategy. Even vs Sp**s two of the goals were set-pieces. It might have been more comfortable if we got our set-pieces right today but they weren’t as good as usual.”