Dubbed the “corner kick kings,” Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal relied on set-piece mastery to overcome a stubbornly organized Manchester United defense. Despite missing Gabriel Magalhães, one of their top scorers from corners, other players stepped up in a match that ended 2-0 in favor of Arsenal.
The first 45 minutes ended goalless, with Arsenal dominating possession and looking more likely to score. However, after the restart, Jurrien Timber headed home a beautifully delivered corner by Declan Rice, sending the home fans into wild celebrations.
As if that wasn’t enough, another Arsenal corner, this time delivered by Bukayo Saka, found Thomas Partey at the far post. Partey’s header deflected off William Saliba and into the Manchester United net, making it 2-0 in the 73rd minute. Arsenal then displayed the dominance expected of title contenders.
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Jurrien Timber’s header was Arsenal’s 21st goal from a corner since the start of last season in the Premier League—more than any other team in that period. Adding William Saliba’s goal, Arsenal have now scored 22 goals from corners since the beginning of last season, seven more than their closest rivals.
Remarkably, Arsenal have now won four consecutive Premier League matches against Manchester United for the first time in history. In simple terms, Manchester United have gone two years without a league win against Arsenal.
Arsenal’s win means they are now in the third position in the English Premier League table , seven points behind table leaders Liverpool. The latter drew 3-3 with Newcastle United despite winning last time round against reigning Champions Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta and Ruben Amorim reacted to Arsenal’s 2-0 win over Man Utd, where both goals came from corners. They Said:
