MANCHESTER. Manchester United tops Arsenal 3-1. Arsenal lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.1 degrees Celsius or 71.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 60% while Manchester United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 78 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Manchester United was able to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Manchester United shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 16 times, 3 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 3 yellow cards (S. McTominay, H. Maguire and C. Eriksen). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (W. Saliba, G. Jesus and B. Saka).

Standings

After playing this encounter, Manchester United will have 12 points to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal will stay with 15 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 19-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).

Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea (6.6), Diogo Dalot (7.1), Raphaël Varane (6.9), Lisandro Martínez (6.5), Tyrell Malacia (6.7), Scott McTominay (6.3), Christian Eriksen (6.9), Antony (7.1), Bruno Fernandes (7.7), Jadon Sancho (6.4) and Marcus Rashford (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Casemiro (6.8), Victor Lindelöf, Fred (6.8), Cristiano Ronaldo (6.7), Luke Shaw, Anthony Elanga, Martin Dúbravka, Harry Maguire (6.2) and Tom Heaton.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Antony for C. Ronaldo (58′), J. Sancho for Fred (67′), M. Rashford for Casemiro (80′) and L. Martinez for H. Maguire (80′).

Best player: Marcus Rashford​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Marcus Rashford.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 15 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3.

Arsenal – Formation

Also Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.3), Benjamin White (6.1), William Saliba (6.3), Gabriel Magalhães (6.8), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.3), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.6), Granit Xhaka (6.8), Bukayo Saka (7.6), Martin Ødegaard (7.0), Gabriel Martinelli (6.2) and Gabriel Jesus (7.2).

They had on the bench: Edward Nketiah (6.4), Marquinhos, Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.0), Matt Turner, Cédric Soares, Fábio Vieira (7.2), Emile Smith Rowe (6.2), Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: M. Odegaard for E. Smith Rowe (74′), A. S. Lokonga for F. Vieira (74′), O. Zinchenko for E. Nketiah (74′) and B. White for T. Tomiyasu (80′).

Best player: Bukayo Saka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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

• Manchester United – Arsenal – 3-1
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Leicester City – 5-2