Arsenal entertained Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium earlier this evening as they looked to pick up all three points at home in the Premier League. The Gunners made a decent start to the game but conceded the opening goal in the 27th minute when Marcus Rashford scored with a great finish. However, Martin Odegaard equalised for the North London club just one minute later with an excellent strike. Both sides went into the half-time break with a 1-1 scoreline.
The Gunners pushed on in search of the winner in the second half. They finally managed to make the breakthrough in injury-time via Declan Rice’s deflected effort. Gabriel Jesus ended up sealing the win for Arsenal in the dying embers of the game. The contest finished with Mikel Arteta’s men earning an impressive 3-1 win in front of their home supporters.
Let’s take a look at how each Arsenal player fared during the clash against Manchester United.
GK: Aaron Ramsdale – 6/10
The English keeper made one solid save at the back but couldn’t do much about Rashford’s finish.
RB: Ben White – 7/10
He kept things tidy at the back and made two decent chances going forward.
CB: William Saliba – 7/10
Saliba made some important defensive contributions inside his half and was good on the ball.
CB: Gabriel – 7/10
The Brazilian talent had a solid game at the back and was accurate with his passing.
LB: Oleksandr Zinchenko – 6/10
He looked a bit shaky when defending inside his half and offered very little in the opponent’s half.
CM: Martin Odegaard – 7.5/10
Odegaard scored Arsenal’s all-important equaliser in the first half. He was not shy of having a strike at goal.
CM: Declan Rice – 8/10
Rice anchored the midfield well and gave Arsenal the lead in the 96th minute.
CM: Kai Havertz – 6/10
Havertz wasted a glorious chance in the first half but produced a disjointed display at the centre of the park.
RW: Bukayo Saka – 8/10
The English talent managed to create a few decent chances for others around him and has got an assist to show for his efforts.
ST: Eddie Nketiah – 6.5/10
He was a real menace in the final third but failed to register a goal.
LW: Gabriel Martinelli – 7.5/10
Martinelli made a handful of dangerous runs with the ball and ended the game with an assist to his name.
Substitutes:
LB: Takehiro Tomiyasu – 6/10
He was solid at the back.
ST: Gabriel Jesus – 7/10
Jesus managed to score in injury time.
CM: Fabio Vieira – 7/10
Vieira came off the bench and bagged an assist.
LW: Reiss Nelson – N/A
CM: Jorginho – N/A
