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ANTONY starts for Manchester United against Arsenal, just days after becoming the Red Devils’ record signing.The £85.5million man comes in for Antony Elanga, with Casemiro staying on the bench, while Oleksandr Zinchenko gets a starting berth for the Gunners after an injury scare.
The Gunners have lit up the Premier League with their incisive attacking and water-tight defence so far.
And Mikel Arteta’s side sit proudly atop the table this weekend, looking to make it six from six in the top flight.

Kick-off time: 4.30pm UK / 11.30am ET
TV channel: Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event
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Manchester United team: De Gea, Dalot, Martinez, Varane, Malacia, Eriksen, McTominay, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
Arsenal team: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Lokonga, Odegaard, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

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GOAL – Antony
Antony has scored within a half of his debut!
He makes a point of kissing the badge.
Rashford draws the defenders and he finds Antony in a world of space.
Great finish by the Brazilian who curls it into the bottom corner with his left foot.
Man Utd 1-0 up.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
30 – Arsenal have improved over these last 15 minutes for sure.
Since the disallowed goal in fact. 
Arteta will be pleased.
Credit: AFP
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
29 – Martinelli tests De Gea from a narrow angle.
Arsenal are sending crosses into the United box and looking to cause trouble.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
26 – Bruno Fernandes was fouled by Lokonga and the replay looks nasty,
An “ankle breaker” I would say. Lucky to get away with that.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
23 – Gunners are seeing way more of the ball now.
Saka has a penalty shout. No way.
Saliba then fouls Sancho and picks up a booking. 
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
21 – Antony cuts inside and flashes over.
Good effort from the ex-Ajax man though. 
United fans would love to see more of that.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
21 – It’s pretty quiet at Old Trafford.
A quick chorus of “We’ve got super Mik Arteta” from Arsenal fans ends quickly.
It’s almost nervous energy in the whole ground.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
19 – Jesus heads wide from the resulting corner. 
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
19 – Saka with a dangerous mazy run into the United box!
Arsenal win a corner.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
16 – Jesus wins a free-kick. Amazing control from a Ramdale long ball.
The Brazilian is a joy to watch when he is confident, as he has been all season so far.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
14 – Goal disallowed by VAR.
Odegaard is penalised for a foul on Eriksen in the build up.
Can argue either way for that. It’s a soft foul but a foul none the less.
0-0. Let’s carry on.
GOAL – Martinelli
Odegaard steals it from Eriksen.
Saka attacks and slides in Martinelli.
He’s too quick for Dalot and buries it past De Gea!!
1-0 Arsenal!
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
12 – Eriksen loooked to have been fouled but not given and Arsenal attack on the break… 
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
11 – The hosts have another chance in the box but it’s blocked.
85 per cent total possession so far for United!
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
8 – Dalot has been good so far going forward.
Chances at both ends here.
A hot start for this fiery rivalry! 
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
7 –  CHANCE.
Eriksen volleys wide.
Antony with a cruyff pass to Dalot who swings in a fantastic cross into Eriksen but the great Dane can’t find the back of the net.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
6 – Jesus exits with a head injury.
He will be assessed on the touchline. 
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
5 – Antony gets the ball on the right wing and there’s a collective breath in.
His cross couldn’t find anyone but it comes back to him and he runs at the defence.
Doesn’t get anywhere but the air of excitement is there.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
3 – It’s a fast start here at Old Trafford.
Both teams jabbing at one another and feeling each other out.
Manchester United 0-0 Arsenal
1 – Good start from the hosts.
But Arsenal counter and Martinez HACKS Jesus down on the edge on the box.
Ready to go?
Kick off.
Here we go!
Arsenal in their black away kits and Man Utd in their traditional red home shirts , white shorts and black socks.
Top of the table
Arsenal sit in top spot going into today’s game and it will stay that way whatever happens today.
Man City dropped another two points yesterday at lowly Aston Villa.
United are in eighth.

Saka’s birthday dreams
Bukayo Saka has one big wish ahead of his 21st birthday tomorrow.
This afternoon at Old Trafford, Manchester United stand in the way of Arsenal continuing their perfect start to the season and Saka being able to fully enjoy his latest milestone.
The England star said: “I’m looking forward to my 21st for sure. The perfect present would be a win over United.”
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Believe we can win or ‘stay at home’, says Arteta
Arsenal go to Man Utd on Sunday with a poor record at Old Trafford.
The Gunners have won at their fierce rivals just once since 2006.
But boss Mikel Arteta doesn’t want his players going into the match with an inferiority complex.
He said: “I wouldn’t like any of our players feeling that way because they’re good enough to go there and win the match and I think we have the belief that can happen.
“If not, it’s better to stay at home.”
Head-to-head
Here’s the Premier League head-to-head for the big clash today.
The two sets of fans will know that while United have the better of the history, they have only beaten Arsenal once in the last eight meetings.
However, the Londoners have triumphed just once in their last 15 league trips to Old Trafford (D5 L9), picking up a 1-0 victory in November 2020.
Furthermore, Arsenal have lost more away games at United in the Premier League-era (17) than they have at any other opponent.

