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Win Manchester United 0 - 1 Arsenal | Sunday, May 12th | KO: 16:30 GMT | Sky Sports

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Here's hoping they beat us at home as comfortably as they've beaten Brighton, Bournemouth, Palace & Fulham.

It has fallen to me to shepherd our young, battle weary Gunners & will them on to see our last away match of the season in style.

It is to be the 32nd battle at Old Trafford between the two sides who, in the not-so-distant past, WERE the Premier League.

I say battle because no trip to Old Trafford has ever been a drab affair. Even when both clubs were cast into the wilderness.

Those titanic battles that did matter, usually swung the pelendulum towards the victor.

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This legendary gunner knew what it's all about!!

We mustn't falter in the face of what is, undoubtedly, the worst United side since the PL era started. This is coupled with the fact they're being led by the worst United manager of said era & certainly the one most obsessed with us!!

God willing, it's a hard fought 3 points for us so that INEOS remains convinced Ten Hag is the way forward so he can fritter away another £400 million.

Manchester United 0 - Arsenal 2
 
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TakeChillPill

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Really shoddy performance, but got the job done.

Trossard clinical as always, Havertz ran his socks off, Saliba his mercurial self. Raya looked self assured. Partey was solid.

Saka was again lackluster ran out of energy after 15mins. Ødegaard got marked out of the game.
 
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Tir Na Nog said:
This is our big away game strategy. Even vs Sp**s two of the goals were set-pieces. It might have been more comfortable if we got our set-pieces right today but they weren't as good as usual.
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maybe, but at some point to be truly elite we need to maintain sustained pressure/create clear cut chances away from home like 115 do. They would easily had 3.
 
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Maddar16 said:
maybe, but at some point to be truly elite we need to maintain sustained pressure/create clear cut chances away from home like 115 do. They would easily had 3.
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When we used to play exciting football the narrative was 'Arsenal can win ugly, no plan b'
Now we can 'win ugly' the narrative from some fans, not the media, is 'we are boring'

I for one am pleased we've added this to our Arsenal, albeit, i do feel Arteta was a little too defensive today. But a win is a win.
 
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Heavy Duty Rom said:
When we used to play exciting football the narrative was 'Arsenal can win ugly, no plan b'
Now we can 'win ugly' the narrative from some fans, not the media, is 'we are boring'

I for one am pleased we've added this to our Arsenal, albeit, i do feel Arteta was a little too defensive today. But a win is a win.
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Arsenal fans are insufferable
 
Riou

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Neville trying to act like it was even close to a pen for Partey in the first half lol, little rat is gutted how sh1t his team are ain't he 🤣
 
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Maddar16

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Heavy Duty Rom said:
When we used to play exciting football the narrative was 'Arsenal can win ugly, no plan b'
Now we can 'win ugly' the narrative from some fans, not the media, is 'we are boring'

I for one am pleased we've added this to our Arsenal, albeit, i do feel Arteta was a little too defensive today. But a win is a win.
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Agreed, nothing wrong with winning while being subpar, but i feel arteta tends to use it as modus operandi in big away games. If its against a qualitatively superior team like City for example, i understand, but not a ragged ravaged team like United
 
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Mudi

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Yousif Arsenal said:
This utd side really worst I ever seen for long time unfortunately it can't get worse for them anymore

Would take some doing to be worse than this
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Still they had 5 starters (Onana, Dalot, Mainoo, Garnacho, Hojlund) also Case, Wan Bissaka and Mctominay are their main squad players. It is only Evans, Amrabat and Diallo that are not regulars ...
 
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Maddar16 said:
maybe, but at some point to be truly elite we need to maintain sustained pressure/create clear cut chances away from home like 115 do. They would easily had 3.
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I believe that if we increased the pace, we would have scored a 2nd and a 3rd. However, you may have given Utd their chance to score the 1-1 as they would have loved to use the pace of their wingers. Garnacho and Diallo are quite fast and could have hit us on the counter.

By given the ball to Mainoo, Amrabat and Mctominay, they could have played 10 games and still could create a chance...

It is indeed a shame that we did not win with 0-3 to keep the GD at 5. However I believe that we will make sure that we win heavy on the last day against Everton...
 
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Mudi said:
Still they had 5 starters (Onana, Dalot, Mainoo, Garnacho, Hojlund) also Case, Wan Bissaka and Mctominay are their main squad players. It is only Evans, Amrabat and Diallo that are not regulars ...
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Diallo and Amrabat their best players today too. We actually might have had an easier game with the usuals playing, the reserves gave it much more of a go.
 
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Mudi

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dino bravo said:
Diallo and Amrabat their best players today too. We actually might have had an easier game with the usuals playing, the reserves gave it much more of a go.
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They both had something to prove.

Who is actually playing next to Mainoo if everyone is fit? Is it Case, Eriksen, Mctominay?
None would have performed as good as Amrabat. Also a jogging Rashford is less dangerous than an hungry Diallo ...
 
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