English Premier League

Arsenal vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 3': Nuno Tavares
  • 32': Bukayo Saka (P)
  • 70': Granit Xhaka
FT
3 - 1
  • 34': Cristiano Ronaldo

Arsenal strengthen top-four hopes, compound Man United misery

Arsenal strengthened their top-four credentials while damaging Manchester United's thanks to a 3-1 Premier League win on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Arsenal 1, Manchester United 0. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 31': Alex Telles (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester United 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Goal! Arsenal 2, Manchester United 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nemanja Matic with a cross.
  • 57': Penalty missed! Still Arsenal 2, Manchester United 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) hits the left post with a right footed shot.
  • 64': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 67': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 68': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Goal! Arsenal 3, Manchester United 1. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 76': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester United. Marcus Rashford replaces Nemanja Matic.
  • 77': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Anthony Elanga.
  • 79': Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 82': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Juan Mata replaces Bruno Fernandes.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Cédric Soares.
  • 90'+2': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,223

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
4 Ben White
20 Nuno Tavares
17 Cédric
8 Martin Ødegaard
34 Granit Xhaka Yellow Card
25 Mohamed Elneny
30 Eddie Nketiah
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka

MAN Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 David de Gea (GK)
19 Raphaël Varane
2 Victor Lindelöf Yellow Card
27 Alex Telles Yellow Card
20 Diogo Dalot
18 Bruno Fernandes
31 Nemanja Matic
39 Scott McTominay
7 Cristiano Ronaldo
25 Jadon Sancho
36 Anthony Elanga

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