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Mikel Arteta and his men locked horns with Manchester United on match day six after amassing 15 points from 5 league games so far this campaign with their last victory coming against Aston Villa.
The last time both teams faced each other the match ended in a 3-1 victory in favor of Arsenal
Arteta lined his men up in a 4-3-3 formation while Erik ten Hag started the game in a 4-3-2-1 formation.
Erik ten Hag started the game brightly as they pressed for an early lead. Manchester United came close to opening the scoring in the first minute but Arsenal was solid in defense.
Eriksen came close to giving Erik’s men the lead in the 7th minute. Arsenal got their share of chance in the 9th minute but shot it widely off target.
Arsenal finally broke the deadlock in the 12th minute but the referee canceled it for a foul after VAR had checked it from all angles.
Arsenal continued to press forward for the lead in the game as G. Jesus got his header off target in the 19th minute.
The first 20 minutes ended with Manchester United enjoying a large portion of possession but no real threat on goal.
W. Saliba got a yellow card in the 23rd minute. Martinelli got his effort saved by D. de Gea. Arsenal continued to pressure United as Gabriel Jesus forced D. de Gea to yet another save.
Antony finally broke the deadlock for Manchester United as he opened the scoring in his debut match in the 35th minute.
The first 45 minutes ended with Manchester United having a 1-0 lead over Arsenal.
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