Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in a turn-of-the-mill game.
English Premier League Football
Manchester United 3 – Arsenal 2
Stadium: Old Trafford
Manchester United, still in charge of Michael Carrick, sent Cristiano Ronaldo back into the starting XI while Arsenal gave Gabriel Martinel. Li plays in the starting lineup instead of Bukayo Saka, who is not fully physically fit.
Arsenal had nearly taken the lead in the first minutes of the corner, with Ben White heading into the ground but Marcus Rashford narrowly blocked the crossbar in the back.
In the 8th minute, Manchester United had some chances from the moment when Diogo Dalot added the attacking game to the front of the penalty area. Before firing a lock shot with the left, but into the envelope of Aaron Ramsdale.
The guns responded two minutes later, with Smith Rowe’s pass for Aubameyang to catch and shoot from the left. But not through the hands of David de Gea.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2
Arsenal took the lead in the 14th minute from a corner kick. As the ball was cleared in front of the penalty area, Emile Smith Rowe volleyed with a precision left into the goal. But there was a problem when David de Gea injured his foot because he was stepped on by team-mate Fred. At first, referee Martin Atkinson blew the foul first. But there was a VAR check before deciding that Arsenal scored 1-0.
After losing the goal first, Manchester United fired hard until it was a one-sided invasion. And in the 37th minute Harry Maguire added up to win a shot from the penalty area. But the ball was not far from Ramsdale who saved it.
Man Utd equalized 1-1 in the 44th minute when Fred slipped into the left half of the box before passing Bruno Fernandes, who made his 100th appearance for Manchester United.
Then Cristiano Ronaldo had the opportunity to somersault a shot in the box. But not in the frame The first half ended 1-1.
In the second half, Arsenal greeted them first from the first minute.
When Gabriel Magalles headed a corner. But De Gea saved the Red Devils.
Man Utd responded minutes later on Ronaldo’s forward, who locked away from Partey. Before flicking with a narrow left, but Ramsdale still made a great save.
The Red Devils took the lead 2-1 in the 52nd minute when Arsenal lost the ball in the middle and were immediately punished. Rashford slipped up to the right before slashing in front of Ronaldo’s goal easily into the post.
But supporters at Old Trafford were delighted just two minutes into Arsenal’s 2-2 equalizer quickly, with Partey flicking the ball right for Martinelli. Strikes back into the middle, Odegaard fires from the right to pass the ball past the post with precision.
69 min: Manchester United took a penalty when the Czech VAR referee flashed back when Fred was fouled by Odegaard from behind. With Ronaldo taking the shot straight, while Ramsdale flew to the left. My own hand can’t save Manchester United 3-2
Artillery had a chance to counterattack in the 75th minute. Martinelli snatched forward before paying for Aubameyang to shoot with the right touch. But not strong enough to pass De Gea’s hand.
The rest of the time, Arsenal were unable to equalize. The resulting in a 3-2 victory over Manchester United.
List of players for both teams
Manchester United: David de Gea – Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Alex Tellis – Scott McTo. Minay, Fred – Jadon Sancho, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford – Cristiano Ronaldo.
Arsenal: Aaron Ramsdale – Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel Magalles, Nuno Tavares – Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny – Emile Smith Rowe, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Referee: Martin Atkinson.