Arsenal vs Manchester United Result: 0 - 0
The exciting duel between Arsenal vs Manchester United ended with a score of glasses. Both teams had to settle for sharing the points after the match ended in a goalless draw.
The course of this match was quite exciting, where both teams were attacking each other from the start of the match. However, both teams failed to score in this match.
The match, which was held at the Emirates Stadium, started at a fast tempo. Both teams immediately appeared aggressive to attack the opposing team.
During the first 15 minutes of buying and selling attacks occur. But there has been no chance that is really dangerous for Arsenal or MU goal.
The first dangerous chance of the game was 25 minutes. Fred curled a shot into the far left of Arsenal's goal, but Leno managed to brush the ball away with his fingertips.
After that opportunity, Arsenal began to actively attack. In the 30th minute, Nicolas Pepe tried to curl a shot horizontally, but the ball was still wide of De Gea's goal.
At the end of the first half, Manchester United got two dangerous opportunities. Through a counter-attack scheme, Marcus Rashford stayed one on one with Leno, but when he was about to shoot the ball, Gabriel Martinelli managed to block his shot.
One minute later, it was Bruno Fernandes' turn to fire a free shot outside the penalty area, but David Luiz managed to block the ball with a header. The score 0-0 lasted until halftime.
Second round
At the start of the second half, Mikel Arteta made one substitution. Gabriel Martinelli was withdrawn and replaced by Willian.
The entry of Willian had a positive impact on Arsenal. The Gunners immediately attacked aggressively in the first 10 minutes of the match.
After being pressed by Arsenal, MU again dominated possession of the ball. In the 58th minute, MU almost opened the scoring through Edinson Cavani's close-range shot, but the ball was stopped by Leno.
Five minutes later, it was Arsenal's turn to have two dangerous opportunities. The first started with Alexandre Lacazette's free shot which hit the crossbar. Two minutes later, Emile Smith Rowe opened fire but managed to be broken by De Gea.
Buying and selling attacks are getting more intense between the two teams. In the last 10 minutes, both coaches made substitutions. Marcus Rashford was taken off and replaced by Mason Greenwood, while Arteta pulled on Smith Rowe and made his debut for Martin Odegaard.
At the end of the match, there was an incident where Alexandre Lacazette collided with Harry Maguire. Maguire could continue the match while Lacazette had to be withdrawn and replaced by Bukayo Saka.
The buying and selling of attacks continued, but the score remained 0-0 until the referee blew the whistle signaling the end of the match.
This additional one point makes United in second place with 41 points, while Arsenal overtakes Chelsea and sits in eighth place in the EPL standings.