Arsenal vs Man United 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal

3': Nuno Tavares
32': Bukayo Saka (P)
70': Granit Xhaka

FT
3 - 1

Manchester United

34': Cristiano Ronaldo

Arsenal strengthen top-four hopes, compound Man United misery

Arsenal v Manchester United Granit Xhaka goal celeb alt [1296x729]

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
+44	Manchester City	32	73	3
+49	Arsenal	32	71	5
+41	Liverpool	32	71	3
+19	Aston Villa	33	63	8

Full Table

Statistics

MAN		ARS
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

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
25	Mohamed Elneny
30	Eddie Nketiah
10	Emile Smith Rowe
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Albert Lokonga, Gabriel Martinelli, Bernd Leno, Miguel Azeez, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding, Alexandre Lacazette, Zak Swanson, Nicolas Pépé.

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

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