ARSENAL picked up their first win away at a top six Premier League side for the first time since January 2015 after a hard-fought 1-0 win against Manchester United.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the only goal of the game as he sent David De Gea the wrong way from the penalty spot.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the match winner for Arsenal against Manchester United
It was a tactical masterclass from Mikel Arteta whose side were the more aggressive and deservedly got the crucial three points.
Here SunSport’s Jake Lambourne rates and slates the Gunners.
BERND LENO – 6/10
Was alert to keep out Mason Greenwood’s low strike in the first half.
Unlike against Rapid Vienna, Leno looked comfortable when playing the ball out from the back.
HECTOR BELLERIN – 7
Exposed United’s diamond formation and constantly darted beyond Luke Shaw to provide support.
Won the penalty after beating Paul Pogba to the ball as he drew the foul from the World Cup winner.
ROB HOLDING – 7
Returning to the ground where he suffered an ACL injury in 2018, Holding looked assured at the back.
Foiled Marcus Rashford and Greenwood on a number of occasions.
GABRIEL – 9
Arguably Arsenal’s player of the season so far, the Brazilian was yet again a monster at the back.
Unchallenged in the air and aggressive on the ground, the 22-year-old is the defender the club have been needing for years.
However, he was fortunate to not have been shown a second yellow card after a foul on Greenwood.
Gabriel starred for the Gunners as he put in another stunning display
KIERAN TIERNEY – 7
Another strong outing from Tierney who regularly intercepted loose United passes and rarely gave the ball away.
Always looked to expose the space left by Aaron Wan-Bissaka and was constantly overlapping down the left channel.
BUKAYO SAKA – 7
Was Arsenal’s main creative spark in the first half as he looked to stretch the United defence at all times.
Missed a huge change just before the break as his header sailed over the bar.
MOHAMED ELNENY – 8
A surprise inclusion in the starting XI, the Egyptian was neat and tidy in possession.
Vindicated Areta’s decision to select him as he failed to put a foot wrong.
Hector Bellerin constantly beat Luke Shaw down the right channel
THOMAS PARTEY – 8
A real physical presence in the middle of the pitch, the ex-Atletico Madrid midfielder helped his side quickly transition from defence to attack.
Him and Elneny won the midfield battle as they combined brilliantly throughout and Roy Keane later heaped huge praise on him, comparing him to old rival Patrick Vieira
WILLIAN – 6
Was unlucky not to break the deadlock when his left-footed strike grazed the crossbar.
It was his perfectly-weighted pass that set Bellerin through to win the penalty.
PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG – 6
Took until after the 50th minute for the striker to get a shot away, but his effort was blocked by Victor Lindelof.
Confidently dispatched his penalty in what his only major contribution of the game.
It was his first goal since his strike against Fulham in the opening weekend of the season.
ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE – 4
Held the ball up well, but never looked like a threat in the final third.
You feel like it won’t be long until Arteta opts to start Eddie Nketiah over him.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
