Manchester United vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Leandro Trossard goal earns crucial victory for Gunners
Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta’s men ensured that the title race will go down to the final match
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal ensured that the Premier League title race will go down to the final day after a fine victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
With Manchester City defeating Fulham yesterday, Arsenal knew they needed to collect all three points and came out of the gate in full flow. United were pinned back as the Gunners imposed themselves on the game.
The breakthrough though came from a Casemiro error. Positioning himself to play out from the back, Andre Onana instead went long and gave the ball to Arsenal. Kai Havertz was sent down the right, with Casemiro now playing him onside, before cutting the ball into the box. Leandro Trossard arrived from the opposite wing and tapped home.
That goal was all Arsenal needed. Their ever-impressive defence nullified United’s young forward line kept them at bay and earned a clean sheet without heading out of second gear. Mikel Arteta gets a well-deserved win at Old Trafford and may just end his season with a Premier League title.
Relive the live action in the blog below and get the latest Manchester United vs Arsenal predictions and tips here.
Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal
3 mins: Arsenal start strongly and win the opening corner of the game. It’s delivered into the box and gets flicked over to the back post before coming to Bukayo Saka on the edge of the area.
Saka drives forward but Aaron Wan-Bissaka is alert to the danger and makes a solid tackle to win the ball.
Kick off! Man Utd 0-0 Arsenal
Arsenal get the ball rolling at Old Trafford and send it back to David Raya who boots a lokng ball up the right wing. The Gunners recover the aerial ball and attack the box but Jonny Evans is on hand to make the clearance.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
Here come the teams. Martin Odegaard leads out Arsenal and looks focused and determined to get a positive result today.
Scott McTominay has the armband for Manchester United, can he lead the Red Devils to victory and a potentially successful end to the season?
Kick off is up next...
Pre-match thoughts from Mikel Arteta
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta spoke to Sky Sports in the build-up to kick off and explained what it is like to play against Manchester United, especially when his team is expected to win.
“It is always a big challenge. It’s a great place to come and play football of this stature,” said Arteta, “We are playing for something massive and we need to prove that - we need to come here and deliver.
“It’s always difficult. They do a lot of things and move their structure a lot, it’s hard to predict. They can change momentum in any direction and that is a big quality to have.
“We have to do the same. We have to earn the right to go to the last day [of the season] - the opportunity is huge. For me you have to earn the right to do it over many years and we have not done that.
“We are not thinking like that at all. We have done the homework and we have to be better than them.”
Man Utd vs Arsenal
The Gunners have lost their final Premier League away fixture in three of the last four seasons without scoring.
William Saliba is one of two outfield players to play every Premier League minute for his club this season, alongside Wolves’ Max Kilman.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
Arsenal have scored 88 league goals this season, a tally they last bettered 60 years ago when finishing with 90.
However, they’ve only won one of their six away league games in the current campaign against the other teams currently in the top eight – a 3-2 victory at Spurs on 28 April.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
Manchester United have conceded 81 goals in all competitions, last letting in more in a season in 1970/71 (82 goals). Erik ten Hag’s side have trailed for more minutes than they have led in the Premier League in 2023/24.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
The Gunners are unbeaten in eight away league games – winning seven – for the first time since a run of 12 from March to December 2016 under Arsene Wenger.
Mikel Arteta’s side have kept 10 clean sheets in top-flight away matches this season, their most in a campaign since registering 13 shutouts in 1990-91.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
Arsenal could set an outright club record on Sunday of 27 wins in a 38-match league season.
Their only dropped points in 16 Premier League fixtures in 2024 came in a 0-0 draw at Manchester City on 31 March and a 2-0 home defeat versus Aston Villa last month.
Man Utd vs Arsenal
Manchester United have been beaten in 18 of their 48 matches this season. They haven’t lost 19 in a single campaign since 1977/78.
United’s tally of 13 league defeats is their most in a season since 1989/90. They lost 16 top-flight games back then and finished 13th – it’s the last time United finished outside the top seven.
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