CRISTIANO RONALDO has netted a brace to put United in front against Arsenal.
But there will be some concerns after the Portugal captain was forced off injured late in the game.
Emile Smith Rowe put the Gunners ahead early with the most bizarre of goals.
With David de Gea down injured, the midfielder fired the ball into an empty net.
And referee Martin Atkinson failed to blow his whistle before the ball crossed the line so was ordered by VAR to give a goal.
Bruno Fernandes then equalised for the Red Devils on the stroke of half time.
Ronaldo then netted his 800th goal to put United ahead to the delight of the Stretford end before his former Real Madrid team-mate Odegaard instantly equalised.
However a clumsy challenge from the Norwegian on Fred saw the Portugal captain earn a penalty to make it 801 career goals.
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THAT’S ALL FROM MANCHESTER!
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an absolute thriller of a match at Old Trafford.
The Gunners opened the scoring with one of the most controversial goals in Premier League history after just 13 minutes.
David de Gea got hurt when Fred inadvertently stepped on his heel during a corner-kick and Emile Smith Rowe noticed the net open so he fired a shot from the edge of the box.
After a long VAR consultation, referee Martin Atkinson awarded the goal to the north Londoners as his whistle went off after the ball crossed the line.
United were furious but equalised just a minute before half-time when Jadon Sancho broke from the left and found Fred, who redeemed himself with a brilliant flick towards Bruno Fernandes that allowed him to score on his 100th appearance for the club.
The hosts turned things around on 52 minutes when the visitors left plenty of space open down the right and that allowed Marcus Rashford to set Cristiano Ronaldo up for his 800th career goal.
But Mikel Arteta’s men responded just two minutes later when Alex Telles forgot Gabriel Martinelli down the right flank and the forward passed to Martin Odegaard in the box from where he equalised.
Odegaard, though, turned into a somewhat tragic figure soon after as he fouled Fred inside his own box and referee Atkinson pointed at the spot after checking with the VAR monitor.
Ronaldo beat Aaron Ramsdale in the 70th minute with a composed finish that gave United a huge victory and limped off with a knock during the closing moments.
That’s all from us here at SunSport, have a great night!
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta believes his team deserved more out of the game with Manchester United.
Arteta told Amazon Prime: “I think we’ve come a long way since the game at Anfield.
“We had a period after the goal where we just kept giving the ball away in dangerous areas.
“If you look at the game you would say we deserved much more than we got but you get punished against this level of opponent”
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Michael Carrick said it wasn’t an easy decision to leave Manchester United but insists it was “100 per cent” his and is looking forward to spending some time with his family for the first time since his retirement.
Carrick told Amazon Prime: “It’s not been an easy decision to make to be honest but I feel it’s the right one and I feel quite happy.
“I’ve meant to take some time off after I finished playing and I promised the family that we would have some time together and it’s never happened. It feels like the right time to step away.
“I’ll be back around the place. I’m not disappearing. But it’s just the right time and what a way to finish. It’s a perfect night really.
“It’s 100 per cent my decision. I respected the club and I respected the new manager coming in and I wanted to make the decision before I had any contact with him or spoke to him.
“There was no crossover whatsoever. I thought it was the right thing to do for the club and for Ralf [Rangnick]. Once I made the decision, that was final and I was happy with that.
“I told the players about five minutes ago. They were a bit shocked and surprised. It was a little bit emotional in the changing room but I expected that. I held it together just about.
“It’s not been easy to keep it away from people over the last few days but I had a job to do. I was desperate to win the game for the club, for the fans and for the players”
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CARRICK LEAVES
Manchester United have announced that Michael Carrick has decided to step down as first-team coach and will leave the club as Ralf Rangnick is set to take over as interim manager.
Carrick said: “My time at this great club will always rank as the best years of my career. When I first signed over 15 years ago, I never in my wildest dreams could have imagined winning so many trophies and I will certainly never forget the fantastic memories both as a player and as a member of the coaching team.
“However, after a lot of thought and deliberation, I have decided that now is the right time for me to leave the club. I want to place on record my thanks to all of the players and a special mention goes to the backroom staff, working long hours with such a great group of people has been a real pleasure and I have made some long-lasting friendships.
“I am, and will always be, a Manchester United fan and will come to as many matches as possible. I would like to wish Ralf, the staff, the players and the fans all the best for the future and I look forward to being in the stands and supporting the boys as a fan”
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Bruno Fernandes made his 100th appearance across all competitions for Manchester United.
Fernandes combined his incredible milestone with a very special goal that helped United beat Arsenal at Old Trafford.
