Arsenal vs Man Utd LIVE: Premier League
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- Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates, aiming to maintain their seven-point lead in the Premier League.
- Michael Carrick’s debut as interim United manager followed a strong derby win against Manchester City.
- Arsenal remain unbeaten at home, fresh from a victory against Inter.
- Manchester City’s recent win narrowed the gap to four points, intensifying the title race.
- Today’s match could reveal if United’s recent performance is a sign of improvement or just a temporary boost.
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Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates this afternoon looking to restore their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Michael Carrick got off to the perfect start as interim boss as United blew away Manchester City in the derby last weekend.
The Gunners are a very different proposition today, fresh from another dominant win in Europe over Inter and still undefeated at home this season.
While Manchester City reduced the gap to four points on Saturday after taking care of business against Wolves, there is a growing feeling the only team that can stop Arsenal winning the Premier League this season is Arsenal.
For United, today might demonstrate whether their thrilling derby win was merely the byproduct of a new manager bounce… or maybe even the start of special.
WTX UK News’s LIVE match day blog will bring you all the build-up, confirmed team news and starting XIs, goal updates and minute-by-minute coverage.
Match Summary
2 – 3
Half Time
Arsenal 1 , Manchester United 1
Key Events
Arsenal
- Lisandro Martínez Own Goal 29 minutes
- Mikel Merino Goal 84 minutes
Manchester United
- B. Mbeumo Goal 37 minutes
- P. Dorgu Goal 50 minutes
- Matheus Cunha Goal 87 minutes
Full time – United win away at the Emirates
Carrick’s at wheel – give him a blank cheque and a contract he can fill in.
87 mins GOAL – Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd
Matheus Cunha (87 mins)
Stunning!
No sooner are Arsenal level, Manchester United retake the lead – and it’s another brilliant strike.
Matheus Cunha with a shot from 25 yards that curls into the bottom corner.
What a hit and United are back in front.
84 mins: GOAL – Arsenal 2-2 Man Utd
Mikel Merino (84 mins)
Arsenal are level!
Senne Lammens has been goal for Manchester United today but the goalkeeper makes a hash of this one.
He tries to come through a crowd of players to punch it clear, gets nowhere near it and the ball drops to Mikel Merino.
He scuffs the shot from a couple of yards out but it is a yard over the line before it is hacked clear.
Another goal from a set piece for Arsenal.
81 mins SUBSTITUTION
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
After Viktor Gyokeres sends a header just over the bar, Manchester United send on Benjamin Sesko.
Patrick Dorgu, who has scored what is currently the winning goal, is off.
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
The cameras have just shown Thierry Henry and then Ian Wright in the crowd. What Arsenal would give to have either of them in their prime right now.
SUBSTITUTION
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
Scorer of Manchester United’s first goal, Bryan Mbeumo, makes way for his fellow summer signing Matheus Cunha.
Mbeumo really gave William Saliba and Gabriel a hard time this afternoon.
65 mins Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
Manchester United have a good spell of possession in the Arsenal half and it is the away fans you can hear inside the Emirates.
YELLOW CARD
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
Declan Rice catches Bruno Fernandes on the top of the boot and is shown the first yellow card of the match.
Frustration is growing inside the Emirates.
Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
Gabriel Jesus wins a corner for Arsenal but stays down after the challenge from Lisandro Martinez.
Nothing much in it.
Eberechi Eze is preparing to come on for Mikel Arteta’s side.
50 mins GOAL – Arsenal 1-2 Man Utd
Patrick Dorgu (50 mins)
THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS!
What a strike from Patrick Dorgu and Manchester United have turned it around.
He collects a pass from Bruno Fernandes and then hammers the ball in off the bar from the edge of the D.
Stunning… but there’s a check for handball.
17:33 Second half kicks off
Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
We’re back under way at the Emirates and its tense, which way is this one going?
HALF-TIME Report
It’s been a dominant start from Arsenal but you can just sense that Manchester Untied are starting to settle into the game after the initial pressure from the Gunners.
Bukayo Saka, as is the case in a lot of games, has been Arsenal’s most threatening player in this first half. But as it stands its one goal each and for all of Arsenals dominance they didn’t create too many clear cut chances.
17:18 HALF-TIME
Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
That’s it for the first half. All square at the break after an intriguing 45 minutes.
37 mins GOAL for United – Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
Bryan Mbeumo (37 mins)
A gift!
Manchester United press high and it’s a horrible mistake from Martin Zubimendi. He gets nowhere near enough on his back pass and the ball goes straight to Bryan Mbeumo.
