Arsenal overcomes Manchester United 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Manchester United 3-1.

April 25, 2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fLep8N7Ask

LONDON. Arsenal prevails over Manchester United 3-1. Arsenal got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from N. Tavares (3′) and B. Saka (32′). Manchester United tried to recover with a goal from C. Ronaldo (34′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (70′) scored by G. Xhaka for Arsenal.

B. Fernandes squandered a decisive penalty (57′). That would have allowed Manchester United to draw the match.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson who had the assistance of Edward Smart and Daniel Robathan. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

3 - 1

Manchester United

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

14 Total 14
7 On Target 5
7 Off Target 9
2 Shots blocked 4

121 Attack 64
39 Dangerous attack 42
90 Ball safe 75

13 Free Kicks 10
1 Penalties 1
1 Corners 7
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 42 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Arsenal managed to find the solution to win this match.

Arsenal shot 14 times, 7 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Manchester United shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (G. Xhaka, N. Tavares and M. Elneny). Regarding the opposition, Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (A. Telles, B. Fernandes, V. Lindelof and C. Ronaldo).

Match Timeline

Edward Nketiah(var)

28'

31'

Bukayo Saka (penalty)

32'

34'

57'

Bruno Fernandes- missed penalty

61'

Gabriel Martinelli- sub ->E. Smith Rowe

64'

67'

68'

70'

74'

76'

Bruno Fernandes- Yellow

77'

Marcus Rashford- sub ->N. Matic

77'

Mohamed Elneny- Yellow

80'

82'

Victor Lindelöf - Yellow

84'

Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->C. Soares

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After this match, Arsenal will have 60 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Manchester United will stay with 54 points to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with West Ham United on the 1st of May with a 22-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (6 draws).

Manchester United will host Brentford on the 2nd of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).