Manchester (England): Marcus Rashford hit as twice Manchester United Took it to four consecutive wins and finished armorythe perfect start to Premier League season with a 3-1 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
A high-paced, high-quality play was decided by two Rashford goals at the break after Bukayo Saka canceled United debutant Antony’s opener.
Arsenal topped the table with 15 points thanks to their opening five wins and while they would be disappointed to end that run, it was a far cry from the kind of minor defeats against Big Six opponents in recent times.
United have found their faith again after starting the campaign with terrific defeats by Brighton and Brentford and Dutch coach Erik ten Haag’s approach is paying off.
Antony was given a spot on the right with Rashford Central and Jadon Sancho, but Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench with Brazil’s Casemiro.
United dominated the opening exchanges, camped out at Arsenal’s half and had an early chance for Christian Eriksen but the Dane’s volley went wide.
Arsenal, however, looked sluggish on the ball, and Gabriel Martinelli gave them the lead in the 12th minute after finishing a sharp break.
But referee Paul Tierney was sent to the monitor and the goal was denied after ruling that it was fouled by Ericsson. Martin Odegaard before the counter-attack begins.
Martinelli saved twice from United keeper David de Gea as the visitors began to dominate but it was the home side that bled first 10 minutes before the interval.
Brazil’s Antony, signed from Ajax last week, was found on the right by Rashford and cooled a left-footed shot into the far corner.
Arsenal qualified to equalize when the excellent Odegaard threw a ball at Gabriel Jesus in the box and after a challenge Rafael Varane The ball fell to Saka who swung towards home.
United may have panicked or faded last season, but they restored their lead six minutes later when Bruno Fernandes found Rashford brilliant through the ball and the England striker beat confidently moving Aaron Ramsdale. Gave.
It was another sharp counter that broke United’s excellent third Arkisson clear and slid the ball across Rashford for a simple finish.
Four-game winning runs, including victories over Liverpool and Arsenal, have completely changed the mood at Old Trafford and Ten Haag was pleased with the resilience of his players.
“The spirit of this team, they can deal with setbacks so we did, it’s really great and reflects your mindset – we’ve really improved on that,” he said.
“We are happy and satisfied with the win, also the performance against a really good team – they played really well,” he said.
United climbed to fifth place in the standings, three points behind Arsenal.
A high-paced, high-quality play was decided by two Rashford goals at the break after Bukayo Saka canceled United debutant Antony’s opener.
Arsenal topped the table with 15 points thanks to their opening five wins and while they would be disappointed to end that run, it was a far cry from the kind of minor defeats against Big Six opponents in recent times.
United have found their faith again after starting the campaign with terrific defeats by Brighton and Brentford and Dutch coach Erik ten Haag’s approach is paying off.
Antony was given a spot on the right with Rashford Central and Jadon Sancho, but Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench with Brazil’s Casemiro.
United dominated the opening exchanges, camped out at Arsenal’s half and had an early chance for Christian Eriksen but the Dane’s volley went wide.
Arsenal, however, looked sluggish on the ball, and Gabriel Martinelli gave them the lead in the 12th minute after finishing a sharp break.
But referee Paul Tierney was sent to the monitor and the goal was denied after ruling that it was fouled by Ericsson. Martin Odegaard before the counter-attack begins.
Martinelli saved twice from United keeper David de Gea as the visitors began to dominate but it was the home side that bled first 10 minutes before the interval.
Brazil’s Antony, signed from Ajax last week, was found on the right by Rashford and cooled a left-footed shot into the far corner.
Arsenal qualified to equalize when the excellent Odegaard threw a ball at Gabriel Jesus in the box and after a challenge Rafael Varane The ball fell to Saka who swung towards home.
United may have panicked or faded last season, but they restored their lead six minutes later when Bruno Fernandes found Rashford brilliant through the ball and the England striker beat confidently moving Aaron Ramsdale. Gave.
It was another sharp counter that broke United’s excellent third Arkisson clear and slid the ball across Rashford for a simple finish.
Four-game winning runs, including victories over Liverpool and Arsenal, have completely changed the mood at Old Trafford and Ten Haag was pleased with the resilience of his players.
“The spirit of this team, they can deal with setbacks so we did, it’s really great and reflects your mindset – we’ve really improved on that,” he said.
“We are happy and satisfied with the win, also the performance against a really good team – they played really well,” he said.
United climbed to fifth place in the standings, three points behind Arsenal.