Avenged Revenge at the Emirates, Arsenal Wins Thin Against Manchester United 3-2

JAKARTA - Arsenal managed to take revenge when they hosted Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium, Monday 23 January. The Gunners beat the Red Devils with a score of 3-2.

By getting these three points, ensuring that Arsenal are still at the top of the Premier League standings with 50 points and keeping Manchester City in second place with 45 points.

The strategy battle between Arteta and Erik ten Hag took place fiercely with quite high match tension.

Manchester United went ahead through Marcus Rashford's goal in the 17th minute. However, Arsenal equalized thanks to Eddie Nketiah's goal in the 24th minute and the score lasted until halftime in the first half.

Arsenal turned ahead of Manchester United, 2-1, scored by Bukayo Saka in the 53rd minute.

The goal came from Takehiro Tomiyasu's shot. Bukayo Saka then carried the ball in front of the Manchester United penalty box.

He then unleashed a powerful left kick. The ball that went into the corner of the goal could not be caught by David De Gea.

Man United evened the score to 2-2. The goal that brought Manchester United level was scored by defender Lisandro Martinez in the 59th minute.

The goal started with a corner kick sent by Christian Eriksen. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale's mistake put his goal in danger. Lisandro Martinez then fired a header which then lodged in the Arsenal goal.

Arsenal got a golden opportunity in the 84th minute. Following the free kick there was chaos in front of the goal. The ball then headed for Nketiah who was immediately executed by the player with the back number 14. However, due to De Gea's alertness, the ball was pushed over by the Spanish goalkeeper.

Arsenal finally scored the winning goal in the 90th minute through Eddie Nketiah. He broke into the Manchester United goal by cheating the ball with his back to the goal after receiving a pass from Martin Odegaard.

The referee had asked for VAR assistance because the goal smelled of offside. But the referee then authorized Arsenal's goal. The 3-2 score for Arsenal's advantage lasted until the game was over.

Previously, the Gunners were preparing a revenge mission for the defeat in the first meeting. At that time, Arsenal gave up 1-3 to MU at Old Trafford in October last year.

This determination is supported by a possible situation, because apart from appearing at home, Arsenal's performance is also peaking. This is evident from the position of Mikel Arteta's team, which currently sits at the very top of the standings.

In the last game, the Gunners also won the London derby against Tottenham Hotspur a few days ago.