Arsenal will play for the title on the last day!
The suspense will last until the end! Arsenal won at Old Trafford against Manchester United (1-0) and regained the lead in the Premier League ahead of Manchester City who have a game in hand. The title will therefore be decided on the final day next week. On the other hand, the Mancunians are moving away from Europe.
Yellow for Raya
Arsenal’s Spanish goalkeeper receives a yellow card for wasting time.
Mikel Arteta makes a double change
The Arsenal coach sends in some new blood for the end of the match. Partey and Odegaard are replaced by Jorginho and Kiwior.
The center of Dalot
The Portuguese full-back accelerates down the right side and crosses hard at the near post but David Raya is on the path and catches the ball.
Six more minutes
The additional time is known. Arsenal must hold out for six minutes while Manchester United must give everything to equalize.
Eriksen’s heroic return!
Declan Rice throws himself into the opponent’s area and crosses back towards Gabriel Martinelli but Christian Eriksen pushes the leather with his toes just in front of the Brazilian.
The latest Mancunian changes
Erik Ten Hag makes his final changes. Three new players appear. Amrabat, Wan-Bissaka and Holjund are replaced by Eriksen, Forson and Wheatley.
Arsenal suffer
Mikel Arteta’s players have been completely cowering around their penalty area for a few minutes now. Manchester United, however, cannot worry David Raya.
ONANA SAVES HER TEAM
The Cameroonian had an exceptional end to the match. He is decisive twice on the same action on a deflection of Wan-Bissaka’s misguided header first before focusing on a long shot from Rice.
Concern for Saka
The England international goes to the ground and grimaces. He is forced to give up his place to Gabriel Jesus for the end of this meeting. The English and the Gunners may be worried about the end of the season and the upcoming Euro.
Corner obtained by Garnacho
The Argentine winger continues to do very poorly in his lane but cannot find the right last move. Corner for the Red Devils who finish well.
ONANA DECISIVE!
Martinelli moves back into the center and strikes in the middle of three opponents but André Onana makes a decisive save. Arsenal were close to the break!
Garnacho misses the target!
After a succession of inaccuracies, Garnacho is served by McTominay but locks up before shooting into the small outside nets of Raya.
New change for Ten Hag
The Manchester United manager makes another change. Kambwala replaces Evans.
Garnacho provoke
The Manchester United winger continues to provoke and drops White before crossing. He doesn’t have a favorable counter but still gets a hit.
Antony’s shot is crushed
The Brazilian touches one of his first balls, recovers on the edge of the opponent’s area, and tries but his shot is too crushed to deceive Raya.
Faute de Bukayo Saka
The English striker is penalized for a collision on Amrabat.
Change for Manchester United
Amad Diallo can no longer continue, visibly still embarrassed by his affected leg at the end of the first period, Antony replaces him position for position.
Casemiro attempts a long shot
The Brazilian player hits from 30 meters but David Raya easily reads the trajectory.
The scorer of the day is replaced
Leandro Trossard is replaced by Gabriel Martinelli on the left side of the Gunners attack.
Odegaard tries his hand in the center but without danger for United
The Norwegian hits too much on Onana, his shot lacks power.
Garnacho is totally missed
Ben White and Bukayo Saka did not understand each other, Alejandro Garnacho found himself alone in the middle but the Argentinian completely missed his curling shot.
United are doing well!
Arsenal accelerated and after a countered shot from Rice, they put it back on Trossard who crossed for Saka, but the English striker was beaten at the last minute.
Little rhythm in these first minutes
There are many inaccuracies, the pace is low, both teams clearly still have the lead in the locker room.
Start of the second half at Old Trafford
The Red Devils, trailing 1-0, kick off.
Halftime at Old Trafford, Arsenal leads 1-0
After a generally balanced start to the match, Arsenal took advantage of a poor alignment from Casemiro to open the scoring thanks to Leandro Trossard on a caviar from Kai Havertz (1-0, 20th), the Gunners mastered their score and United did not arrive not to put danger on David Raya’s goals.
Three minutes of added time
Paul Tierney allows three extra minutes in this first period.
Raya repels Garnacho’s cross well
The Argentinian is on his feet today, he enters the Arsenal area but his dangerous cross is repelled with his fists by David Raya.
United do not exploit their chances
New corner for the Red Devils, hit by Diogo Dalot but Arsenal gets a foul.
The game is stopped, Amad Diallo on the ground
After a festival of dribbling Amad Diallo falls into the area, well tackled by Thomas Partey. The Ivorian collided with an opponent and hurt his right leg.
McTominay tries his luck without success
The Scottish midfielder sees his shot crushed which goes well wide.
United tries to restart the machine
The Red Devils are moving forward again but they are coming up against the solidity of Arsenal for the moment.
Arsenal remain in United’s camp
Boosted by their goal, the Gunners continued their momentum and put the pressure back on the Red Devils camp.
Buuuut d’Arsenal ! Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal
Leandro Trossard opens the scoring! Found alone on the edge of offside, Kai Havertz enters the area, fixes Jonny Evans and finds Leandro Trossard who squares André Onana at close range. The Gunners take the lead on their first big situation.
Arsenal prepares their offensives without success
The Gunners are taking their time against a rather compact United team but they are not exploiting the loopholes at the moment.
Balanced debates at the start of the meeting
The first minutes were to Arsenal’s advantage but Manchester United quickly recovered and now the two teams stand together, with few chances to note.
Arsenal puts itself in danger alone
On a missed pass from Rice, Raya slips but still manages to take the ball before an opponent, he clears far in front.
Arsenal go on the attack again
Both teams have chances at the start of the match, this time Arsenal gets another corner but Gabriel’s header goes just over the Mancunian goal.
United wakes up
After a complicated start, the Red Devils are waking up. Garnacho gets him to strike but despite a hand error from Raya, United do not exploit the opportunity.
Little scare for Arsenal
Thomas Partey loses the ball near his area, Hojlund recovers but slips and misses his shot.
First strike for Arsenal
Manchester United cannot get out of their camp and Arsenal have a first opportunity. Bukayo Saka is found in the area but his shot is too timid to bother Onana.
Arsenal puts on entry pressure
The Gunners play high and find themselves in the United camp. A corner is obtained by Arsenal but Manchester escapes.
Let’s go for this meeting between Manchester United and Arsenal!
The kick-off is given by Mikel Arteta’s Gunners.
Lineups of the match
Manchester United XI: Onana – Dalot, Casemiro, Evans, Wan-Bissaka – McTominay, Amrabat, Mainoo – Garnacho, Diallo – Hojlund
Arsenal XI: David Raya – White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu – Odegaard, Partey, Rice – Saka, Havertz, Trossard
Shock day at Old Trafford
Hello everyone ! Second in the Premier League since Manchester City’s victory on Saturday, Arsenal must imperatively win at Manchester United this Sunday to maintain the title dream. But the Red Devils, 8th, don’t see it that way. Kick-off at 5:30 p.m. in live commentary from RMC Sport.
