Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Man United secured a 3-2 victory in front of their new interim manager.
Ralf Rangnick was watching on in the stands, and he would have been impressed with some of what he saw in the thrilling win.
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Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard got on the scoresheet for the visitors, but Bruno Fernandes’ strike and Ronaldo’s second-half brace was enough to send United up to seventh in the table.
Arsenal took a bizzare lead after Fred unknowingly stepped on De Gea’s foot in the box, leaving the goalie on the ground as an unbothered Smith Rowe fired in from the edge of the box.
After a lengthy checking process, the goal was awarded after VAR determined no Arsenal player was involved in bringing De Gea down.
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United responded well to the setback, and equalised just before the break.
Fred made a good run into the box, and pulled it back into the path of Fernandes who calmly guided it past Aaron Ramsdale.
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Ronaldo put his side in front seven minutes into the second-half, after Marcus Rashford pulled it back into his path.
But Arsenal were level again just 90 seconds later, when Odegaard swept home Martinell’s ball into the box.
Hero turned Villian as Odegaard brought down Fred in the box with a clumsy challenge, and after consulting the pitchside monitor, the referee pointed to the spot.
Ronaldo stepped up and hammered it the down the middle to restore United’s lead.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka had chances to earn Arsenal a point late on, but United did enough to hold on to secure all three points.
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