Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of this afternoon's top-four Premier League battle between Arsenal and Manchester United.
It's wonderful play from Sancho to tee up Matic for the cross. 34' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd 40' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd De Gea is equal to it and parries it clear. His fierce effort is saved, though. Dalot is played in down the right and he tries to beat Ramsdale at his near post.
Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck for Mikel Arteta's men to move them three points clear of Tottenham, who face Brentford later on Saturday.
Moments later, Ronaldo had the ball in the net thanks to another smart, instinctive finish but was flagged offside. Ronaldo stood aside to let Fernandes take the penalty, but his compatriot rolled the ball onto the post. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 22nd goal of the season on his return to the United side after missing Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing at Liverpool due to the death of his newborn son.
Paul Scholes has claimed Manchester United's dressing room is "a disaster" after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.
"Cristiano told me after the game that he didn't feel well enough and that's why Bruno took it. "I don't know, you have to ask Jesse Lingard if you have this information," he said. "It is an absolute mess," Scholes said.
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The goal stood, but, again, Rangnick was firm with his views. They checked it but for whatever reason still gave the goal." On what was proving to be a busy day for referee Pawson, Anthony Elanga got in behind Nuno Tavares, who found himself on the wrong side. It was clearly one line in one line." At least, also questionable." He said: "The second goal of Cristiano was not offside and you can even see it in that total perspective exactly in one line.
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"If my protective attitude comes at the expense of myself, so be it. "I will not change my view on coaching," he said. I make no concessions in that regard.
Manchester United hero Andy Cole says Erik ten Hag will need at least five transfer windows in order to get his team where he wants it.
“But, they might also need a manager that comes in and shows some love to the players. He continued: “Those decisions have got to be made by the people at the football club and the new manager. But, if you are listening to what the interim manager (Ralf Rangnick) said, he believes they are six years behind Liverpool.
Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick on drssing room unrest: I think the whole group, they get on reasonably with each other. Im not daring to say they get on well ...
He blew a kiss to the stands and the love was reciprocated from the Arsenal fans. It felt like a world away from that tumultuous October day back in 2019. I would like us to have a better relationship. Thank you to the fans for that." Earlier this month, Xhaka admitted he was so close to leaving the club after clashing with the home fans during a 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace in 2019. But he took the initiative and had the courage to play football. I wouldn't write that story that Granit was going to score that goal. We wanted to start the game really fast, dominate it, create issues, be really vertical and we managed to do that.”" It would be rather a problem if that was different so this is for me normal. Man Utd boss Ralf Rangnick on drssing room unrest: "I think the whole group, they get on reasonably with each other. Speaking as a pundit after United's loss at Arsenal, former midfielder Paul Scholes revealed: "It is an absolute mess. "This is normal.
Arsenal dealt a blow to Manchester United's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish as Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck in a 3-1 win on ...
United have now lost four straight away league games for the first time since a run of six matches between December 1980 and March 1981. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com But the most important thing was the three points," the Swiss midfielder said. "It's a big performance in a game that had everything. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com
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United are set for a massive squad overhaul this summer to address the club's troubles on the pitch this season. Read the full story here. And after Pogba picked up an injury during a nine-minute cameo in the 4-0 thrashing against Liverpool, Rangnick had suggested the Frenchman had played his last game for United.
Manchester United's season is effectively over and Paul Scholes has revealed one of the players believes that the dressing room is "a disaster".
Speaking as a pundit on DAZN Canada’s coverage of United’s latest defeat, Scholes said: “It’s an absolute mess. I’m sure he won’t mind me saying, the dressing room is just a disaster.” And now it appears that there’s little but pride to play for in the final four league fixtures.
Jesse Lingard divulged to Manchester United legend Paul Scholes the dressing room is "just a disaster" after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal in the Premier ...
The third goal was a clear offside and I do not understand why VAR did not intervene. The one thing we didn’t do well was defending in and around our own box. We should have scored more goals than we did," he told BBC Match of the Day. "We bounced back from a poor start and had numerous chances. "Obviously, after games like today, there is massive disappointment in the locker room. Rangnick was quizzed on Scholes' comments in his own post-match interview and was eager to play down the significance of Lingard's alarming revelation.
United fell to a 3-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal on Saturday.
“For us, self-belief, lack of confidence, you can see it all in the last two months,” the Scottish international added. “There’s a lot of things going on at the minute, don’t get me wrong. It’s self-pride when we’re on the pitch.
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THE SUN ON SUNDAY Antonio Rüdiger will leave Chelsea when his contract expires at the end of the season, with Real Madrid leading the race to sign the centre-back on a free transfer. Aston Villa coach Michael Beale spoke of his relief that his wife and three children were 'safe, well and at home' after they were involved in a motorway accident before the Premier League meeting with Leicester. Manchester City have again snubbed the chance to sign Paul Pogba on a free transfer this summer as he nears the end of his six-year spell at Manchester United. Arsenal are ready to renew their interest in Tammy Abraham if they secure a top-four finish and reach the Champions League for the first time since 2016/17. Tottenham are plotting an ambitious swoop for former Arsenal forward Serge Gnabry who is set to enter the final year of his contract at Bayern Munich this summer.