Manchester United found themselves beaten 2-0 by Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday evening. It was Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s second defeat as manager. United had a perfect chance to try to secure their place inside the top four with Tottenham Hotspur losing to Southampton on Saturday but United has now slipped into fifth place, just a point ahead of Chelsea, who have a game in hand over United and those above them.
Arsenal took the lead in the 12th minute of the match through Granit Xhaka. Ainsley Maitland-Niles moved the ball to the right with Alexandre Lacazette lying in wait, who then played the ball to Xhaka who was in space, hitting his shot powerfully with David De Gea in full view of the threat. The Arsenal midfielder beats the Spanish number one in what will be seen as a glaring error for De Gea. United nearly scored in the opening stages, nearly finding an equaliser soon after the goal with Fred hitting the post.
Arsenal doubled their lead, from the penalty spot in the 69th minute after Fred was adjudged to foul Lacazette in the United box. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang took the penalty, beating De Gea and sending Arsenal 2-0 up in this game. This United side does not have the same mentality as the side that played in Paris during the week. It seems to be the same old United that has failed to take advantage of teams dropping points around them this season.
Match Statistics:
Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United
⚽️ Granit Xhaka 12', Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 69'
?️ Alexandre Lacazette 12' pic.twitter.com/M14zdhzuzI— ⚽️ MUFCLatest.com ⚽️ (@MUFCLatestnews) March 10, 2019
Goals: Granit Xhaka 12′, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 69′
Assists: Alexandre Lacazette 12′
Manchester United: De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Dalot (Martial 71′), Matic (Greenwood 81′), Fred, Pogba; Lukaku, Rashford
Substitutes Not Used: Romero; Bailly, Rojo; Pereira, McTominay
Bookings: Sokratis 38′, Sead Kolasinac 90′; Nemanja Matic 68′, Paul Pogba 76′