Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE: Premier League score as Gabriel Martinelli has early goal disallowed
Mikel Arteta’s side hope to close the gap on Liverpool when they take on Ruben Amorim’s resurgent Red Devils
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal host Manchester United at the Emirates tonight in another blockbuster Premier League clash as the busy winter period begins.
The Gunners find themselves up to second in the table though they are nine points adrift of league leaders Liverpool. Mikel Arteta’s side have weathered a run of four league games without a win back-to-back victories over Nottingham Forest and West Ham. They have rediscovered their form in front of goal scoring 13 goals in three games across all competitions and will be tough to beat at home.
Ruben Amorim is tasked with doing just that. His Man Utd side are unbeaten since the Portuguese manager took charge with wins over Bodo/Glimt and Everton following a draw against Ipswich in Amorim’s first game in charge. The manager is still striving for improvements from his players but understands that a win over Arsenal will be a big boost to United’s chances of reaching to top four.
Follow all the action from the Emirates Stadium with our live blog below:
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
27 mins: Thomas Partey dinks the ball over the top and finds Bukayo Saka. Tyrell Malacia sticks with him and forces the ball out for another corner thanks to some help from Noussair Mazraoui.
Saka is on set piece duty again and again sends it close to Onana. The goalkeeper punches it to Zinchenko whose blocked shot lands for Martinelli.
He turns the ball towards goal but sends it high and wide!
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
24 mins: Arsenal win another corner after Mazraoui gives the ball away. This one is taken by Saka who whips in an inswinger. Andre Onana gets there first and punches the ball away only for Saka to recover it.
He goes for goal this time but sends the ball into the hands of the goalkeeper.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
21 mins: The game is still settling into its rhythm. The teams are sharing possession evenly and there hasn’t been many chances in the final thirds yet.
United are seemingly getting a bit of joy with long passes over the top of Arsenal’s high line but David Raya is aware enough to get out of his box quickly and beat the front men to the ball.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
18 mins: Ruben Amorim is issuing instructions from the sidelines but he’ll be pleased with what he’s seen so far. Tyrell Malacia and Alejandor Garnacho make fine runs into the box from the left side and get picked out by Bruno Fernandes both times.
But both times, William Saliba is on hand to shut down the attack and force United backwards.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
13 mins: United are being brave on the ball and are trying to bait Arsenal into pressing them from goal-kicks. The visitors almost played through Arsenal twice by taking goal-kicks short and using well designed moves, before Onana plays it long on the third.
That was actually the occasion where United lost the ball in a dangerous position.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
15 mins: Zinchenko’s early cross fizzes across the penalty area with pace but Saka halts his run. He lifts his head in anguish as he releases he could have gotten to the cross but the ball skips through for a goal kick.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
12 mins: Bukayo Saka receives the ball and sweeps down the right side. He cuts inside in typical fahsion then lifts a cross over to the far post where Gabriel Martinelli and Diogo Dalot duel for the aerial ball.
Dalot wins.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
10 mins: Man Utd get themselves up the pitch after a good run from Tyrell Malacia who combines with Rasmus Hojlund. Arsenal’s strong defence forces the visitors to send the ball back to Diogo Dalot who sends a log pass forward.
William Saliba reads it early and deals with the danger without too much fuss.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
7 mins: Zinchenko looks to seek out Martinelli on the left wing and lifts a ball over the top. Diogo Dalot tracks back and touches the ball behind for a corner.
The Gunners get themselves set as Declan Rice swings a cross into the box. Thomas Partey throws his head at the ball but it strikes his shoulder and bounces wide.
Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd
4 mins: Disallowed! Arsenal have the ball in the back of the net after a clearance from Andre Onana comes straight to Oleksandr Zinchenko.
He laces it into the box where Kai Havertz dabs the ball down to Gabriel Martinelli who smokes it home. Havertz knows immediately that he’s offside and isn’t surprised when the flag gets raised.
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