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well manchester united have chosen this particular shake dean henderson starts
between the posts rafael varan plays alongside harry maguire in central defence cristiano
ronaldo starts with jaden sancho on the blanks and the lead striker today is anthony martial
here are the starters for arsenal and leno gets the nord and go via emery cauba aubameyang plays
with nicola pepe in the wide positions and the lead striker today is alex lacazette
please
and this confrontation is underway
went in strongly decisively
chambers now lacazette and threading it forward well there is a very alert goalkeeper for you
you know when ronaldo is on the pitch we tend to think he'll stamp as authority on
the game stuart what in particular do you expect to see from him this time around
well derek he's a great all-round player but it's his ability to run in behind defenders they
might be on to something now the attack showed promise but easy work for the keeper in the end
fred bruno fernandez has it jaden sanchez slip short passing
and scope for them to produce something exciting
oh a vital interception
and that changes the dynamic
well here it is again and it's all about the pace on the counter attack
they were so quick to break out from their defensive positions and then the shot is emphatic
he strikes it with such power the keeper has no time to react what a good finish
so the game restarted by arsenal a wake-up call
for the arsenal players perhaps can they construct a response
and out of play the pass nearly worked out but not quite
bruno fernandez
open now
donnie thunderbake fred superb defensive judgment to end the attack can they do something positive
on the counter attack and now passing it through now the attack carried promise but petered out
bruno fernandez
ronaldo
now shot happy here and the keeper throws himself up the ball
corner kick played in and off target by miles with that one and a goal kick will ensue
granit xhaka
fred cristiano ronaldo
they're certainly allowing their opponents to come on to them
and a good looking ball making sure it didn't get past him that's great
goalkeeping well what a save that is he was so alert there
not far from the ideal pass well united very much in control over the last 15 minutes and
have been pressing to extend their lead they just need to be a bit more clinical in front of goal
an inability to keep hold of the ball there
a bit of running room now on the wing oh that's a really good authoritative tackle throw in here
showing a lot of guile there a corner to arsenal will this be the catalyst for an equalizer
and there's the delivery and the problem not completely solved have a time for cool heads
jaden sancho
given
wow
to extend their lead here a goal calmly taken swat kick
well here it is again and they don't get much better than this right into
that bottom corner and no chance for the goalkeeper
here at the theater of dreams
well we're focusing on cristiano ronaldo for a reason stuart
fair to say he's been at his brilliant best yeah what a performance he's putting in here great
movement lots of energy and a very good finish for his goal he's been excellent so the second half
underway and it's going to take a colossal effort from arsenal if they are to turn this around
well lovely work to get past his man and the ball sailing over everyone in the center
and united couldn't keep possession an attack was easy on the eye
and lacazette with options around him could reduce the deficit denied by the bar back in play here
well they've won possession back what can they do from here straight offside but only just
donnie from the bake bruno fernandez has it setting off perhaps a little bit too much here
well ready to win possession back
marcial advantage manchester united van der beek cristiano ronaldo shaw
fred moving the ball effectively looking for the right moment corner kick forthcoming
well they are committed to making the substitution here
who's going to get on the end of it the header
needed to be a lot better than that didn't really make the keeper work
sure no far from the ideal pass
a really top-notch piece of defending
well there it is united have had most of the ball they've passed it well their movement's
been good and they've been well worth their lead could get even better here tremendous block
the referee spotted the infringement and it will be a free kick in a position of genuine menace
substitution then let's see how it affects the match
well they won't come much closer than that it's a matter of inches from being a really good goal
spot on with that tackle
into the final 20 minutes
and kessia good use of the ball but can they trouble the defense
chambers obama young at the ready well they couldn't take advantage of the opportunity
ronaldo
oh good strike strong hand on that one and united have the corner
here's a change for manchester united
and over comes the corner and how well the keeper did
well that's just exceptional he reacted so quickly there
delivering it well he made great contact with that one
but the goalkeeper had his own ideas wonderful saved by ben laino
they will now make use of their substitutes bench
who can they pick out where's the goal surely now that is that
well let's look at this again it's a decent delivery into the box
which makes it a fairly simple finish in the end it's a really good goal
this is looking rather comfortable for them three nil
not a good pass
and the free kick awarded to manchester united
alex tellez has it ronaldo
delivering it into the box and just wide there really wasn't much of that at all
and given away
donnie from the bake alex tellers has it
cristiano ronaldo
and there it is the full-time whistle a victory for manchester united well derek it was a very
assured performance wasn't it particularly impressed with their play going forward really
lively and almost cutting through at will at times the result never much in doubt if i'm honest
well no getting away from it the real catalyst for his side tonight
cristiano ronaldo yeah it was a very good performance he scored one and
hit the woodwork but his general play was outstanding as well today very impressive
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