MANCHESTER, England (AP) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored the attack goal from the penalty spot when Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday to claim their first victory in 14 years in a Premier League attack at Old Trafford.
With either team playing a cautious game, a foul by United midfielder Paul Pogba proved decisive when he kicked Hector Bellerin’s foot into the penalty area, and Aubameyang sent goalkeeper David De Gea with his shot in the 69th minute to give Arsenal the advantage.
“It’s a bad afternoon. We gave the ball too much,” United Captain Harry Maguire told Sky Sports. If you give the ball as much as we do, especially in the first half, you’re not going to win football games. “
Arsenal had not defeated United since an FA Cup match in 2015, as a component of a long era of bad shape for the Gunners against England’s biggest clubs on the road. Arsenal’s last win at Old Trafford in an EPL match in 2006, when Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger were managers and United’s current manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, was still betting on the club.
Arsenal had the chances in a quiet first part on Sunday, with Aubameyang slowly failing a centre right now after a poorly timed slot, and Willian rubbing the crossbar with a balloon. Maguire may have given United the lead in ’55, but his head-to-corner went right next to the left post.
Arsenal had the chance to maintain their advantage when a poorly programmed blockade of Mohamed Elneny bounced into goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s head and pole before being cleared.
The defeat leaves United with seven problems from his first six games of the season, and the extended fatigue of the 2019-20 crusade seems to play a role.
Arsenal moved to the Champions League after their first win in three league matches after defeats to Manchester City and Leicester.
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