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MANCHESTER UNITED beat Arsenal 3-1 at Old Trafford thanks to a second-half counter-attacking masterclass. New signing Antony opened the scoring in the first half before Bukayo Saka equalised in the second period.
But Marcus Rashford made his presence felt soon after, scoring twice on the counter to gift his side a vital three points.

Kick-off time: 4.30pm UK / 11.30am ET
TV channel: Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event
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Manchester United team: De Gea, Dalot, Martinez, Varane, Malacia, Eriksen, McTominay, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
Arsenal team: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Lokonga, Odegaard, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli.

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Ten Hag glowing with pride
The first ten minutes saw Manchester United have a whopping 85 per cent possession.
And Ten Hag thought it was the best they had played under his guidance.
He said: “I thought the first 10 minutes was the best we have played so far this season.”
I thought the first 10 minutes was the best we have played so far this season.Erik ten HagSky Sports
Ten Hag praises ‘team spirt’ in win
Boss Erik ten Hag is chuffed with the team spirit shown by his Man Utd team in the 3-1 victory.
He told Match of the Day: “The spirit from this team, they can deal with setbacks so we did, it is really great and shows your mentality – we have really improved on that.
“We have the right characters and now it is about cooperation, deal with set backs but also improve – we have to stay calm, stay composed and play our game.
“You can see that Arsenal are more together, more routines – but our team spirit brings us the win.”
You can see that Arsenal are more together, more routines – but our team spirit brings us the win.Erik ten HagMOTD
Rashford ‘proud’ of the performance
Marcus Rashford reflected on today’s performance and is pleased with the togetherness in the squad.
He said: “It is always a big game against Arsenal, especially as they have had such a good start to the season.
“It was a big test for us today. We showed up and stood up to the challenge. We can be proud if ourselves.”
We showed up and stood up to the challenge. We can be proud if ourselves.Marcus RashfordSky Sports
Antony shows off multiple celebrations
Manchester United new boy Antony made the most of his debut goal by producing an outrageous produced FOUR celebrations.
The Brazilian broke the deadlock at Old Trafford just before half time having been set up by Marcus Rashford.
And he appeared to relish the moment as he revellled in celebrating the dream debut goal.

Rashford the hero
2 shots. 2 goals.
But humble Marcus Rashford still gave credit to his midfielders.
Rashford said afterwards: “To be honest i thought it was a fairly even game.
“We’ve got some excellent passers off the ball. It’s important to make runs and give them options.
“And we did that today. I’m happy to get the goals.”
We’ve got some excellent passers off the ball. It’s important to make runs and give them options.Marcus RashfordSky Sports
No Rash decisions today
Rashford’s double made the difference this afternoon against the top of the table side.
Here’s how they fought back after Arsenal’s equaliser.

