Arsenal v Manchester United, 01 January 2020

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,328
Kick-off: 8.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 56 Arsenal won: 15 Drawn: 17 Manchester United won: 24 Arsenal scored: 60 Manchester United scored: 78 Arsenal had now remained unbeaten in four consecutive games in the Premier League against Manchester United for the first time since February 1999.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 8 G
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 43 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Fred Midfielder
Daniel James Midfielder/Forward
Jesse Lingard Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Martial Forward

Substitutions:

Reiss Nelson for Nicolas Pépé 62
Bukayo Saka for Sead Kolašinac 69
Mattéo Guendouzi for Alexandre Lacazette 82

Substitutions:

Andreas Pereira for Jesse Lingard 58
Mason Greenwood for Daniel James 58
Juan Mata for Nemanja Matić 81

Cards:

Sead Kolašinac 3 Y
Bukayo Saka 82 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Joe Willock

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Juan Mata
Forward Mason Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 10th In his third game in charge, this was Arsenal's first win under new manager Mikel Arteta. In their 21st game, this was the fourth time so far in this Premier League season that the Gunners had led by a two-goal margin. They avoided losing five consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time in their history.

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Manchester United's second defeat in their last ten games in all competitions (won six). United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2019. The Red Devils had now taken 31 points from their 21 games so far in this Premier League season; seven points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Nicolas Pépé 8 G
Sokratis Papastathopoulos 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé

Substitutions:

Reiss Nelson for Nicolas Pépé 62
Bukayo Saka for Sead Kolašinac 69
Mattéo Guendouzi for Alexandre Lacazette 82

Cards:

Sead Kolašinac 3 Y
Bukayo Saka 82 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Joe Willock

Comments:

League position: 10th In his third game in charge, this was Arsenal's first win under new manager Mikel Arteta. In their 21st game, this was the fourth time so far in this Premier League season that the Gunners had led by a two-goal margin. They avoided losing five consecutive home games in all competitions for the first time in their history.

0 Manchester United

Manager: Ole Gunnar Solskjær

Goals:

Starting lineup:

David De Gea Goalkeeper
Victor Lindelöf Defender
Harry Maguire Defender
Luke Shaw Defender
Nemanja Matić Defender/Midfielder
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Defender/Midfielder
Fred Midfielder
Daniel James Midfielder/Forward
Jesse Lingard Midfielder/Forward
Marcus Rashford Midfielder/Forward
Anthony Martial Forward

Substitutions:

Andreas Pereira for Jesse Lingard 58
Mason Greenwood for Daniel James 58
Juan Mata for Nemanja Matić 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Brandon Williams
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Juan Mata
Forward Mason Greenwood

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Manchester United's second defeat in their last ten games in all competitions (won six). United failed in their attempt to win three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2019. The Red Devils had now taken 31 points from their 21 games so far in this Premier League season; seven points fewer than at the same stage of the previous season.