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LEANDRO TROSSARD drilled Arsenal back on top of the Prem – but the 1-0 win at Manchester United was far more about graft than craft.The Gunners’ strong defending limited the Red Devils to few chances before and after Kai Havertz teed up Trossard’s 20th-minute decider.Stand-out star William Saliba kept Alejandro Garnacho and Co at bayCredit: PAKai Havertz, centre, provided the assist for Leandro Trossard’s openerCredit: EPAAnd when Casemiro’s latest moment of vulnerability enabled in-form Havertz to spring the ex-Brighton winger beyond the home defence, the resulting calm finish always looked likely to be enough for victory.Here’s how Mikel Arteta’s men rated on an afternoon when they appeared in second gear for style but first class for unity. DAVID RAYA – 6Not many saves to make despite United seeing enough of the ball – but his handling was good when called upon. BEN WHITE – 7Tried his luck from a narrow angle and not too far away. Had a great battle with Garnacho who tried but failed to get the better of him. READ MORE TOP FOOTBALLWILLIAM SALIBA – 8Showed his class with a top class tackle on Garnacho when the Argentine was bearing down on goal. Such a strong axis alongside Gabriel. “I’m going to be the biggest Tottenham fan ever!” 🤣Kai Havertz will be cheering on Spurs against Manchester City on Tuesday 👀 pic.twitter.com/9F0LBuFAIh— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 12, 2024

CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSThomas Partey turns away from Scott McTominayCredit: AFPGABRIEL – 7Early header onto roof of the net and defensively solid. Hojlund did not get much change at all out of the Gunners defence apart from one early chance wasted. Gary Neville DEFENDS under-fire Casemiro as he tells him to emulate Arsenal star who ‘can’t run’ and ‘was finished’TAKEHIRO TOMIYASU – 7Given a test by the lively Diallo but can be pleased with his efforts. Did not offer much threat going forward but did his bit defensively. THOMAS PARTEY – 6Went to ground in the box challenging Diallo and could have been costly Slipped at what could have been a key moment in the second half – but otherwise solid. Most read in FootballDECLAN RICE –  7Had a shot well blocked when it looked bound for the bottom corner and saw another effort pushed away by Onana. Did his bit to protect the back four. MARTIN ODEGAARD – 6cheeky early backheel made an early chance. Came into the game more after quiet first half. Should have tested Onana more when he got a sight of goal.BUKAYO SAKA – 6Early shot straight at Onana but was kept largely in check by Dalot. Nasty fall late on saw him collide with advertising boards – which will be a worry. Wideman Trossard nipped in for the first-half winnerCredit: GettyKAI HAVERTZ – 6Clever bit of play to keep himself onside and then cross for Trossard to score. Otherwise had little impact against a makeshift United defence.LEANDRO TROSSARD – 6Clever run to find space before he tapped in the opener but otherwise fairly quiet. Gave way for Martinelli midway through the second half. SUBSMartinelli for Trossard, 66 – Pace asked a few questions. 6Jesus for Saka, 82 – did not get much of the ball. 5Kiwior for Partey, 90 – kept it tight. 5Jorginho for Odegaard, 90 – Calmed things down in closing stages. 6 Havertz and Takehiro Tomiyasu take on McTominayCredit: AFP More

AMAD DIALLO showed Erik ten Hag why he has been begging to be picked as Manchester United failed to produce the goods against Arsenal.The youngster has found game time difficult to come by this season since suffering a bad injury in pre-season.Amad Diallo impressed before being taken off with an injuryCredit: APCasemiro’s lacklustre defending let down Manchester United once againCredit: GettyLeandro Trossard scored the only goal of the gameCredit: GettyBut he looked sharp against the Gunners and was United’s most dangerous threat before being hooked after picking up an injury.United responded to their 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace with an improved display – but one in which they rarely troubled the Arsenal defence.And when Leandro Trossard poked the visitors in front after Casemiro failed to play Kai Havertz offside, it seemed unlikely the Red Devils would get something from the game.Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund were toothless in a lacklustre United attack which mustered just two shots on target.READ MORE ON MAN UTDThere were positives however with Diogo Dalot and Andre Onana performing well against the league leaders.Here is how SunSport’s Martin Blackburn rated the United display.Andre Onana – 7Let down by his defenders for Arsenal goal – decent second-half stop from Martin Odegaard and a better one to keep out Gabriel Martinelli.Diogo Dalot – 7Bright start with a surging run and another shot over the bar. Did a good job keeping Bukayo Saka quiet and linked up well with Garnacho.Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERSCasemiro – 5So slow to get out as Onana cleared and Arsenal exploited it to score the opener. Better than he was at Palace but the damage was done.Jonny Evans – 7Soldiered on manfully when he clearly had a knock in the second half – but eventually gave way for Kambwala.Veteran did a good job for his boss.Man Utd 4 Tottenham 0: Ella Toone’s stunning strike sparks Red Devils rout as they win first ever Women’s FA Cup finalAaron Wan-Bissaka – 6Seemed to lose Trossard as he scored the first goal but otherwise did a good job on the Belgian. Great block to deny Rice in the second half.Sofyan Amrabat – 6Not played much recently but was better than expected. A couple of eye-catching passes to spread the play and some important interceptions.Scott McTominay – 6Great early ball to give Hojlund a chance and another to set up Garnacho. The Scot did his best to open up the well-organised visitors defence.Amad Diallo – 7A very rare start and gave the Red Devils such much needed urgency. Great run into the box could have won his team a pen. Injury forced him off.Kobbie Mainoo – 6Some quality touches from the youngster and tried to keep the home side ticking over but could not create much against the well drilled Gunners.Alejandro Garnacho – 7Looked most likely to score for United – early shot deflected over and another into the side-netting. Caused Ben White a few problems.Rasmus Hojlund – 5Just one goal since he returned from injury – fluffed a great early chance when he slipped. Well shackled by William Saliba and Gabriel for most of the game.SubsAntony (for Diallo, 70mins) – 5Wasted one good chance.Kambwala (for Evans, 74mins) – 5Slotted in effectively. One brilliant crunching tackle.Wheatley (for Hojlund, 87mins) – 5Did not make much impact.READ MORE SUN STORIESEriksen (for Amrabat, 87 mins) – 5Too late to change the game.Forson (for Wan-Bissaka, 87mins) – 5One or two nice touches. More

THIS is what Manchester United supporters used to recognise as ‘Squeaky Bum Time’ back in the era when they were involved in title races.On a tense afternoon at Old Trafford, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal felt the full heat of Manchester – the humidity of the weather and the exhaustion which comes from chasing a relentless Manchester City.Leandro Trossard turned home from Kai Havertz’s crossCredit: GettyThe win takes Arsenal back to the summit of the Premier League tableCredit: GettyArsenal’s victory means they will send the Premier League title race to the final dayCredit: PAMan Utd have won just one of their last eight Premier League gamesCredit: GettyMan Utd had more of the ball but could not turn it into clear-cut chancesTrossard proved to be the match-winner for ArsenalThe control of the game went back and forth but Arsenal clung on for the victoryBut they won, through a first-half Leandro Trossard strike – their fifth straight Premier League success – and ensured that this season’s compelling race will head to the final day.Before then, the Gooners must hope against hope that their bitter rivals Tottenham can trip up Pep Guardiola’s men on Tuesday night to give Arsenal the whip hand heading into next Sunday’s final fixtures.Then, Arsenal will host Everton and City will entertain West Ham.A first title in 20 years remains a long shot for the north London club.READ MORE ON MAN UTDYou would not want to rely on a flagging Spurs or a Hammers side whose supporters have already waved goodbye to manager David Moyes.Arsenal were fretful and fitful here. United reacted well to Monday’s 4-0 humiliation at Crystal Palace and deserved a point.But Arsenal clung on, as champions must do. As any team who want to even get close to City must do too.A few weeks ago, it looked unlikely that Arteta’s side would win away at both Spurs and United during their run-in but they have overcome those two most significant obstacles and are still likely to fall short.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSIt was another disappointing afternoon for Man Utd boss Erik ten HagCredit: GettyArsenal are unbeaten away in the Premier League in 2024, dropping points only at the Etihad, where they played for a goalless draw and got one.It has been impressive stuff but probably still not enough to get their noses in front of Guardiola’s state-funded perma-champions.Gary Neville DEFENDS under-fire Casemiro as he tells him to emulate Arsenal star who ‘can’t run’ and ‘was finished’Six years post-Wenger, Arsenal are light years ahead of anywhere United have ever been during the 11 years since Ferguson left.United had won just once in their last seven league matches and that at home to Sheffield United, one of the worst teams in Premier League history.Erik ten Hag’s side had gone a long way to wrecking Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool farewell