ARSENAL and Man Utd are embroiled in a frantic clash at the Emirates.
Nuno Tavares gave Arsenal a dream start against Man Utd as he took advantage of some shambolic defending.
Eddie Nketiah then thought he’d doubled Arsenal’s lead, but the goal was ruled out for offside.
But it the Gunners did get a second from the same incident, as the footage of the offside showed Alex Telles had committed a foul, leaving Bukayo Saka to score the resulting penalty.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo halved the deficit and emotionally pointed to the sky as he netted just days after losing his baby son.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
56. Bruno Fernandes misses!
His stuttering run towards the ball, placing the ball in the corner, it rebounds back off the post.
What a chance wasted for United.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
54. As United press, Sancho wins a corner off Saka.
Ralf Rangnick’s team are looking for an equaliser.
The ball is swung into the back post and Matic heads it, but it is blocked by Tavares.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
52. McTominay is penalised for a foul on the halfway line.
Ben White picks the ball up for The Gunners.
He looks to play a ball in behind the United defence for Saka.
Ball runs through to De Gea.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
50. Tavares had a decent chance to work the keeper there.
He dropped the shoulder and sold his marker with a dummy, creating himself a shooting opportiunity.
Rather than placing the ball he looks to put his foot through it and it is not troubling keeper nor goal.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
48. Sancho looks to make some gains down the right.
Dispossessed the ball is easily cleared.
Arsenal are looking to defend what they already have.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
46. There is a lot riding on this game for both teams.
Although the season is not quite over, with only four or so games left neither can afford to slip up.
Looking to develop their squads, it opens up the possibility to a different class of player.
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Kick-off: Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
Arsenal get the second-half started.
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HT: Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
The fate of their season may well depend on the next 45 minutes.
For Man Utd, defeat today could spell the end of their challenge for a Champions League spot.
Arsenal however can improve their chances of cementing that final qualification spot in the table.
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HT: Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
In what was quite an even first half, both sides will feel they created enough chances to go into the break ahead.
Neither side can say they have dominated to an extent where they deserve to be in the lead at half-time.
Defensively, both Arsenal and Man Utd look like conceding whenever they are attacked.
This is still anybody’s game.
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HT: Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
The referee brings the first half to a close.
An entertaining first half of football.
The Gunners slightly edging this one at half-time.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd – Odegaard chance!
45+3. Odegaard tries an effort from the edge of the box.
De Gea saves in a very unconventional manner.
It may be as he saw it late, weird but it does the job.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
45+2. Cedric plays the ball back to Ramsdale under pressure.
Ronaldo is looking to press and the Arsenal keeper slices the ball out for an unnecessary throw in.
Ramsdale does not look himself today.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
44. It has gone a bit scrappy now.
Arsenal trying to hold on to what they have already got until half time.
Man Utd trying to find an equaliser before the break.
We are going to have five additional minutes here.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
42. It has been quite an open game so far.
United try to counter but Elanga’s touch takes the ball out.
Goal kick to Arsenal.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
40. With the way these two defences have looked in the first half, I do not think we have seen the last of any goals today.
Every time a team attacks, they look like scoring.
Ramsdale comes and collects the corner.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd – Elneny chance!
38. The Egyptian tries his luck from outside of the box.
De Gea cannot take any chances and tips the ball wide.
Saka has a chance to score but the ball is blocked by the United defenders.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
36. The home fans have gone very quiet since that Ronaldo goal.
Man Utd are starting to create more now.
Arsenal are looking as sketchy at the back as Rangnick’s side.
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Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd
34. Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th goal for Man Utd.
Joining Wayne Rooney (183), Ryan Giggs (109) and Paul Scholes (107).
Game on again at The Emirates.
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Goal – Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd)
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Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
32. Well that was another episode of the VAR show.
Bruno Fernandes complains to the referee.
United need to look at their own personal performances rather than blaming the officials for their downfall.
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Goal – Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
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Arsenal 1-0 Man Utd
29. Craig Pawson has gone over to the monitor.
The goal has been disallowed.
But it is now an Arsenal penalty.
Telles has been booked for his complaints.
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Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd
27. VAR will need to check this one to see if Nketiah is offisde.
This will be a very tight call.
Anything could happen with this technology.
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Goal – Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal)
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