it is one of the most fiercely contested matches
in the english game manchester united against arsenal and it's live from old
trafford stay with us we'll have every kick of the ball for you right here on ea tv
and welcome everyone to england's north west the action soon to get underway here at old trafford
i'm derek ray and with me here on the commentary box is stuart robson
and it's all about action from the premier league in this case
it's manchester united versus arsenal well thanks derek as always the scene is set two good teams
great playing surface and a vibrant atmosphere has all the ingredients for a really exciting game
the lineup for manchester united david de gea starts in goal
harry maguire plays alongside rafael varan in central defence jaden sancho starts with
jesse lingard on the flats and the focal point in attack today is cristiano ronaldo
here are the starters for arsenal leno is the goalkeeper granit xhaka plays alongside
thomas parte in the center of midfield and leading the line today alexandre lacazette
foreign
now this game should offer plenty arsenal get it going
opportunity crucial block from began can we put it away well the goalkeeper got there in the end
well his recovery is brilliant here so athletic
what can they do from here and let's give credit to the defending
moving forward effectively but after that fantastic effort it's gone out for a throw-in
party jacket with it aubameyang
and the flag does go up must have been close
mastery of the passing game
it's with alex tennis and ronaldo prepared to fire making sure nothing untoward happened
oh he's given us away
danger here as he runs at them but they dealt with the threat first
and a good-looking ball
a really single-minded piece of defending to make sure nothing untoward happened
corner kit given to arsenal
can someone get on the end of this oh deary me
we know he's capable of much better from that position
they've given it away
and you need your defender to take charge
jaden sancho
bruno fernandez they've won back possession
granit xhaka when the flag has gone up it was really close
it's with alex tennis
a good and fair challenge
obama young
arsenal move it forward with purpose and control
maran carrying out his defensive duties following the cross
thunderbag
matic on the ball
it's with alex tennis
donnie from the bake well sitting deep like this might be a dangerous game
offside by the mirrors to margins
well there it is united have had most of the ball but they're attacking players like tempo
invention and goal something they need to rectify quickly if they're going to win this one
and space for the cross well they're keeping their opponents moving
and guessing and breaking at pace with menace
i'm giving it away
aubameyang given away by arsenal
excellent use of the ball as they make their way forward
oh a nice looking pass and a goal from cristiano ronaldo that will be such a boost for them
well here it is again and the pace in which they break forward is devastating
it's so hard to defend against and once he gets onto it he just smashes it past
the keeper with great technique what an emphatic finish that is
so the game restarted by arsenal a wake-up call for the arsenal players perhaps
and they construct a
response chambers and that will do it for the first half here at the theater of dreams
well no doubt about it stuart cristiano ronaldo in the first half deserving
all the superlatives going well i'm sure the manager will be delighted with him
he'll have drilled it into them to keep their focus keep playing through to the
halftime whistle and it certainly put them in a good position to go on and win this now
second half underway with united looking to build upon a largely positive first half showing
donnie from debate sancho now
matic alex tellez has it mazitch on the ball
here's ronaldo really getting stuck in can they hit on the break
lovely bowl over the top using all his defensive acumen to cut it out
defensive brazilians to shut them down
oh my goodness he's got that so well a goal of the highest class fantastic technique here's the
replay and it's a really inviting ball played into the box begging players to attack it but i think
the keeper has made a mistake here while it's a decent finish it should go in at that near post
well united have certainly controlled the ball as you can see and have used it really well
today particularly in the midfield areas and i expect more of the same as the game goes on
well they're moving the ball neatly enough just looking for that decisive pass
for attacking possibilities
let's fly here really good piece of goalkeeping there
this might be the perfect counter attacking opportunity well i still can't believe that
didn't go in derek it's a fantastic stop for the keeper you have to say
donny van der beek as clean as a whistle that challenge
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to dry
here we can see it again normally i'm the first to point the finger
at a goalkeeper but i think it's a good initial save i'm not sure he could have
done much more just a bit unfortunate really that it dropped to an opponent
and a substitution in the office
so on with the match 2-1 is the score line what's gonna happen next
jaden sancho it's now with van der beek
an unforced arrow you've got to say
on to juan visakha jaden sanchez
pepe
unable to put it behind for what will be a corner here
and over it comes and the danger's still on
tremendous block smuggled behind for another corner
they will now make use of the substitutes bench
coming onto the pitch laying it in still not clear that battle won by
well let's see what they have in store for them on the break will it be sufficiently imaginative
that's a nice looking ball not away completely well they survived the attack
can they fashion something they need a goal aubameyang and ketiah
and the cross goes in and the problem not completely solved vigorous defending
no defenders having to cover up and the referee has awarded a corner following that touch
and they're making a change
it's going to be united's free kick substitution
fred
five minutes left
alex tellez has it
and he takes it on but the goalkeeper didn't have
to work quite as hard as i thought he might initially
giving them a different option by moving in field and the keeper more than equal to the task
well the action is going to continue for a while yet we will have four minutes of stoppage time
granite jacker
arsehole's free kick here
well he doesn't have too much room to work with but a long way off target
paul pogba
now lingard and there it is the full-time whistle a victory for
manchester united yes there wasn't much in it to be honest really competitive going with chances at
both ends but they probably just about edged it overall and deserve the result in the end
and on the back of this no doubt about it cristiano ronaldo
generating headlines well that was a great performance his understanding of
how to find space was brilliant today and of course he scored two really good goals