tour in the FA Cup and in the league, but with the injury list lengthening and morale plummeting, a repeat looked unlikely.The Dutchman, dressed appropriately in sackcloth brown, named a starting 11 which looked every bit as mid-table as United are.Arsenal were shaky at first, Thomas Partey was robbed on the edge of his own box, Declan Rice played an absent-minded back-pass, David Raya slipped but United never capitalised.And on 21 minutes, Arsenal were ahead.Ben White – watched by his old mucker England No 2, Steve Holland – sent a fine pass down the right flank for Kai Havertz.The satin-booted German slipped a low cross in and Trossard darted in from the left, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka an innocent bystander as the winger prodded home.Casemiro was dawdling to play Havertz onside in the build-up but then United’s central defence consisted of a midfielder whose legs have gone and a 36-year-old Jonny Evans.It was the Belgian’s sixth goal in nine appearances and the travelling Gooners serenaded him with ‘Trossard again, ole, ole!’Still, Arsenal looked scruffy and United were having their moments – an Amad Diallo run halted by a trip from Partey, an Alejandro Garnacho cross-shot pushed out by Raya.Diallo and Sofyan Amrabat were good and whatever Ten Hag says about his injuries, those two could have played more often.After the break, it remained much the same. United playing above themselves, Arsenal untidy.Garnacho cut inside two defenders but his shot was way off-beam.Arteta withdrew his goalscorer and sent on Gabriel Martinelli.Ten Hag chucked on Antony in place of the injured Diallo but when the Brazilian charged through the middle, after an error from Takehiro Tomiyasu, he shot straight at Raya.Next, Saka misplaced a pass, McTominay broke and Garnacho shot into the side-netting.Arsenal had barely threatened since taking the lead, but then Martinelli’s incisive run ended with a shot which was tipped over by Andre Onana.United continued to threaten, Garnacho’s shot was turned wide by Raya at his near post – but then a Rice long-ranger was pushed wide by Onana.READ MORE SUN STORIESLate on, thunder rumbled and lightning flashed over Old Trafford but Arsenal walked on through the storm.They have gone the distance with England’s heavyweight champions. Of that they can be proud. More

ROY KEANE jumped into an infamous Manchester United feud and had a heated spat with a fellow legend.Treble winners Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole fell out in 1995 during an international friendly between England and Uruguay at Wembley. Manchester United legend Roy Keane got involded in Teddy Sheringham and Andy Cole’s feudCredit: News Group Newspapers LtdMan Utd legends Cole and Sheringham feuded from 1995 until 2018Credit: GettyKeane got into a heated spat with Sheringham and told him to go back to LondonCredit: PA:Press AssociationIt all started when Sheringham, who then played for Tottenham, blanked Cole during his international debut as he came on as the former’s substitution.The two strikers became United team-mates two years later when the Spurs legend moved to Old Trafford, but things didn’t get much better.Sheringham said: “Like any workplace, there’s people you do like and there’s people you don’t like. “Me and Colely just didn’t rub each other up the right way from the word go.”Read More on Man UtdTensions hit boiling point during Sheringham’s debut season at a match that saw United conceding a reckless goal.The West Ham great blamed Cole and that led to a fiery confrontation in the dressing room.However, it wasn’t just the two strikers who got at it as Keane turned it into a triple threat match.Cole said: “Teddy joined Manchester United, that season I remember conceding a goal. Most read in FootballBEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKERS”He turned around to me and said, ‘That was your fault’. My head was absolutely steaming then.”I got into the dressing room and I lunged at him, I was just about to throw a punch. By the time I realised, Roy was trying to fight him.”Roy Keane says he’d rather play a reserve or youth team player over Casemiro after Man Utd star’s shocker against PalaceKeane was furious with Sheringham and launched an expletive-laden tirade at him.Soon after the two men got at each other’s throats and were separated by their team-mates.Keane didn’t speak to Sheringham for “three-and-a-half years” after the scrap.Sheringham said: “We had a fall out, Keaney turned around said, ‘Why don’t you f**k off back to London with your f*****g Ferrari and your penthouse?’ “And he turned around and grabbed my tie and everyone jumped in and stopped it, saying: ‘What’s happening, what’s happening?'”He didn’t say a word to me. He didn’t say a word to me for the next three-and-a-half years.”Thankfully Sheringham and Cole finally buried the hatchet in 2018 and joined some of their legendary team-mates on the red carpet to celebrate the release of the Amazon Prime documentary 99. More

