Arsenal vs Man United ended in a 2-0 victory for Gunners. Mikel Arteta had an upper hand on Ruben Amorim at the Emirates. It was a very pleasent night for the home fans whereas United fans faced their first defeat after 7 games.
Despite winning, Gunners have moved down in the Premier League points table. Due to scoring only 2 goals, Arsenal now have less goal difference than Chelsea. Hence, they have moved down on 3rd position in the points table.
Both goals were scored by Arsenal defenders and both were assisted by their midfielders. Rice and Partey picked up assists whereas Timber and Saliba found the back of net to secure all three points.
Arsenal vs Man United: Player Ratings
Gunners started the game with 4 changes when compared to their last game. Kiwior came in for Gabriel, Zinchenko came in for Calafiori, Partey came in for Jorginho and lastly Martinelli came in for Trossard.
Raya – 8.2
Timber – 7.8
Saliba – 8.2
Kiwior – 7.2
Zinchenko – 6.7
Partey – 8.0
Rice – 8.5
Odegaard – 7.8
Saka – 7.2
Martinelli – 6.3
Havertz – 6.5
Merino (sub) – 6.0
Trossard (sub) – 6.1
On the other hand, United started the game with 6 changes when compared to their last game. 2 of them very necessary as Mainoo and Martinez were suspended due to getting booked in last game.
Maguire came in for Martinez, Ugarte came in for Mainoo, Malacia came in for Casemiro, Mount came in for Diallo, Garnacho came in for Rashford and lastly Hojlund came in for Zirkzee.
Amorim used all of his 5 substitutions but was unable to make an impact on the game. Leny Yoro made his long waited debut for United which was the only positive for the away supporters.
Onana – 7.6
De Ligt – 6.4
Maguire – 6.8
Mazraoui – 6.1
Dalot – 6.4
Ugarte – 7.0
Fernandes – 6.4
Malacia – 6.3
Mount – 5.7
Garnacho – 6.8
Hojlund – 6.0
Diallo (sub) – 6.9
Yoro (sub) – 6.5
Zirkzee (sub) – 6.3
Rashford (sub) – 6.2
Antony (sub) – 6.4
All ratings of players from both clubs are as per FOTMOB.
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United fans will hope that Leny Yoro stays fits now and become regular starter. It will be interesting to see who he replaces. On the other hand, Arsenal fans are happy with the last night’s performance. They will now hope to catch Liverpool who dropped 2 important points last night. The gap between both clubs is reduced down to 7 points.
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