ARSENAL are hosting Manchester United for an iconic Premier League match – and it has been a thrilling contest.
Marcus Rashford put the Red Devils ahead completely against the run of play.
But Martin Odegaard immediately hit back with a sublime low-driven finish.
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- Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Havertz; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli
- Man Utd XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Fernandes, Eriksen; Antony, Rashford, Martial
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37. Anthony gets on to the ball on the right, and cuts inside.
“Trickery!” screams Peter Drury.
The Brazilian then hilariously slices a shot so wide that it ends up behind him.
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36. United take possession of the football and look for ways to probe the hosts.
Arsenal slip back into formation 31 of the 43 that Mikel Arteta likes to use.
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34. Back in January, it took Arsenal seven minutes to cancel out Marcus Rashford’s opener.
This time, it was jus 35 seconds.
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32. Oh, Bruno Fernandes!
The Manchester United captain takes the ball of the foot of Wan-Bissaka, just as the right-back was about to let fly from the edge of the box.
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30. The game has burst into life in a blink of an eye.
Suddenly both teams are going for it full throttle.
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28. Thirty-five seconds after the restart, and Arsenal have their equaliser!
Gabriel Martinelli makes inroads on the left, exchanges passes with Eddie Nketiah, and squares low across the penalty area for Martin Odegaard.
Head down over the ball, the Gunners captain sweeps his first-time shot left-footed past Andre Onana and into the bottom corner.
What a response!
An immediate response!
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27. Astonishing!
Manchester United have not going as an attacking force, but now they have the lead.
Christian Eriksen intercepts a sloppy pass deep in his own half, and unleashes Marcus Rashford down the left.
The England man has time to run at two back-tracking Arsenal defenders before cutting inside on to his right foot and letting fly.
Aaron Ramsdale gets a touch to the ball, but can’t stop it from thumping the inside of the post and finding the net.
The away end of the Emirates erupts.
Against the run of play!
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25. More frustration from the home fans and their players too.
Antony kicks the ball away after being pulled up for a foul on Gabriel, and doesn’t receive the customary yellow card.
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23. Martinez goes back to take a goalkick, and – not for the first time – Anthony Taylor runs forward to indicate that he won’t tolerate any time-wasting.
Surely, Manchester United aren’t time wasting in the first half of a Premier League game when it’s 0-0.
Surely.
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22. It’s getting a bit spiky out there.
Consecutive tackles leave Havertz and White on the deck, and lead to a lot of gestures to calm things down.
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21. Boos are ringing out from the home fans in the direction of Anthony Taylor.
They’re not happy that the referee has penalised Saka for a trip on Dalot that had left the Arsenal player through on goal.
It’s the right decision, of course.
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20. “Andre Onana has been Manchester United’s best outfield player so far,” bemoans Gary Neville on co-commentary.
“That in itself tells you that they have a problem.”
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18. The home side push forward again, and it requires a defensive header behind from Martinez to deny Saka.
Arsenal’s right winger goes across to take the corner himself, and his whipped delivery is pinpoint for the head of Rice.
The former West Ham man, however, gets underneath the cross and sends his effort over. He runs back, visibly frustrated with himself.
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16. The game is being played predominantly in the Manchester United half.
Even though the visitors have seen a fair share of the ball, they’ve not been able to link anything together in the final third.
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14. Martinelli fires the corner straight into the nearest United defender at the front post.
Perhaps he’s just trying to make Havertz feel better.
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13. Oh, what a mess!
Martinelli’s cross into the area from the left is headed by Fernandes straight into Martial.
It subsequently drops to the feet of Havertz ten yards from goal, but the German inexplicably miskicks.
The ball still looks as though it could spin into the path of Nketiah though, and it takes a desperate slide from Martinez to put it behind for a corner.
A huge chance goes begging.
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11. Sure enough, a sharp break down the right sees Saka go at Dalot for the first time.
He ultimately squares to Odegaard, who is dispossessed by a perfect Fernandes tackle.
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10. Arsenal keep possession at the back, slowing the game down after a frantic start.
You get the feeling it won’t be long before they opt to go at United again though.
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8. Havertz clatters into Antony and sends the winger somersaulting into the air.
It’s not a great-looking challenge from the German, but somehow the United player still manages to overdo it with his reaction.
Referee Anthony Taylor keeps his cards in his pocket on this occasion.
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7. Onana has just come so far out of his goal to play a pass downfield that he was actually in front of Lindelof and Martinez.
That seems to be asking for trouble.
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5. On closer inspection, that United kit is dark green and white stripes.
My eyes are so bad I’m thinking of becoming a Premier League referee.
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3. It’s been a whirlwind start from Arsenal and Martinelli in particular.
The winger wins the game’s first corner after taking on Wan-Bissaka, and then almost wins a penalty by dribbling beyond a dozing Fernandes.
The Manchester United captain thought about having a nibble at the Arsenal man, but pulled out at the final second.
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2. In fact, it was the Gunners that had an opportunity to grab an early lead.
Martinelli got in behind his man on the left, but with Odegaard and Nketiah awaiting in the area, the Brazilian was caught in two minds and crossed between the pair.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
