Arsenal beat Manchester United to make EPL title statement
Updated On: 23 January, 2023 10:34 AM IST | London | AFP
The visitors, dangerous on the break, levelled when Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez headed home but ultimately fell just short of extending their long unbeaten run
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Arsenal`s English striker Eddie Nketiah celebrates after scoring their third goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London. Pic/AFP
Arsenal made a huge statement of their Premier League title intent on Sunday, roaring back from behind to beat in-form Manchester United 3-2 in front of a raucous Emirates crowd. Eddie Nketiah scored the winner in the 90th minute of a pulsating encounter to spark wild celebrations, as Mikel Arteta`s men restored their five-point lead at the top of the table. Earlier, Nketiah had cancelled out Marcus Rashford`s opening goal for United before England forward Bukayo Saka turned the match on its head with a wonderful strike from distance. The visitors, dangerous on the break, levelled when Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez headed home but ultimately fell just short of extending their long unbeaten run.
"It doesn`t get much better than that," Arteta told Sky Sports. "The second half especially, the performance was incredible. "We were composed and determined at the same time. We never panicked. We always believed that we could win it. We showed the right composure in the box a lot of times but the ball didn`t go in. Thankfully at the end it did." Defending champions Manchester City had earlier Sunday closed the gap to the leaders to just two points with their 3-0 win against Wolves, courtesy of Erling Haaland`s fourth hat-trick of the season. United midfielder Scott McTominay replaced Brazil`s Casemiro, who was ineligible after picking up a fifth booking of the season in his side`s midweek draw with Crystal Palace, with loan signing Wout Weghorst again leading the line. New Arsenal arrival Leandro Trossard, who joined late last week from Brighton, had to settle for a place on the bench as Arteta named an unchanged team.
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