Manchester United Sunday completed a swift double over two Premier League title chasers as they came from behind to beat Arsenal 3-2 and inflict a first home defeat of the season upon the Gunners.
United showed they could compete with some of the best the PL had to offer when beating Manchester City last weekend, but today they met the best in the division at the moment. Few were surprised to see Arsenal start on the offensive, but aside from a wayward effort from Leandro Trossard, the Gunners were unable to capitalise on their total dominance.
It didn’t take long for Mikel Arteta’s men to carve out a clear-cut chance though, when the diminutive figure of Martín Zubimendi climbed highest inside the area to meet Declan Rice’s delivery, but a fine Senne Lammens stop turned his header behind for a corner.
It felt like just a matter of time before Arsenal eventually found a breakthrough, and the opener duly arrived in fortuitous circumstances. A ball into the box was only partially cleared by Patrick Dorgu, and after the ball dropped favourably to Martin Ødegaard, his strike was inadvertently diverted into his own goal by Lisandro Martínez. Yet for all the hosts’ dominance, a glaring error handed United a route back into the game.
Zubimendi’s loose pass played Bryan Mbeumo clean through on goal and he rounded David Raya and slotted an equaliser into an empty net.
