The 4th day of the Premier League offered a prestigious shock this Sunday between two top teams at the start of the season. Arsenal, who remained on two wins and a draw, received Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium with the ambition of returning to the leading teams at the end of the meeting. The Red Devils for their part could also return to put pressure on the podium if successful, which promised a spectacular match. And the first minutes of the meeting were also very engaged with the Gunners who immediately went on the attack in order to sow doubt in the opponent. At the end of the first quarter of an hour, Kai Havertz found himself in an ideal position in the opposing penalty area but the German player missed his gesture (13th).
Shortly before the half hour mark, Christian Eriksen served Marcus Rashford who took over and presented himself near the penalty area. The English striker then fired a shot, slightly deflected by Aaron Ramsdale, who touched the Arsenal post before finishing in the back of the net (27th, 0-1). In the aftermath, the Gunners reacted through Gabriel Martinelli who sent a center back perfect for Martin Odegaard. The Norwegian struck first and equalized for the locals (28th, 1-1). Back from the locker room, Manchester United got the first chance of this second act. While Anthony Martial presented himself on the left of the fateful rectangle, the French striker took his chance but it was without counting on the intervention of Aaron Ramsdale who intervened.
Declan Rice gives Arsenal victory!
Marcus Rashford then tried to insist while William Saliba countered him in extremis (54th). Only a few minutes later, in contact with Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kai Havertz collapsed in the Manchester United penalty area (59th). If the referee did not hesitate and pointed directly to the penalty spot, the VAR finally intervened and the referee finally canceled his decision after reviewing the images (61st). Approaching the last 20 minutes of this meeting, Erik ten Hag decided to bring in Rasmus Hojlund in place of Anthony Martial (67th). And the Dane was quick to stand out. While Bukayo Saka made André Onana shine with a sudden strike (81st), the newcomer of the Red Devils cleverly followed for Marcus Rashford who ideally launched Alejandro Garnacho in depth.
The Argentinian deceived the last bastion of Arsenal but his goal was canceled logically for an offside position on his part (88th). But at the very end of the game, Declan Rice came to give the victory to the Gunners by crucifying André Onana after a corner (90th + 6, 2-1) while Gabriel Jesus gave a little more width to the score after additional time at the end of a counter and a splendid feint of strike (90th + 11, 3-1). An epic end to the match which allows Mikel Arteta’s players to climb back to 5th place in the Premier League! Manchester United, on the other hand, will have to recover from this new defeat, after that against Tottenham, to start again on the next day of the English championship.
