Manchester United v Arsenal: Premier League – dwell | Premier League

56 min: United are getting extra assured in assault. Arteta is on the point of make modifications. Huge roars from the house followers as De Ligt crunches Merino.

54 min: Shut! Zirkzee shrugs off Saliba, Dalot performs it to Mazraoui, whose volley is effectively saved by Raya. That might be an important second.

52 min: Zirkzee clears the most recent nook, Calafiori attacking the ball as he did so.

50 min: A flurry of Arsenal possibilities. Odegaard from distance, and Onana is dominated to have palmed over. Then Rice will get a swing at a volley, an honest likelihood. Arsenal resume their corners on the United finish.

49 min: Will United followers regale Ayden Heaven to both of those songs?

Or the Roses’ Breaking Into Heaven?

47 min: The free-kick’s wall was 11.2m, in line with Sky’s boffins. In the meantime, Mazraoui goes on a burst and Arsenal must clear. United are focusing on that right-hand facet. Garnacho goes on a dribble. He’s having Calafiori on toast, which feels like a moderately good dish, an entree, maybe.

Again underway at Outdated Trafford

Crispin will get in contact from LA: “Disagree that Raya had no likelihood. He set the wall badly, invited the proper footer to twist it into the empty house after which was nowhere near saving it when Bruno hit the plain spot. It wasn’t even proper within the nook.”

So, maybe he gave himself no likelihood.

Joe Pearson: “About Nicolas Jover’s waning efficacy: the remainder of the league has had 28 matches (and extra) of tape to observe. Simply sayin’”

I noticed Austin McPhee draw a clean yesterday at Brentford, too. Is it the top for set-piece specialists? Gone the way in which of chimney sweeps?

Chris Finnegan: “You’ve nailed it with this Arsenal strip. After my star-crossed wedding ceremony we had three tables within the pub: my mates on ‘Highbury’, hers on ‘Highfield Street’, and us within the center, dubbed ‘Wembley, 16 Could 1987’. “‘Gary Mabbutt’s Left Knee’ had been mooted however finally deemed ‘open to deliberate misinterpretation’. “

Pete Smith: “Concerning the farting round at corners, if a goalie holding the ball for 8 seconds leads to a nook, then will extreme farting round at corners lead to a objective kick? Or does the world proceed to be massively biased in opposition to defenders?”

The remainder of you might have spent your time with the Stone Roses’ moderately skinny again catalogue. If solely they’d made that album in 1990 moderately than look forward to the Second Coming. (Purchased on the day it got here out, not performed in any respect lately.)

Tim Woods: “If Amorim is on the lookout for his personal Stone Roses tune, I’d recommend How Do You Sleep?. For ABUs of a sure age, I’d recommend United’s present crew suits with What The Worlds Been Ready For (which can be a cracking tune).”

Sean Kane: “What about ‘Tightrope’? Would appear to have foreseen the present United set-up. Are we etched in stone or simply scratched within the sand Ready for the waves to come back and …..? Alternatively from the identical period (and a relatively glorious band): Suede – The Drowners!!”

About 35 mentions of “Going Down”, too.

Ollie will get in contact: “As a German, this match actually motivates me to observe my English grammar. So let me attempt: drab, drabberer, drabberest – proper?”

Half-time: Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal

45+3 min: Nicolas Jover, head in arms? The wall supplied Bruno the place to shoot and he hit it up and over, and into the web. Raya had no likelihood.

Purpose! Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal (Fernandes, 45+2)

45+1 min: Reserving for Trossard, bought quick by Calafiori letting go of Garnacho. Free-kick outdoors the Arsenal field.

45 min: A dazed Zirkzee leaves the sector. Inform him he’s Ruud? He comes again on once more. 4 minutes added on.

43 min: Partey clatters Zirkzee, and there’s a break in play. Amorim is issuing directions and he has an enormous smile on his face. He usually does. He has a sunny disposition contemplating he’s accountable for soccer’s largest doom manufacturing facility.

42 min: The Arsenal followers focusing on referee Anthony Taylor, Altrincham’s most well-known supporter. Why? Who is aware of? Earlier case historical past?

40 min: Nwaneri is offside. Arsenal are slower than they had been in earlier seasons. Maybe that’s to preserve vitality however they had been prettier on the attention in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

39 min: Arsenal have had 70% of the ball. They’re nonetheless degree with this toiling United enjoyable bus.

37 min: Nwaneri has been quiet however involves the fore. Zirkzee, but quieter, is muscled out by Saliba. The ball simply gained’t stick for United. They’re getting hurried alongside in defence, too.

36 min: Dwelling followers groan as their crew deliberates on the assault. Merino finds Odegaard, whose shot is blocked. Now there’s boos as Dalot takes his time over a throw.

34 min: A glimmer for United as Fernandes and Eriksen alternate passes. Zirkzee gave the impression to be wanting in the other way. Trossard then will get one other sighter. Recreation opening up?

33 min: The Arsenal followers are taunting Onana on the ball. That may’t be serving to his nerves. There’s a few of the “woaaaaaahh, you’re [expletive] ah” happening, too. Old skool. Are they bored?

31 min: Trossard surges on and shoots, however large.

29 min: Timber on the overlap, however finally ends up fouling De Ligt. United attempt to press Arsenal however that falls quick when Casemiro can’t hold his find yourself. Arsenal go on the assault however are once more wasteful. Going to items within the field.

28 min: Trossard wins a nook. A number of farting round ensues. And Onana collects. Arsenal’s efficiency at these conditions has dropped proper off. Jover’s taken them so far as he can?

27 min: This recreation has an finish of season really feel. Each groups maybe considering of different targets.

26 min: Mazraoui and Merino collide. It appeared like Merino’s foul but it surely goes the opposite means. Partey will get a glimpse of objective however his shot is blocked.

23 min: Speaking of blunt assaults. Garnacho has the ball however struggles to search out teammates and angles to work with. There’s little impetus.

22 min: An injection of environment from the Stretford Finish: “We would like Glazers out.” A perennial favorite. Arsenal proceed to dominate however are struggling to find the ultimate ball.

20 min: Odegaard finds the ball within the free however drags it alongside the bottom and to Onana’s palms. Think about if Arsenal had a striker, he says, asking probably the most requested query in soccer

19 min: A Physician Creepen will get in contact: “I believe the suitable Stone Roses tune for this present Man Utd crew is Idiot’s Gold, for hopefully apparent causes.”

18 min: Amorim prowls the sideline, his trousers wanting half-mast. Although at the least he gained’t get any mud on them.

17 min: The same old load of motion, Rice whips in, and Onana punches clear. Partey chooses to win a throw moderately than launch a cross in. Presumably with Jover in thoughts.

16 min: Arsenal win a nook. Initialise Nicolas Jover….

15 min: One other United assault. Fernandes releases Garnacho who fancies it in opposition to Calafiori, although his ball throughout – neither cross nor shot – finds no person. Zirkzee was closest.

14 min: Peter Oh’s in: “‘This Is The One’ is a good tune, however for this present model of Manchester United, the extra applicable Stone Roses tune is ‘I Wanna Be Adored’.”

13 min: A United assault, Garnacho down the wing however the ball cleared with some ease by Arsenal. Arsenal resume their dominance of possession. They will be the Raymond Poulidor of the affair, however they’re so significantly better than United.