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Man United vs Arsenal 2021-22 English Premier League
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Manchester United beat Arsenal as Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 800 goals on career
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Manchester United beat Arsenal in an exhilirating match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo score twice to surpass the 800 goals in his career.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 13': Goal! Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a headed pass following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 16': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal (Emile Smith Rowe).
- 44': Goal! Manchester United 1, Arsenal 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.
- 45'+1': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Goal! Manchester United 2, Arsenal 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 54': Goal! Manchester United 2, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 70': Goal! Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,123
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+35 | Liverpool | 23 | 56 | 1 |
+27 | Arsenal | 24 | 50 | 2 |
+13 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | 47 | 5 |
+16 | Chelsea | 24 | 43 | 5 |
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
7 | Saves | 5 |
55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
17 | SHOTS | 14 |
8 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
440 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
526 | Passes | 431 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
56 | Long Balls | 41 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
10 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
14 | Clearances | 18 |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | David de Gea (GK) |
5 | Harry Maguire |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
27 | Alex Telles |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
17 | Fred |
39 | Scott McTominay ![]() |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
25 | Jadon Sancho |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
Arsenal (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
4 | Ben White |
20 | Nuno Tavares |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
25 | Mohamed Elneny |
5 | Thomas Partey |
10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
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