FULL TIME: Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
It’s over.
Three points for Manchester United.
What a day for Ten Hag and for the whole club.
Credit: Getty
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
90 + 2 Ronaldo is visibly frustrated again as Fernandes tries to put the ball into him.
Not long left here.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
90 + 1 Four minutes of injury time announced.
Old Trafford is bouncing.
Arsenal have been great, as strange as that sounds losing 3-1.
But United have done what they needed to do and more.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
89 – Vieira with a fantastic cross into the box but it’s cleared.
Man Utd break but Gabriel intercepts.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
88 – Saka gets booked for a late tackle on Malacia.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
86 – Vieira volleys over from the edge of the box.
Nice to see him in action.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
83 – Maguire gets away with one there.
Nketiah chests it over him and is hugged to the floor by the ENgland centre-back.
No penalty.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
82 – Xhaka hits the wall and Man Utd clear to loud applause.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
80 – Casemiro gives the ball away.
Clumsy tackle from Maguire and Arsenal have a free-kick.
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
80 – Arteta makes another change, this time at the right-back position.
OFF White
ON Tomiyasu
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
79 – Is this over?
Arsenal attack with all their forward options on the pitch.
Maguire heads on to rapturous applause.
OFF Martinez
OFF Rashford
ON Maguire
ON Casemiro
Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
76 – England hero Marcus Rashford with a brace at Old Trafford to turn this thriller on it’s head.
Credit: PA
GOAL – Rashford
74 – Eriksen puts it on a plate for Rashford as they are through on goal.
Fernandes with another great through-ball and Eriksen gives it to Rahford, who can’t miss.
3-1 to Erik ten Hag’s team.
Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal
72 – Ronaldo wastes it with a poor cross.
Arsenal make a triple sub to try and get something from this game.
OFF Odegaard
OFF Lokonga
OFF Zinchenko
ON Vieira
ON Smith Rowe
ON Nketiah
Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal
70 – McTominay is booked.
Jesus tries to find the corner with a curler but it’s wide.
Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal
68 – Now United have back-to-back chances!
Mad here.
McTominay got put through on goal by Ronaldo but the Scottish midfielder looked lost that high up the pitch.
Great save from Ramsdale right after.
Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal
66 –The hosts are back ahead!
“RIGHT”, said Fred.
On he comes.
OFF Sancho
ON Fred
GOAL – Rashford
64 – And United hit back through Rashford on a one-on-one.
Bruno Fernandes finds Rash, who made a lovely run and finishes past Ramsdale.
Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal
61 – The Gunners deserved that one in all honesty.
Now it really is a mouth-watering contest.
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‘YOU’RE getting sacked in the morning’ rang around the Amex as Brighton heaped more misery on Brendan Rodgers and Leicester. Life came at the Foxes boss fast as Kelechi Iheanacho took the lead in just 52 seconds to hand Leicester a shred of wafer-thin confidence after a hellish start to the season.  
Mac Allister scored twice as the Seagulls dominatedCredit: PA
Iheanacho opened the scoring for LeicesterCredit: Getty
But March quickly levelled the scoreCredit: Reuters
But what came next was the ultimate capitulation as Brighton hit back with a leveller from Solly March, thanks to a Luke Thomas deflection and a goal from Moises Caicedo within just five minutes of each other. 
Leicester were back in it through Patson Daka’s equaliser before Leandro Trossard was on target and an Alexis Mac Allister penalty decimated any hope for the Foxes. 
Mac Allister rubbed more salt in Leicester’s wounds by curling in a sizzling free-kick in the dying seconds for the Seagulls’ fifth.
The scoreline could have been uglier had the Argentine’s thunderbolt strike on 47 minutes not been ruled off for offside after a shambolic VAR check. 
The result cemented Brighton’s place in the top four while Leicester are now winless in their first six games and rock bottom of the Premier League table.
It seemed as though Rodgers must have given his side the kick up the backside they needed because there was no messing around from the Foxes at the start.
Just one minute in, Thomas and Harvey Barnes made Solly March look like Scrappy Doo as they wrestled the ball off him and he flung to the floor in the process. 
Barnes teed up Patson Daka who fired a low cross to Kelechi Iheanacho to fire home from close range. 
The Nigerian forward has been directly involved in 20 goals in his last 25 starts in the top-flight for the Foxes, being 15 times on target and adding five assists.
Caicedo quickly gave Brighton the advantageCredit: Getty
Daka brought the score level again, but not for longCredit: Getty
But Brighton ruthlessly hit back and wasted no time in getting back into things with a nine minute leveller. 
Leandro Trossard whipped an inch-perfect cross onto March’s noggin that bounced into the net off Luke Thomas’ body. 
Just six minutes later Brighton hit a second as James Maddison gave away the ball to Enock Mwepu, who broke free and released Moises Caicedo into the box, took a touch and lashed it into the far corner. 
You can see why Graham Potter joked that £42million would only cover the cost for Caicedo’s boots and that he’s worth £100m when the transfer window was opened. 
Rodgers was then treated to his rendition of “you’re getting sacked in the morning” from Brighton fans after what had been such a bright start for Leicester. 
The Foxes looked ragged and Danny Welbeck latched onto a kamikaze clearance from goalkeeper Danny Ward to nip beyond him and loft a shot just inches over the empty net. 
Cracks were forming in the Foxes camp and Ward and Wilfred Ndidi were embroiled in a verbal spat after the defensive cock up. 
The Welsh stopper gave Ndidi a tongue-lashing for shirking his defensive duties when really his own awkward touch was to blame. 
But Leicester picked themselves up and dusted themselves off to draw level before the break on 33 minutes.
Youri Tielemans sent a dipping and curling pass onto the path of Daka who oozed confidence to beat Robert Sanchez and fire home before celebrating with a jaw-dropping backflip. 
There was another blistering start to the second-half with Brighton looking as though they had nudged back in front with a third goal on 47 minutes. 
Pascal Gross’ free-kick was cleared only as far as Mac Allister who unleashed a rocket strike into the top corner, sparking mayhem at the Amex. 
Brighton had a goal chalked offCredit: Getty
Leicester sit bottom of the tableCredit: PA
But a cacophony of boos rang around the south coast stadium as there was a lengthy VAR review for an offside in the build up before referee Tony Harrington checked the monitor. 
A host of Albion players were on the wrong side of the Leicester defence as the free-kick came in so there was a delay with getting the lines up to properly check the offside.
Graham Potter shook his head in fury at the chaotic review and to make matters worse it was then chalked off due to Mwepu being offside and making contact before the ball fell to Mac Allister. 
Trossard picked up the pieces by linking up with Gross before darting in the box and unleashing a low drive into the far corner on 64 minutes. 
Brighton were bossing it and another blow was inflicted on Leicester as Trossard was shoved over by Ndidi down the byline and Harrington pointed to the spot. 
Mac Allister was given his time to shine again and stepped up to crack home Brighton’s fourth from the spot on 71 minutes before whipping a peach of a free kick into the net in the dying seconds.
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MANCHESTER CITY take on struggling Aston Villa TONIGHT, with Erling Haaland desperate to keep his impeccable scoring record going.The mega summer signing inspired City to an emphatic 6-0 win over Nottingham Forest, but Villa are desperate for a win, having lost their last three games in a row.

