Arsenal vs Manchester United - Live Match Commentary

Real-time Live Commentary updates of the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester United.

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Match details:
NAME: Arsenal vs Manchester United
DATE: Sep 3, 2023
TIME: 4.30pm UK
VENUE: Emirates Stadium, London, England

Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd

FULL TIME! Not now, Arsenal secure a wild, wild victory!

90+11' - GOAL! Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd (Jesus, 90+11')

Jesus puts the cherry on the cake for Arsenal, who put together a counter of their own.

The ball is threaded through to Jesus, who is on goal.

He shows great composure to turn past a desperate last ditch challenge before rolling the ball past Onana and into the bottom corner.

90+6' - GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd (Rice, 90+6')

89' - Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd

NO GOAL! The Arsenal fans are celebrating now.

Garnacho is offside.

Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd

81' - BIG CHANCE! Just as Arsenal look like they are starting to run out of ideas they create a huge opportunity.

80' - United waste a good opening on the break! Rashford has support from Hojlund but opts to cut inside and shoot from the left, but he can only send his effort into a crowd of red shirts.

78' - Saka looks to reach a return pass from Odegaard before going down under pressure from Dalot. There was nothing doing there, it was another strong intervention from United's stand-in left-back.

73' - Rice plays a neat one-two with Havertz but Antony is on hand to intercept the midfielder's next pass. Arsenal have lost their way in attack since seeing their penalty award overturned by the VAR earlier in this half.

70' - Hojlund battles with Gabriel to reach a long ball forward, but the new recruit comes out second-best as the Arsenal defender holds his own. United have been in need of a focal point – can Hojlund make an immediate impact?

68' - WIDE! Just!

The Arsenal fans think the ball is in.

The Gunners take a short corner as Saka tees up Martinelli.

The Brazilian bends a shot towards the far corner but the ball skips wide of the upright.

Onana was scrambling across his goal there.

Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
61: NO PENALTY! Anthony Taylor overturns his decision.

54' - Wan-Bissaka's loose clearance is picked up by Martinelli, but the United right-back recovers with a strong slide tackle. Arsenal work the resulting throw into Nketiah, but Lindelof blocks his tame shot from just inside the area.

52' - Eriksen looks to scamper away on the counter-attack, but the former Tottenham man stumbles and the ball rolls out for an Arsenal throw. The home fans enjoyed that.

49' - Arsenal are enjoying a spell in possession now. The second half has started at a slow pace, but you get the sense this game could explode into life at any moment.

Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd
46' - SECOND HALF! Arsenal get us back underway...

HALF TIME - Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd

45'+1 - THREE minutes of added time at the end of the first half...

45' - Fernandes heads Casemiro's long pass against Gabriel before appealing for handball, but there was no chance of a penalty there – the VAR check is swiftly complete.

38' - DANGER! Antony loses his footing in the area, allowing Saka to hammer a clearance upfield. It stays in play as Nketiah looks to beat Lindelof for pace on the Arsenal left, and the United defender scythes the striker down with a desperate challenge.

Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd

The story of the match so far...

34' - Arsenal have won four of their last five home league games against Manchester United (D1), including the last two in a row. They last won three in a row against the Red Devils at home between 1988 and 1991.

29' - GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd (Odegaard)

27' - GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Man Utd (Rashford, 27')

21' - Arsenal fans are furious as Saka is penalised after challenging Dalot, just as the England international looked to be bearing down on the United penalty area. Replays show the referee's decision was correct – Dalot was definitely caught.

20' - Rashford makes a dart in behind White and Martinez looks to pick him out.

However, it's a disappointing effort as the ball bounces through to Ramsdale.

United haven't clicked into gear yet going forward.

16' - Onana rises to punch the corner clear, and United get out quickly to stop Saka from having a shot at goal. The Gunners are coming into this contest after making a slightly cautious start.

14' - GREAT CHANCE FOR ARSENAL! Rice makes a terrific challenge on Fernandes to set the Gunners on the attack. Martinelli's cross is headed against Martial by Dalot, with the ball then dropping kindly for Havertz. He has a free shot at goal from eight yards out but completely misses his kick!

7' - Manchester United have lost five of their last nine Premier League meetings with Arsenal (W2 D2), one more than they did in their previous 23 against the Gunners in the competition (W12 D7 L4).

6' - Arsenal get some encouragement as United struggle to play through the Gunners' fierce press. Casemiro then hoists a long pass out of play.

3' - CHANCE! More positive play from Martinelli, who drives at the United defence before winning a corner...

The Gunners go short as Martinelli plays a quick one-two with Nketiah.

Martinelli drives towards goal before getting a shot away, but Rashford is in a good position at the near post to block.

Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd

1' - KICK OFF! Here we go...

The atmosphere is buzzing. It's time for action.

Both teams emerge from the tunnel to a wall of noise.

Kick-off at Emirates Stadium is now just moments away...

Arsenal team news

Team to face Man Utd: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.

Subs: Raya, Jesus, Smith Rowe, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson.

Man Utd team news

Team to face Arsenal: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Antony, Martial, Rashford.

Subs: Bayindir, Maguire, Hojlund, Reguilon, Garnacho, Pellistri, Evans, Gore, Mejbri.

Arsenal team news: Tomiyasu back from ban

Mikel Arteta has no new injury concerns ahead of Manchester United’s visit.

Takehiro Tomiyasu returns from suspension but is unlikely to start whilst Jurrien Timber (knee) and Mohamed Elneny (knee) are long-term absentees.

Gabriel Jesus will be pushing to start having returned from his knee injury off the bench in the draw against Fulham.

A training injury forced Partey to miss some time.

After suffering an injury during an Arsenal training session, Thomas Partey is anticipated to remain sidelined for some time.

The right-back-turned-midfielder was not included in Ghana's squad for the forthcoming international break. He has played right-back this season.

Arsenal star Thomas Partey is not included in the squad due to injury, according to a statement from the Ghana national team.

"According to his club, the player sustained an injury in practice and may be out for some time, but the Black Stars medical staff is keeping an eye on the situation."