In recent visits to the Emirates Stadium, MU has not had good results. The "Red Devils" have lost 4 consecutive matches and only scored 3 goals against the "Gunners". MU's squad became even more fragile in this match when Varane and Luke Shaw were injured. Although MU added new players such as Sergio Reguillon and Sofyan Amrabat on the last day of the transfer market, it still did not reassure fans.
Arsenal are unbeaten in the Premier League with 2 wins and 1 draw. Apart from the unfortunate absence of Jurrien Timber and Thomas Partey, coach Mikel Arteta has a very strong squad.
Declan Rice, who cost Arsenal £105 million, continued to play the deepest position in midfield. He proved that he was capable of playing in place of Thomas Partey. The English player coordinated the ball extremely well and helped the Gunners completely dominate the midfield. Not only was he excellent in defense, Declan Rice's many advances also made MU's defense struggle to defend. In the 90+6 minute, he personally finished accurately, bringing the home team a 2-1 advantage.
Declan Rice proves his worth with a goal in the 90+6 minute
In the previous 90 minutes, Arsenal also showed their superiority over MU. The "Gunners" no longer attacked in a rush, but they played solidly, making many combinations to make MU completely lose. Although MU took the lead when Rashford had a classy move in the 27th minute, coach Mikel Arteta's students still played calmly and brought the advantage. Captain Odegaard's equalizer in the 29th minute and Gabriel Jesus's 3-1 goal in the last minute of injury time in the second half after "dancing" in front of MU's defense were the clearest proof of that.
The 3-1 win over MU also helped Arsenal climb to 4th place with 10 points. Notably, this was the Gunners' 5th consecutive win over MU in the Premier League. After the match, midfielder Declan Rice affirmed that if they maintain their current confidence, they are ready to challenge for the championship title in any arena.
Arsenal shows maturity with calm play against MU
MU still played disjointedly and lacked ideas in attack like previous matches. The most anticipated new signing of the "Red Devils", Hojlund, entered the field in the second half but also did not leave any mark.
MU has now dropped to 11th place. After the FIFA Days, they will face challenges from Brighton, Burnley and Crystal Palace. Coach Erik ten Hag's students will have to improve a lot if they want to compete for a place in the top 4 in the Premier League this season.
Coach Erik ten Hag is certainly not happy with losing to Arsenal
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