Manchester United vs Arsenal

Premier League 2 Dec 2021, 20:15
Manchester United
Manchester United
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Arsenal
Arsenal
🏟 Old Trafford (Manchester) 👤 M. Atkinson Round 14

Match report

Manchester United edged past Arsenal 3-2 in the Premier League on 2 December 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Arsenal had 17 shots to Manchester United's 14.

The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester), with M. Atkinson in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 45% - 55% Shots 14 - 17 On target 10 - 8 Corners 3 - 8 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Cristiano Ronaldo
Manchester United · 2 goals
8 Bruno Fernandes 1 goal
8 Scott McTominay captained the side
7 Emile Smith Rowe 1 goal
7 Martin Ødegaard 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–8 6–9
Shots On Goal 5–3 5–5
Ball Possession 57–43 —
Corners 2–5 1–3
Attacks 54–48 37–60
Match statistics
16 Throw In 23
10 Free Kick 9
7 Goal Kick 7
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 3
91 Attacks 108
38 Dangerous Attacks 61
10 On Target 8
4 Off Target 9
14 Shots Total 17
10 Shots On Goal 8
3 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 4
9 Shots Inside Box 12
5 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 10
3 Corners 8
0 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
1 Yellow Cards 0
5 Saves 7
431 Passes Total 522
355 Passes Accurate 438
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-4-1-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Gea
20 D. Dalot 2 V. Lindelöf 5 H. Maguire 27 A. Telles
39 S. McTominay 17 Fred
10 M. Rashford 18 B. Fernandes 25 J. Sancho
7 C. Ronaldo
Arsenal · 4-4-1-1
32 A. Ramsdale
18 T. Tomiyasu 4 B. White 6 G. Magalhães 20 N. Tavares
35 G. Martinelli 5 T. Partey 25 M. Elneny 10 E. Rowe
8 M. Ødegaard
14 P. Aubameyang
Manchester United
Coach
M. Carrick
Substitutes
  • 26 Dean Henderson
  • 3 Eric Bailly
  • 4 Phil Jones
  • 14 Jesse Lingard
  • 34 Donny van de Beek
  • 11 Mason Greenwood
  • 8 Juan Mata
  • 9 Anthony Martial
  • 16 Amad Diallo
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 33 Arthur Okonkwo
  • 16 Rob Holding
  • 3 Kieran Tierney
  • 23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
  • 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 19 Nicolas Pépé
  • 7 Bukayo Saka
  • 9 Alexandre Lacazette
  • 30 Edward Nketiah
Substitutions
  • 70' ↑ B. Saka ↓ E. Smith Rowe Arsenal
  • 79' ↑ J. Lingard ↓ M. Rashford Manchester United
  • 79' ↑ A. Lacazette ↓ P. Aubameyang Arsenal
  • 79' ↑ E. Nketiah ↓ M. Ødegaard Arsenal
  • 88' ↑ A. Martial ↓ Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
  • 90' ↑ D. van de Beek ↓ Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
Cards
  • 45+1' S. McTominay Manchester United
Head-to-head
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Recent form
Manchester United W D D D D
Arsenal D W D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester United vs Arsenal?
Manchester United won 3-2 against Arsenal on 2 December 2021.
Who won Manchester United vs Arsenal?
Manchester United won the match 3-2.
Where was Manchester United vs Arsenal played?
The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester United vs Arsenal?
Arsenal had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.