For the 21st round of the English Premier League, Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-2 this Sunday at the Emirates Stadium. Goals were scored by Nketiah (twice) and Saka, while the visitors scored through Rashford and Lisandro Martínez.
With the result, Premier League leaders Arsenal maintain their lead over Manchester City to five points. Mikel Arteta’s team, who still have one game less than the assistant leaders, will return to the field against Pep Guardiola’s team next Friday, for the FA Cup.
Manchester United, however, dropped to fourth place with the draw. Erik ten Hag’s team will face Nottingham Forest next Wednesday, in a duel valid for the English League Cup.
Eddie Nketiah’s last minute winner sends Arsenal five points clear top 🔥#ARSMUN pic.twitter.com/70Cq0Edave
— Premier League (@premierleague) January 22, 2023
The game
Arsenal also started the match better, but it was United who opened the scoring. In the 17th minute of the game, Rashford got past Partey and fired a powerful shot from outside the box into the right corner past the Ramsdale goalkeeper.
Even with the lead on the board, Manchester were unable to stay ahead for long. Seven minutes later, Xhaka crossed the ball in the penalty area and Nketiah broke from behind the defense to level the header.
In the second half, Arsenal took the lead. In the eighth minute Saka pushes the ball to the left and kicks goalkeeper De Gea into the right corner, with no possibility of defence.
Six minutes later, it was United’s turn to throw a bucket of cold water on their rivals’ fans. After a corner kick, Ramsdale released the ball and Lisandro Martínez headed in to tie the match once again.
After a 2-2 draw, Arsenal continued to press the visitors. In the 38th minute, the ball was dropped in the middle of the area for Nketiah, who kicked hard on goal and forced De Gea into the most difficult defense of the match.
In the 45th minute of the second leg, the Gunners finally managed to get the lead back on the scoreboard. After Zinchenko’s cross, Odegaard deflected and Nketiah finished on goal. Reviewed properly by the VAR, the goal was confirmed for Arsenal.
YOUR DEFENSE IS IN BREAKDOWN 🎶
TWO FOR EDDIE 🔥🔥🔥
🔴 3-2 ⚪️ (90) pic.twitter.com/eZnJLPp6B5
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) January 22, 2023
Check out all of this weekend’s Premier League results:
Liverpool-Chelsea 0x0
West Ham 2×0 Everton
Southampton 0x1 Aston Villa
Leicester City 2×2 Brighton
Bournemouth 1×1 Nottingham Forest
Crystal Palace 0x0 Newcastle
Leeds United 0x0 Brentford
Manchester City 3×0 Wolverhampton
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
