Manchester United prevails over Arsenal 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Manchester United defeated Arsenal.

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MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcame Arsenal with a double scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese champion scored a decisive penalty in the 70th minute.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Thursday and it started at 8:15 pm local time. The referee was Martin Atkinson with the help of Lee Betts and Richard West. The 4th official was Craig Pawson. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2.6 degrees Celsius or 36.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester United

3 - 2

Team 1

Arsenal

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 14 Total 17
  • 10 On Target 8
  • 4 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 7
  • 91 Attack 108
  • 38 Dangerous attack 61
  • 88 Ball safe 94
  • 10 Free Kicks 9
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 55% while Manchester United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 61 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nevertheless, Manchester United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Manchester United shot 14 times, 10 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (S. McTominay). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

13'
Emile Smith Rowe(goal)M. Elneny
Bruno Fernandes(goal)Fred
44'
Scott McTominay- Yellow
45'
52'
54'
Martin Ødegaard(goal)G. Martinelli
70'
70'
Bukayo Saka - sub ->E. Smith Rowe
79'
79'
79'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->M. Odegaard
Anthony Martial- sub ->C. Ronaldo
88'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
93
38
Liverpool
92
38
Chelsea
74
38
Tottenham Hotspur
71
38
Arsenal
69
38
Manchester United
58
38
West Ham United
56
38
Leicester City
52
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
51
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
51
38
Newcastle United
49
38
Crystal Palace
48
38
Brentford
46
38
Aston Villa
45
38
Southampton
40
38
Everton
39
38
Leeds United
38
38
Burnley
35
38
Watford
23
38
Norwich City
22
38

After this match, Manchester United will have 21 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to hold in the 7th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will stay with 23 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
David De Gea 1.Spain
6.8
D
Alex Telles 27.Brazil
6.3
D
Victor Lindelöf  2.Sweden
6.9
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
7.0
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
7.0
M
Fred 17.Brazil
7.5
M
Bruno Fernandes 18.Portugal
7.8
90' Goals44'
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
7.6
45'
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.2
79'
M
Jadon Sancho 25.England
6.9
F
Cristiano Ronaldo  7.Portugal
8.6
88' Goals52', 70'
Substitutes
G
Dean Henderson 26.England
D
Phil Jones 4.England
D
Eric Bailly 3.Ivory Coast
M
Donny van de Beek 34.Netherlands
90'
M
J. Lingard 14.England
6.8
79'
M
Juan Mata 8.Spain
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
6.8
88'
F
Mason Greenwood 11.England
F
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Michael Carrick decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.8), Diogo Dalot (7.0), Victor Lindelöf (6.9), Harry Maguire (7.0), Alex Telles (6.3), Scott McTominay (7.6), Fred (7.5), Marcus Rashford (7.2), Bruno Fernandes (7.8), Jadon Sancho (6.9) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8.6).

The home team had on the bench: Phil Jones, Anthony Martial (6.8), Eric Bailly, Mason Greenwood, Dean Henderson, Donny van de Beek, Jesse Lingard (6.8), Amad Diallo and Juan Mata.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 3 changes: M. Rashford for J. Lingard (79′), C. Ronaldo for A. Martial (88′) and B. Fernandes for D. van de Beek (90′).

Best player: Cristiano Ronaldo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Cristiano Ronaldo.

His rating is (8.6) with 2 goals, 25 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
Aaron Ramsdale 32.England
7.3
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
6.4
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
6.5
D
Ben White 4.England
6.8
D
Nuno Tavares 20.Portugal
6.6
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
7.1
M
Thomas Partey 5.Ghana
7.0
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
6.8
70' Goals13'
M
Gabriel Martinelli 35.Brazil
7.1
F
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
7.3
79' Goals54'
F
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 14.Gabon
6.8
79'
Substitutes
G
Arthur Okonkwo 33.England
D
Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland
D
Rob Holding 16.England
M
Ainsley Maitland-Niles 15.England
M
Bukayo Saka  7.England
6.4
70'
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 23.Belgium
F
Alexandre Lacazette  9.France
6.4
79'
F
Nicolas Pépé 19.Ivory Coast
F
Edward Nketiah 30.England
6.5
79'

Arsenal started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.3), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.4), Ben White (6.8), Gabriel Magalhães (6.5), Nuno Tavares (6.6), Gabriel Martinelli (7.1), Thomas Partey (7.0), Mohamed Elneny (7.1), Emile Smith Rowe (6.8), Martin Ødegaard (7.3) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Arthur Okonkwo, Alexandre Lacazette (6.4), Bukayo Saka (6.4), Nicolas Pépé, Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Rob Holding and Edward Nketiah (6.5).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: E. Smith Rowe for B. Saka (70′), P. Aubameyang for A. Lacazette (79′) and M. Odegaard for E. Nketiah (79′).

Best player: Aaron Ramsdale​

The most impressive player for Arsenal was the goalkeeper: Aaron Ramsdale. His rating is 7.33. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​