Arsenal vs Vitoria LIVE result: Score, goals and latest updates from the Europa League
The Gunners extended their perfect start to the Europa League – just
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal's club-record signing Nicolas Pepe stepped off the bench to score two free-kicks and seal a Europa League comeback win over Vitoria and spare the blushes of under-fire head coach Unai Emery.
After losing at Sheffield United on Monday night, Emery launched an impassioned defence of his tenure as Gunners boss on the eve of the Group F clash - but what followed was as below-par performance rescued by the brilliance of his £72million man, who struck a fine brace to earn a 3-2 win.
Without a goal from their first two games and with no away win in Europe since 2005, Vitoria stunned the Emirates Stadium as former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards opened the scoring before Bruno Duarte restored the lead following Gabriel Martinelli's equaliser.
With more than one "Emery Out" banner displayed and the crowd singing for Mesut Ozil - again absent from the matchday squad - it was clear Emery's calls for patience from supporters had largely fallen on deaf ears but the stadium erupted as Pepe curled in two wonderful free-kicks in the final 10 minutes.
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Odds
Arsenal win 1/4
Draw 5/1
Vitoria win 11/1
Prediction
Arsenal should be able to beat a Vitoria team that has lost both of its Europa League games so far, though the Portuguese side are in better form domestically.
2-1 is our prediction
When is it?
Kick off at the Emirates Stadium is 8pm BST.
How can I watch it?
The game will be aired live on BT Sport 2, with coverage beginning at 8pm.
Subscribers to BT Sport can watch the game online via the BT Sport player, or on the BT Sport app.
Hello and welcome along to live coverage of Partizan Belgrade vs Manchester United! The teams are in...
Manchester United
Starting XI: Romero, Jones, Maguire (c), Rojo, Wan-Bissaka, Garner, McTominay, Williams; Mata; Lingard, Martial.
A big day for James Garner then.
Despite the malaise of Manchester United's midfield this season, Garner has until today not been called upon to step up into the first-team picture.
But with United desperate for an inspiring performance in the Europa League after a draw with AZ Alkmaar and an unconvincing win over Astana, could Garner make his name tonight?
It also appears that Ole Gunnar Solskajer has stuck with the back three system that worked so well at Liverpool.
The back three today however consists of Harry Maguire, today's captain, and Marcus Rojo, both of whom played against Klopp's men, while Phil Jones comes in for Victor Lindelof.
All and sundry have had their opinions on where Manchester United have gone wrong this season, but what sort of situation are they in now?
Luke Brown, Miguel Delaney, Mark Critchley and Lawrence Ostlere have their say on this week's Indy Football Podcast.
This is not the first time Manchester United have visited Partizan Belgrade. The two teams met in a famous European Cup semi-final in 1966, eight years after the Munich disaster, and defeat brought Sir Matt Busby to tears as he believed it was their best chance to finally win the trophy. Two years later they did it, completing one of the most remarkable stories in football history.
Here is Miguel Delaney on that fateful semi-final:
And here is Mark Critchley's story of the service that was held this morning to remember those who lost their lives in the air disaster
It appears as if Garner has always had a bright future ahead of him
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