Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 23 April 2022
Result
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Premier League · Saturday 23 April 2022, 11:30 UTC · half-time 2-1
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United: match report
Arsenal beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 April 2022. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Nuno Tavares opened the scoring in the 3rd minute. Arsenal's goals came from Nuno Tavares (3'), Bukayo Saka (32', penalty) and Granit Xhaka (70'). Manchester United scored through Cristiano Ronaldo (34').
Discipline: Arsenal received 3 yellow cards; Manchester United received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Arsenal were 5th on 57 points from 32 and Manchester United 6th on 54 points from 33. Arsenal went on to finish that season 5th with 69 points, and Manchester United 6th with 58.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Manchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Granit Xhaka of Arsenal (7.6), level with Bukayo Saka (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Arsenal wins, 3 draws and 3 for Manchester United.
Key events
- 3'Goal · Nuno Tavares
- 31'Yellow card · Alex Telles
- 32'Penalty goal · Bukayo Saka
- 34'Goal · Cristiano Ronaldo
- 57'Missed penalty · Bruno Fernandes
- 67'Yellow card · Granit Xhaka
- 68'Yellow card · Nuno Tavares
- 70'Goal · Granit Xhaka
- 76'Yellow card · Bruno Fernandes
- 79'Yellow card · Mohamed Elneny
- 82'Yellow card · Victor Lindelöf
- 90+2'Yellow card · Cristiano Ronaldo
Head-to-head
Team news
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Arsenal line-up (4-2-3-1)
Aaron Ramsdale, Cédric Soares, Ben White, Gabriel, Nuno Tavares, Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah
Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelöf, Raphaël Varane, Alex Telles, Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matić, Anthony Elanga, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, Cristiano Ronaldo