Timber and Saliba on the right track as Arsenal condemn Amorim to first loss as Man Utd supervisor

Arsenal rallied with a ruthless second-half efficiency to finish Ruben Amorim’s honeymoon in command of Manchester United in brutal style with a 2-0 win.

Thomas Partey had missed from a nook at point-blank vary to warn The Pink Devils that Arsenal remained a hazard from the set piece regardless of lacking Gabriel via harm, and the guests had no solutions within the second interval.

Arsenal hit their stride after half-time and Jurrien Timber’s glancing header set them on track for victory earlier than Partey made amends by heading into William Saliba’s again to double a lead that Manchester United by no means seemed prone to overcome.

Amorim’s closely rotated facet performed for a goalless draw from nearly the primary minute and confirmed virtually no menace in assault, dropping again into the underside half of the Premier League as Arsenal reduce two factors from Liverpool’s lead on the prime of the desk.

Manchester United’s greatest probabilities additionally got here from lifeless balls as Diogo Dalot, Antony and Matthijs de Ligt got here closest to hitting again – the latter solely denied by a wondrous David Raya save at full stretch – however for each such alternative there have been two or three moments of set-piece panic inflicted by The Gunners.

And regardless of the absence of Gabriel, Ben White and Riccardo Calafiori, Arsenal had been untroubled in open play.

Partey couldn’t make any significant contact on the primary of many harmful deliveries early on as Arsenal in any other case struggled to penetrate the opposition, however Mikel Arteta’s half-time changes labored wonders as Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Partey all discovered way more house to work in and helped reduce United to items.

The Norwegian might have had a second objective in two video games had he pulled the set off barely earlier, and Leandro Trossard was a menace from the bench, changing Gabriel Martinelli who noticed a objective dominated out for offside. Arsenal is not going to face a top-eight facet within the Premier League till 2025 as they give the impression of being to chase down Arne Slot’s Liverpool.

Any illusions Amorim had concerning the scale of the chasm separating United from England’s main sides may have certainly shattered on the Emirates Stadium as The Pink Devils had been so conspicuously second-best to an Arsenal facet which can be themselves solely simply discovering their ft on this season’s marketing campaign.

Rasmus Hojlund continues to be but to recapture the magic Amorim created with Viktor Gyokeres at Sporting CP and barely had any service from a rotated help solid with Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee – who’ve scored all 5 of Amorim’s Premier League objectives – each dropped in London.

Neither participant made any influence in half-hour in its place, although neither did their replacements behind Hojlund, whereas Bruno Fernandes occupied a deeper function and gave his all, however was quite overrun within the second half.

United completed the primary interval with extra possession, however had no makes an attempt on objective to indicate for it and barely any significant time in Arsenal’s half with the ball, then had been discovered wanting when issues hit prime gear after half-time.

One of many few silver linings was a long-awaited debut for Leny Yoro, who was injured in opposition to Arsenal in pre-season, however Tyrell Malacia was hooked at half-time after struggling in opposition to Bukayo Saka.

Sadly, Arsenal’s set piece coach Nicolas Jover isn’t eligible for this award, in any other case there can be no contest.

As an alternative, Saka was Arsenal’s most incisive menace from open play and bagged an help, however it’s fellow creator Declan Rice who was the largest think about Arsenal’s domineering cost to the end.

He helped choose the visiting defence aside, beginning most of the strikes that gained these deadly corners in addition to swinging within the excellent supply for Timber’s opening objective.

Arsenal: Raya 7, Timber 8, Saliba 8, Kiwior 7, Zinchenko 6, Odegaard 7, Partey 7, Rice 8, Saka 7, Havertz 6, Martinelli 6. Subs: Trossard 7, Merino 6, Jorginho N/A.

Manchester United: Onana 6, Mazraoui 5, De Ligt 6, Maguire 6, Dalot 7, Ugarte 5, Fernandes 6, Malacia 5, Garnacho 6, Mount 5, Hojlund 4. Subs: Diallo 6, Rashford 5, Zirkzee 5, Yoro 7.

7’ – HUGE CHANCE! No Gabriel, no downside! Virtually… Arsenal make use of their traditional rush from the nook and Partey has a free header only a yard or two from the close to put up. It appears a sure objective, till he cannot make any significant contact and the ball bounces out for a objective kick, with Partey’s head in his arms.

42’ – SO CLOSE! And out of completely nowhere! Mount volleys from distance however catches it horribly, slicing it in the direction of the nook flag and an obvious objective kick. Maguire would not get the memo although, chasing arduous and pulling the ball again to Dalot, who flashes a shot throughout the face of objective and simply huge.

54’ – GOAL! ARSENAL 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED (TIMBER): What did we are saying earlier – no Gabriel, no downside? Arsenal strike once more from a nook, dashing to the close to put up and Timber’s glancing header is sufficient!

65’ – SO CLOSE TO STRIKING BACK! Arsenal aren’t the one menace from set items! Fernandes lifts a beautiful outswinging cross that De Ligt meets firmly and directs again throughout objective. It is completely orchestrated however Raya is greater than a match, producing an outstanding and photogenic save at full stretch to his left.

73’ – GOAL! ARSENAL 2-0 MANCHESTER UNITED (SALIBA): It would not matter how they go in! Arsenal change the purpose of assault for this set piece, swinging the nook to the again put up and Partey heads again throughout the crowded six-yard field, deflecting off Saliba’s again and into the web. That is certainly sport over.