
Manchester United vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League
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Manchester United beat Arsenal as Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 800 goals on career
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Manchester United beat Arsenal in an exhilirating match that saw Cristiano Ronaldo score twice to surpass the 800 goals in his career.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Benjamin White (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcus Rashford.
- 2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jadon Sancho.
- 4': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
- 8': Attempt saved. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 10': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 10': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 10': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fred.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
- 13': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 13': Goal! Manchester United 0, Arsenal 1. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny with a headed pass following a corner.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 16': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal (Emile Smith Rowe).
- 19': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 19': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 24': Foul by Alex Telles (Manchester United).
- 24': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
- 28': Attempt saved. Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Telles with a cross.
- 28': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 28': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
- 30': Attempt missed. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 37': Attempt saved. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 38': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 41': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 41': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 43': Alex Telles (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 44': Goal! Manchester United 1, Arsenal 1. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fred.
- 45'+1': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fred.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Arsenal 1.
- 46': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 46': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
- 46': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 48': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 48': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Manchester United).
- 48': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 49': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 52': Goal! Manchester United 2, Arsenal 1. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 54': Goal! Manchester United 2, Arsenal 2. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 56': Foul by Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal).
- 56': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Fred (Manchester United).
- 59': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Benjamin White with a through ball.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 68': Penalty Manchester United. Fred draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': Penalty conceded by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 68': VAR Decision: Penalty Manchester United.
- 70': Goal! Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
- 71': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 71': Fred (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 73': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 75': Hand ball by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 75': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 78': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 78': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 83': Foul by Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
- 83': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Telles.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fred.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 88': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 88': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Cristiano Ronaldo.
- 89': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
- 89': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Bruno Fernandes.
- 90'+3': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Foul by Jesse Lingard (Manchester United).
- 90'+4': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Arsenal 2.
Statistics
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10 | Fouls | 9 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
7 | Saves | 5 |
55.5 | Possession | 44.5 |
17 | SHOTS | 14 |
8 | ON GOAL | 10 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
440 | Accurate Passes | 354 |
526 | Passes | 431 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
18 | Crosses | 12 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
56 | Long Balls | 41 |
32 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
10 | Tackles | 18 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
9 | Interceptions | 9 |
14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
14 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,123
Premier League Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 26 | +36 | 61 |
2 | Arsenal | 25 | +29 | 53 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | +12 | 47 |
4 | Manchester City | 25 | +17 | 44 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
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1 | David de Gea (GK) |
5 | Harry Maguire |
2 | Victor Lindelöf |
27 | Alex Telles |
20 | Diogo Dalot |
18 | Bruno Fernandes |
17 | Fred |
39 | Scott McTominay ![]() |
7 | Cristiano Ronaldo |
25 | Jadon Sancho |
10 | Marcus Rashford |
Arsenal (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
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32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
4 | Ben White |
20 | Nuno Tavares |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
25 | Mohamed Elneny |
5 | Thomas Partey |
10 | Emile Smith Rowe |
35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
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