The final day of the Premier League is not for the faint of heart. Arsenal had to fight at a difficult place like Old Trafford to keep a chance of being champions and they narrowly beat Manchester United (0-1) to regain the lead from City, where they are competing for the title .
There is no other option but to win for Arteta’s team. If not, they could say goodbye to the title on Tuesday, and Guardiola’s men, although second, play a pending match against Tottenham who, if they win, will take them top and have the advantage to finish in the re verifying the last match on the calendar.
Far from wanting to look into a crystal ball, Arsenal came out at Old Trafford with their best eleven and with great poise. It’s about winning no matter what and it doesn’t matter dominating or playing well, that doesn’t always make the team champion. Arteta did not take confidence from a Manchester United ravaged by casualties, but which needs to win to aim to play in Europe next season, something that is almost mathematically ruled out.
Trossard again won the game on the left wing against Martinelli and it didn’t take long to justify the cause. Big thanks to Casemiro, who once again gave the wrong grade. The former Real Madrid player, who will surely bid farewell to European football this summer, fell asleep pulling the line and enabled a down-and-out Havertz, who helped the Belgian score with the first touch (20′ ).
The first mission was achieved, and the second was not suitable. United are not too difficult either. Without ideas or diversity of players, their limited resources did not cause Saliba and Gabriel in the defense axis to hardly break a sweat in the first half. Nor to Raya, who beyond having attention to the lateral centers is comfortable at all times, as well as safe.
A tone was also brought into the second half. Or similar, as an attempt was made to reveal Garnacho amid Old Trafford’s footballing despair. The Argentine proved to be above the level of the rest of his teammates and chose to wage war on his own. He overwhelmed and made White’s life impossible, but being alone made the mission impossible.
Garnacho’s only equal is Onana. The Cameroonian had several useful interventions, especially a shot by Gabriel Martinelli, to prevent Arsenal from killing the game. The good news for the Gunners is that they didn’t need it as the finish was quiet. The bad news is that Saka had to retire injured and is a doubt for the final day. Now we have to wait and see what City do against Tottenham on Tuesday.
match lineup
24
29
twenty
4
18
35
16
37
Eleven
39
17
22
4
18
5
2
6
8
41
29
7
19
Old Trafford
David Raya22
93′
86′
Ben White4
Takehiro Tomiyasu18
86′
Thomas Party5
92′
William Saliba2
74′
Gabriel Magalhães6
69′
Martin Odegaard8
92′
Declan Rice41
87′
Kai Havertz29
Bukayo Saka7
70′
81′
Leandro Trossard19
twenty
65′
Replacements
Aaron Ramsdale1
74′
Jakub Kiwiorfifteen
92′
Oleksandr Zinchenko35
Emile Smith Rowe10
86′
Jorginhotwenty
92′
86′
Fabio Vieiratwenty-one
Gabriel Jesus9
81′
69′
Gabriel MartinelliEleven
65′
87′
Eddie Nketiah14
coach
Erik ten Haag
Mikel Arteta
Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
