Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE: Jurrien Timber and William Saliba give Gunners win at Emirates Stadium
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd: Mikel Arteta’s side close the gap on Liverpool with a confident win over the Red Devils
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal reduced Liverpool’s lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points with a crucial 2-0 win against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium. After Fabian Schar’s late equaliser denied Liverpool victory at St James’ Park, Mikel Arteta’s men were offered the chance to inch closer to the summit.
And the Gunners did not disappoint with Jurrien Timber and William Saliba both scoring from corners in the second half to provide the hosts with a win that kept their title hopes alive.
That provided better stability to United’s back line and frustrated the Gunners who created very little from open play. Instead, their threat came from set pieces and corners in particular. The breakthrough came in the second half as Declan Rice found Timber at the near post where a glancing header beat Andre Onana to put the hosts ahead.
A second corner brought the second goal. Bukayo Saka curled this delivery to the back post where Thomas Partey nodded the ball into the back of Saliba to double Arsenal’s lead. Amorim attempted to changed the flow of the game and swiftly introduced substitutes but the damage was done.
Relive the action from the Emirates Stadium with our live blog below:
Full-time! Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
90+4 mins: Arsenal get it done. Tonight was a big test for both teams but Mikel Arteta’s men proved too strong and too good at set pieces.
The game perhaps came too early in Ruben Amorim’s tenure as the team aren’t yet confident in their formation. Defensively they were solid in the first half but offered little in the second.
Arsenal move within seven points of Liverpool and United drop back into the bottom half of the table.
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
87 mins: Bruno Fernandes is the man to take the free kick. He slips it to the left of the wall where Antony makes a run. It’s a nice move but Antony pings his shot straight at David Raya who keeps it out.
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
84 mins: Ruben Amorim has his head in his hands sitting in the dugout. The first goal has seemingly zipped the life out of United with the second completely killing them off.
Antony wins a free kick on the edge of the box. Can they create something here?
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
81 mins: Bukayo Saka dances down the right wing and puts a cross into the box that Leny Yoro turns behind for another corner. It’s Arsenal’s 12th of the game.
United haven’t had any yet.
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
78 mins: The Gunners are having a fine evening now. The fans are happy, Mikel Arteta is happy, Manchester United are not happy.
Antony is brought on with Rasmus Hojlund taken off for United’s final change.
Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
75 mins: Things could get messy for Manchester United in this position. Arsenal look to be inflicting a first defeat on United under Ruben Amorim and the manager is stroking his head looking for answers.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd (William Saliba, 73 mins)
Another set piece, another goal!
Bukayo Saka curls in a corner and picks out Thomas Partey. He nods the ball back across goal from the far post and hits William Saliba on the back.
The ball deflects past Andre Onana and Arsenal double their lead.
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