Premier League: United end Arsenal's perfect start
Manchester United 3 - 1 Arsenal
United's new boy Antony scored on his debut and Marcus Rashford got two as Erik ten Hag's men ended Arsenal's 100% start to the season at Old Trafford.
The Brazilian opened the scoring 10 minutes before half-time in the pulsating duel, sweeping a shot into the far corner.
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— Antony Santos (@antony00) September 5, 2022
Rashford claimed the assist for that and then after Bukayo Saka had levelled on the hour, the England striker profited from two clinical United counter-attacks.
Bruno Fernandes was at the heart of both, splitting the Arsenal defence for Rashford's first, then sending Christian Eriksen clear as the Dane provided the striker with a tap-in.
It was Rashford's first Premier League double since December 2020, helping lift them to fifth in the table.
Arsenal remain top. However, after their fantastic start to the season, manager Mikel Arteta will be worried at how easily his side were opened up, although the Gunners did have a first-half Gabriel Martinelli goal ruled out by VAR. Was this the correct decision?
Dermot Gallagher reacts to Gabriel Martinelli's opener at Manchester United which was overturned for a foul by Martin Odegaard 🎥🔴 pic.twitter.com/1uGI3Wtxd2
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After this month's international break, the Gunners have a five-match sequence that includes home games against Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City. How much of an impact will this run of games have on Arsenal's season?
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Manchester United midfielder Christian Eriksen told the media: “But also, I think the new set-up with the manager coming in and me being new, coming into a new changing room. A lot of players coming in late, a lot of players who have been involved for a while, it’s getting used to everyone and I think you can feel it now. It’s going to get more comfortable with the lads and it is a really nice group. Everyone wants to do their best and compete.”
Christian Eriksen’s heart stopped. He was lucky to be alive, let alone play football again within seven months. Now, little more than a year later, he’s bossing games for the biggest club in England. What a man. 👏 #mufc pic.twitter.com/CIDChmLurq
— Dominic Booth (@DomBooth19) September 4, 2022
The Arsenal boss told the club's website: "We lacked the discipline that is necessary in certain areas of the pitch against these world-class players to prevent certain spaces, because overall when you look at the performance and the way we played, obviously the result should’ve been very, very different.”