The playmaker became the first Red Devils star to score on his 100th game after Antonio Valencia in 2012.
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Manchester United have climbed up to seventh place after their victory over Arsenal.
United are now three points away from West Ham and the Premier League’s top four.
Arsenal remain fifth and are one point behind fourth place.
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STATS
Manchester United dominated a total of 50.4 per cent of possession during an evenly-matched ancounter against Arsenal.
United registered 12 shots and proved to be very efficient as nine of them were on target.
The Gunners, on the other hand, recorded 13 shots, six of which were on target.
This was quite a thriller at Old Trafford, but remarkably enough there was only one yellow card which was shown to Red Devils ace Scott McTominay
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Manchester United won an absolute thriller against Arsenal at Old Trafford.
The Gunners opened the scoring with one of the most controversial goals in Premier League history after just 13 minutes.
David de Gea got hurt when Fred inadvertently stepped on his heel during a corner-kick and Emile Smith Rowe noticed the net open so he fired a shot from the edge of the box.
After a long VAR consultation, referee Martin Atkinson awarded the goal to the north Londoners.
United were furious but equalised just a minute before half-time when Jadon Sancho broke from the left and found Fred, who redeemed himself with a brilliant flick towards Bruno Fernandes that allowed him to score on his 100th appearance for the club.
The hosts turned things around on 52 minutes when the visitors left plenty of space open down the right and that allowed Marcus Rashford to set Cristiano Ronaldo up for his 800th career goal.
But Mikel Arteta’s men responded just two minutes later when Alex Telles forgot Gabriel Martinelli down the right flank and the forward passed to Martin Odegaard in the box from where he equalised.
Odegaard, though, proved to be quite a tragic figure as he fouled Fred inside his own box and referee Atkinson pointed at the spot after checking with the VAR monitor.
Ronaldo beat Aaron Ramsdale in the 70th minute with a composed finish that gave United a huge victory
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THAT’S FULL-TIME IN MANCHESTER!!!!!!!!!!
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93 Arsenal are desperately trying to salvage something but United are defending well.
Fatigue is also starting to come into play for the visitors
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90 Five more minutes of stoppage time to go.
Plenty of time for Arsenal to equalise, plenty of time for United to kill the game!
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United boss Carrick isn’t done just yet as Van de Beek comes on for Fernandes, who also stood out against Arsenal
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United boss Carrick introduces Martial, who replaces the impressive Ronaldo.
The Red Devils faithful give their star forward a standing ovation on his way out!
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88 WHAT A CHANCE!
United break into a very dangerous counter-attack and Sancho sets Fernandes in the penalty area.
The Portugal international has the chance to kill the game but his shot is perfectly blocked by Tomiyasu!
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85 Five more minutes to go at Old Trafford.
Arsenal are still pushing and are getting a lot out of full-backs Tavares as well as Tomiyasu down the left and right flank respecitvely.
Dalot and Telles have had their hands full down the wings tonight
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83 CHANCE
Arsenal ace Tavares delivers a cross from the left and finds Saka on the far post.
The Gunners ace tries a shot but De Gea saves it rather comfortably
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82 Arsenal are desperately pushing for a late equaliser.
But the United faithful are confident as they haven’t stopped singing since Ronaldo’s second goal
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Arsenal boss Arteta responds with a coupe of changes of his own with Nketiah and Lacazette replacing Aubameyang and Odegaard respectively.
The Gunners boss introduces two strikers in his bid for a late equaliser
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United boss Carrick makes his first change as Lingard replaces Rashford for the last few minutes of the match
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78 WHAT A SAVE!
Arsenal come so close to a third goal as Tomiyasu’s cross from the right finds Martinelli, whose scuffed shot reaches Aubameyang.
The star striker only has De Gea to beat but his awkward volley is stopped by the Spaniard’s incredible save.
Doesn’t matter, as the Gabon international is offside, but the United keeper still didn’t know that
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77 That is 801 career goals for Ronaldo, who has completed a brace against Arsenal.
That is also a total of 130 goals for United across all competitions
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75 CHANCE!
Arsenal come close to an equaliser as Martinelli passes to Aubameyang and the star striker delivers a shot that is saved by De Gea
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75 He’s done it again! United are ahead thanks to Ronaldo once again!
But Arsenal can’t be ruled out in any way, shape or form! This has been an insanely entertaining match!
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73 Here’s how Ronaldo gave the lead to United once more.
Absolutely composed from the Portugal captain!
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Arsenal boss Arteta makes the first switch of the match as Saka replaces Smith Rowe.
Interesting to see in what kind of condition Saka is after his knock against Newcastle
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