The United forward keeps his cool, goes past David Raya and puts the ball into the empty net.
34 mins CLOSE! chance for United
Arsenal 1-0 Man Utd
Another big chance for Manchester United!
William Saliba makes a big error in letting the ball run, not realising Bruno Fernandes is behind him.
But the Arsenal centre-back quickly atones with a superb sliding challenge to poke the ball just as Fernandes was pulling the trigger. His shot skews wide.
GOAL – Arsenal 1-0 Man Utd ‘Piece of brilliance from Saka’
Lisandro Martinez (og, 29 mins)
Arsenal lead – a first goal in three Premier League games for the Premier League leaders!
Piero Hincapie’s cross from the left is headed up but not out by Patrick Dorgu, Bukayo Saka collects it and clips the ball to Martin Odegaard.
27 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
The initial pressure from Arsenal really has eased now and the game has settled down, much to United’s relief. They did pretty well to stand firm during a lengthy early spell of dominance from the Gunners.
24 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Manchester United finally spend a bit of time in Arsenal’s half. It is nothing that is threatening a goal, but at least they have moved up the pitch and eased some pressure on their defence.
21 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Saka wins another corner off Shaw and takes it himself from the right.
It is the fourth Arsenal corner of the game but it is the fourth that leads to nothing. Gabriel gets to it but it hits his shoulder and bobbles wide.
18 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Declan Rice swings in the free-kick, met by Zubimendi in the air and it’s a great save from Lammens, who palms the ball over the bar.
17 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Manchester United are pinned deep back into their own territory here. Escape is proving very difficult.
Arsenal win a free-kick on the right channel as Dorgu chops down Saka.
14 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Manchester United have a spell on the ball for the first time, although it is mostly in their own half. There is no space to work into and they eventually give it away. Rice breaks forward, tries to play a one-two with the onrushing Saliba, but Martinez blocks the Englishman’s shot.
12 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Declan Rice has his first pop at a corner from the left and pings it to Saka on the edge of the area but it doesn’t come off as it’s too difficult to control for the winger. Manchester United deal with it.
10 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
A first corner for Arsenal as Saka curls it in from the right, it’s headed away but only to Trossard on the edge of the box who has half a chance but his volley is well over.
8 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
It’s an impressive start from Arsenal. Manchester United are struggling to get out of their own half. Declan Rice has a pop from the edge of the box but it’s blocked.
6 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Bukayo Saka gets on the ball in a threatening area for the first time, he tries to play in Timber into the box but he is blocked off and it’s a goal-kick.
4 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
Arsenal are dominating the ball early on. There is going to be a lot of running and concentrating to do for the Manchester United players if it carries on like this.
2 mins: Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
First flash of something to excite the fans as Leandro Trossard bursts away down the left for Arsenal but Diogo Dalot recovers well.
Kick-off!
Bruno Fernandes gets the game underway.
It’s very loud at there
Mikel Arteta and Michael Carrick share a hug by the dugouts as Arsenal fans sing North London Forever
The players are in the tunnel at the Emirates
The two teams are lined up in the tunnel. The light show in north London is underway.
Match Highlights
Vieira bursts Man Utd’s bubble
Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira tells Sky Sports that Manchester United shouldn’t be getting too excited.
‘I wasn’t convinced since the start of the season, they’ve never been really consistent in their performance,’ said the former Arsenal captain.
‘Obviously they had a really good game against City but today will be a different game.
‘I’ve been really disappointed with the way United play. We’re used to United challenging to win the title and today we’re talking about United trying to finish in the top five or top six. I’m afraid it will maybe be too much for them today.’
Manchester United confident under Carrick
Asked if it’s going to be the same again after a 2-0 win over Manchester City last time out, Michael Carrick told Sky Sports: ‘It’s never the same again. Every game is different, even one half and the next half is different. You’ve got a whole new challenge to overcome. We’re in good shape and we’ve had a good week on the training ground.’
Why no Havertz?
Mikel Arteta tells Sky Sports of the absence from the Arsenal squad of Kai Havertz: ‘Especially the minutes that he’s played so far that are very little and he’s going to have more exposure in the next few weeks, and we have to build that.’
Full-times around the grounds in the 2pm starts
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Arteta explains picking Jesus over Gyokeres
Speaking to Sky Sports at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta said of his choice up top: ‘We have to go game-by-game and we have to understand where each individual is, the opponent that we play, and after that make the decision to start and finish the game and think what is the best scenario for us.’