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SUPERSUB Jaidon Anthony completed Bournemouth’s incredible second half comeback to seal victory at the City Ground.Anthony had only been on the field for two minutes when he collected Dominic Solanke’s pass and slid home the winner after manageress Cherries had gone two goals down.
Jaidon Anthony’s late goal completed the turnaround for the CherriesCredit: Reuters
Philip Billing kickstarted the comeback with a stunning strikeCredit: Getty
Dom Solanke’s scissor kicked helped Bournemouth come from two goals down to beat Nottingham ForestCredit: Reuters
The goal came with three minutes left of a thriller – as Forest sub Taiwo Awoniyi missed a chance to earn a stoppage time point.
The result may not wipe out the memory of last week’s 9-0 hammering at Liverpool that cost Scott Parker his job.
But this was unforgettable for all the right reasons as far as Cherries fans were concerned.
It was a fightback that saw Bournemouth stage their own Goal of the Month contest.
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They looked down and out when Forest went two up before the break.
But caretaker boss Gary O’Neil must have delivered some team talk as his supercharged Cherries drew level just after the hour mark with two scintillating strikes.
Philip Billing began the comeback with a brilliant long range effort to bring Bournemouth back into the game.
Then Solanke opened his account for the season with a brilliant scissor kick – before setting up an astonishing winner.
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Earlier, big spending Forest looked to have silenced the visiting Cherries fans who sang: “Twenty one players – and they’re all F****** s***!”.
That came after boss Steve Cooper broke the British record for the number of players signed in a single transfer window – 21.
But it was Forest’s No21 Cheikh Kouyate who broke the deadlock with a powerful header.
Brennan Johnson then added a second from the penalty spot following a long VAR check after Lloyd Kelly had handled a Neco Williams shot.
But the second half belonged to Bournemouth and revitalised their season after a traumatic week.
Forest boss Cooper brought back former Bournemouth captain Steve Cook into defence following Tuesday’s 6-0 hammering at Manchester City.
These sides had let in 17 goals between them over the past week so it was no surprise to see both of them make a cagey start.
Chances were few and far between early on from two sides who were promoted from the Championship last season.
One of Forest’s new faces – wide man Renan Lodi – threatened to open the scoring when he saw his close range shot deflected for a corner.
But they did not have long to wait to break the deadlock.
Morgan Gibbs-White’s corner was whipped in from the left and Kouyate dominated his area of the box to head home powerfully.
It was ex-Crystal Palace and West Ham midfielder’s first Premier League goal in almost two years – and gave the game exactly what it needed to lift it out of its stand-off.
The shackles came off for Forest and they soon made it two with a 43rd minute penalty.
Ref Michael Oliver immediately pointed to the spot as Neco Williams’ goalbound shot struck Lloyd Kelly’s hand.
The Bournemouth skipper did not take his arm away in time.
But then a four-minute VAR check saw Oliver told to view the incident, and a possible offside in the build up, on the pitch side screen.
Oliver’s review saw his original decision stand – and Johnson kept his cool after the lengthy delay to put his spot kick out of the reach of Cherries keeper Neto.
But Billing’s strike lifted the Cherries early in the second half and they sensed an equaliser.
Jesse Lingard almost restored Forest’s two goal lead though with a shot that flashed across the face of the goal.
But Bournemouth levelled it after 63 minutes with Solanke’s spectacular strike
Marcus Tavernier’s corner was headed back across the area for Solanke to score with a superb scissor kick.
Bournemouth could have been satisfied with the point – but they there was more in the tank.
Anthony’s winner stunned the home fans who booed their team off at the final whistle.
Cheikhou Kouyate opened the scoring at the City GroundCredit: PA
Brennan Johnson scored from the spot to make it 2-0 to the home side on the stroke of half-timeCredit: PA

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