Bruno Fernandes missed the penalty, Man Utd lost to Arsenal
Man Utd just announced a new head coach, but that has not helped the Red Devils in the race Champions League at now. The team led by coach Ralf Rangnick still revealed weaknesses in defence, even when Harry Maguire was pushed to the bench.
Arsenal did not need a complicated attack arrangement to open the scoring in the third minute. The home team’s broken cross still creates opportunities when two Man Utd defenders consecutively break the ball.
David de Gea only blocked Bukayo Saka’s shot, but couldn’t save it when Nuno Tavares kicked close to the wall. It was the 22-year-old defender’s first goal in the Premier League.
Tavares scored his first Premier League goal.
Man Utd’s defense continued to play badly in the second situation. VAR saves the Red Devils from conceding a goal because of the offside error of the Arsenal striker. However, the referee also discovered Alex Telles’ foul in the box, causing the visitors to incur a penalty. Saka did not miss the opportunity to double the gap.
It’s not just Man Utd that defended badly in this match. Arsenal’s defense is also full of loopholes. The number of chances that Man Utd created was equivalent to Arsenal, although the rate of possession of the Red Devils was only half that of the opponent.
Tavares – who scored the opening goal – is also the weakest link and is constantly being exploited by Man Utd. This defender could not include Cristiano Ronaldo when the Portuguese superstar scored to shorten the score. At the beginning of the second half, it was Tavares who committed a handball error to help Man Utd receive a penalty. Fortunately for Arsenal, Bruno Fernandes hit the post.
Ronaldo scored but was not enough to save Man Utd from defeat.
That is not the only time the Portuguese midfielder has a tackle to extinguish the visitors’ hopes. It was this player who lost the ball in the middle of the field, creating the opportunity for Granit Xhaka to make a super long shot to restore the two-goal gap for Arsenal.
It was also the goal that ended Man Utd’s hopes of winning points. The defeat with a score of 1-3 made it difficult for the Red Devils to think of a ticket to the Champions League when the opponent was 6 points behind, while Arsenal still had a match to make up.
Result: Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd
Scored
Arsenal: Tavares (3′), Saka (32′), Xhaka (70′)
Man Utd: Ronaldo (34′)
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