Welcome to Sportstar's highlights of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United being played at the Emirates Stadium in London, England.
This was Neeladri Bhattacharjee bringing you the pre-match buildup minute-by-minute updates of this big-ticket match. That was all for the day. Thanks for tuning in and take very good care of yourselves.
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Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
90' Arsenal makes a substitution! In: Tomiyasu , Out: Cedris Soares
89' Sancho tries to make a run, switching to the right flank, but the Arsenal defence has the opposition attack completely under control
86' Nine red shirts crowd the Arsenal box as the Gunners look to defend the healthy lead that it has. Arsenal will go to West Ham in its next match, while United will play rival Chelsea next
84' McTominay gets the ball in front with a through ball for Lingard, but Ramsdale intercepts to gobble up the ball
83' Yellow Card for Lindelof! Man United looks shaky in its defence as Arsenal move the ball forward and Tavares almost gets to the ball. United, however, tracks back on time
81' Ronaldo tries to get the bal in front with a back heel and a turn, but Arsenal gets the ball back in its control.
79' This will be the 85th win for the Gunners against Manchester United if the scoreline remains this for the remained of the match
77' Two changes for United! In: Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard, Out: Nemanja Matic, Anthony Elanga
75' Foul! Gabriel fous Brumo Fernandes as Man United gets a quick free kick
70' Xhaka gets the ball in the midfield and shoots an absolute stunner to increase the margin of victory. What a goal this!
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
69' Ronaldo gets the ball to Dalot, who is forced to play a back pass and United try and build up the play from the back
67' Yelow Card! Granit Xhaka gets a yellow card for dissent as the referee blows his whistle for a foul by Cedric on Jadon Sancho
66' McTominay gets the ball into the box and is surrounded by two Arsenakl defenders Cedric and Gabriel and the three are entangled in a heated melee
63' Save! Manchester United attack on the counter, with Ronaldio passing to Dalot on the right. Dalot shoots and Ramsdale makes a key save as the ball comes off his glove and then the post
60' Off Side! Ronaldo shoots on the volley as United gets a ray of hope for a comeback and then sees the flag raised.
57' MISSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! Bruno Fernandes skips and shoots as the ball comes off the bar
ARS 2-1 MUN
55' Penalty! Tavares' hand gets to the ball and the referee points to the spot
54' Foul! Gabriel is pulled down by McTominay as United concede a foul in the midfield. The free kick taken quickly, switches the play on the opposite flank, which finally end with possession back to United
51' Tavares gets the ball from Odegaard and leaves Dalot rollinh on the ground, but his shot is way off target
50' Sancho gets the ball along the left flank, but spaces around him are cut as the ball goes out through a delflection off an Arsenal player for a throw-in
48' Arsenal is trying to build from the back and is enjoying fair bit of possession early on in the second half.
46' Tavares gets the ball outside tha box and flies in a cross, but the ball goes out for a goal kick
Second Half Begins!
Half-Time
Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United
45+4' Saves on both sdies as Telles' shot is fisted away by Ramsdale and De Gea continues to be an impediment to increase United's embarrassment against the Gunners
44' Nketiah gets the ball along the right flank, but is surrounded by the blue shirts as Emirates continues to sing chants for the Gunners which is on its way for a secon win in a row (if this continues on the second half as well!)
39' Save! Elneny gets the ball at the edge of the box off Saka and shoots on goal, but De Gea makes another save -- this time with his right hand
34' GOAAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! Cristiano Ronaldo gets a pass from Matic and puts the ball at the back of the net
ARS 2-1 MUN
32' GOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Saka stops and shoots leaving De Gea on the other side as Arsenal goes two in front
ARS 2-0 MUN
30' Penalty! Bukayo Saka was fouled in the box second before the off-side goal and the referee after an on-field check gives a spot kick for Arsenal.
27' No Goal!!!!!! Bukayo Saka gets the ball to Odegaard and then the ball falls for Nketiah in front of De Gea, as he finishes to double up the lead for Arsenal. But Var rules out the goal as Off-side
ARS 1-0 Man United
25' Save- Eddie Nketiah's thunderous shot is saved well by De Gea. The shot was straight and at a comfortable height for the Spaniard.
24' Off the crossbar- Diogo Dalot with a tremendous strike from outside the box. The shot had wonderful dip but the ball hits the crossbar and comes back into play. Unlucky for the Portuguese fullback.
20' A patient United move ends with Ronaldo taking a shot from inside the box but the Portuguese cannot keep his shot down. It is a goalkick to Arsenal.
19' Martin Odegaard takes the freekick but it goes out of play. He could not make the ball dip enough.
18' Elanga brings down Nketiah near the United box and it is an Arsenal freekick in a dangerous area.
14' A great run by Elanga from the flanks as he makes his way into the box, closely chased by Tavares. He takes a tumble and cannot get his shot away. VAR checks for a penalty but nothing is given.
11' Chance- Ramsdale with an error as he passes directly to Mctominay. Mctominay sends the ball to Bruno who tries to lob the ball into the empty net but fails to do so.
9' Saka is down on the ground and the reason is unknown for now. Arsenal would not want to lose him given how it has started the match.
7' A big applause by the Emirates crowd in the seventh minute in support of Cristiano Ronaldo who lost his newborn son recently.
6' Save- Ramdale does well to get his glove as Anthony Elanga takes a shot. The angle was always against the young Swedish forward.
3' GOOOAAALLL!! ARSENAL SCORES!! ITS TAVARES!! Smabolic defending by United as Lindelof and Varane both missed the ball. Saka's initial shot was saved brilliantly by De Gea but Tavares tapped-in the rebound from point-blank range.
2' Dalot tries to find Fernandes with a lofted through ball but Gabriel does well to intercept the pass.
1' Kick-off!
5:00 pm: And we are underway!
4:30 pm: Head-to-Head: Arsenal and Manchester United have met 235 times in the past across all competitions and the Gunners have won 84 times, while United has wn 98 times. The remaining 53 matches have been draws.
4:00 pm: Starting Lineups out!
Arsenal Starting XI: Ramsdale (GK), Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Nketiah
Manchester United Starting XI: De Gea (GK), Dalot, Varane, Lindelof, Telles, McTominay, Matic, Fernandes, Sancho, Elanga, Ronaldo
MATCH PREVIEW
Manchester United's decision to announce the long-awaited appointment of Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as its new manager from next season came just two days after the Dutch coach was given a stark reminder of the massive task he faces at Old Trafford.
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United's wretched display in Tuesday's 4-0 defeat at Liverpool underlined just how far its has fallen since Alex Ferguson led it to its last Premier League title in 2013.
Languishing in sixth place -- 23 points behind Manchester City -- United has been reduced to scrapping for a top four finish and even that goal could well be beyond them.
United heads to Arsenal on Saturday trailing both the fifth placed Gunners and fourth placed Tottenham by three points.
Defeat against a direct rival for the Champions League places would be a fatal blow for interim boss Ralf Rangnick and his side, which was rocked by the bomb threat received by out-of-form captain Harry Maguire on Thursday.
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Arsenal, behind Tottenham on goal difference, goes into the clash boosted by Wednesday's 4-2 win at Chelsea, a vital success that ended its run of three consecutive defeats.
"I said to the players, if you want to be playing Champions League football, you have to beat the top teams," Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said.
(via AFP)
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