CASEMIRO was slammed by Manchester United fans after unforgivably playing Arsenal onside for their opening goal at Old Trafford.Erik ten Hag’s men fell behind midway through the first half on Sunday when Kai Havertz laid the ball across for Leandro Trossard to tap home from close range.Casemiro, far left, did not run out when Andre Onana cleared awayCredit: Sky SportsWhen the ball was played to Kai Havertz, Casemiro was clearly playing him onsideCredit: Sky SportsBut Havertz was only in an onside position because Casemiro had failed to get back in line with the rest of his defence when keeper Andre Onana cleared away.The Brazilian, 32, who endured a nightmare at Selhurst Park in Man Utd’s 4-0 defeat over Crystal Palace on Monday, then watched as the ball fizzed past him to Trossard – who broke the deadlock with ease.And those on social media were quick to lament the midfielder’s position in the lead-up to the goal.One said: “Wow. Casemiro just trotting up the pitch. Absolutely comical defending.”Another added: “Casemiro and Evans backline gotta be the lowest point of my Manchester United supporting life 😭😭😭😭.”A third replied: “That’s first on Casemiro. Played Havertz onside with that sluggish jog out of his box. And then on Wan Bissaka who completely lost Trossard.”A fourth responded: “This Casemiro downfall needs to be documented, this is absolutely horrendous.”While a fifth said: “Brother he’s pushing 40, Madrid scammed United.”Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSTHIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY..The Sun is your go to destination for the best football, boxing and MMA news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video.Like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/TheSunFootball and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunFootball. More

MANCHESTER UNITED suffered a major security breach following their clash with Crystal Palace.YouTube prankster Lizwani snuck onto the team bus at Selhurst Park on Monday.A YouTube prankster snuck onto the Manchester United bus after their loss to Crystal PalaceCredit: ReutersLizwani previously made headlines by appearing on stage at the Baftas in FebruaryCredit: GettyThe incident occurred after the Red Devils’ crushing 4-0 defeat in South London.According to the Daily Mail, Lizwani wore a full United tracksuit as he made his way onto the bus.He took a seat before being spotted by the club’s security guards, who removed him amicably.An investigation has now been launched by Palace to work out how the stunt was possible.READ MORE MAN UTD NEWSThe report adds that the Eagles are examining CCTV to pinpoint Lizwani’s movements.Their current working theory is said to be that he came through an exit gate that had been opened at full-time, before hiding until he snuck onto the bus.Palace have declined to comment on the incident.Meanwhile, an alert has been issued to clubs by the Premier League.Most read in FootballCASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERSSides have been warned to be on the lookout for repeat incidents in what remains of the season.Lizwani previously made headlines at the Baftas in February this year.Watch never-before-seen Premier League ‘RefCam’ footage of Crystal Palace’s 4-0 demolition of Man UtdThe internet prankster appeared on stage alongside the cast of Oppenheimer at the Royal Festival Hall after sneaking into the event.He also has history of pulling stunts at Premier League football matches as well as infiltrating the MOBO Awards and Brit Awards in 2022.Lizwani shared how to get into a Tottenham match back in 2018 and posed outside for a photo with Argentina winger Erik Lamela.Manchester United and the Met Police have been contacted for comment.Who is Lizwani and what pranks has he done before?Lizwani is a YouTube prankster with over 10,000 subscribers who pulls off daring stunts online. Here’s a look at what he’s managed to do before…
BAFTAS – Lizwani sneaked on stage at the prestigious awards and could be seen in the background while the cast of Oppenheimer accepted an award.
BRITS – Without a ticket, the YouTuber got inside the venue for the Brit awards – filming a clip alongside KSI.
BALLON D’OR – In another football “prank” – the social star managed to get inside the Ballon d’Or ceremony where the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi were present.
MOBO AWARDS – Prankster was kicked out of the Mobo Awards after trying to sneak in.
READING FESTIVAL – Lizwani claimed to superglue a Reading Festival band back together to get in without paying for a ticket.
MAN UTD TEAM BUS – He reportedly dressed in a Manchester United tracksuit and managed to board the team bus after the Red Devils’ 4-0 defeat to Crystal Palace – before being spotted by team security. More