01-02-2020, 08:45 AM
Amazing Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-0, handing Mikel Arteta his first win as manager (Match round-up photos)
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Arsenal were simply unplayable! The effortless swagger, acute temerity and tactical audacity displayed by the London club on Wednesday night was too much for a spine-less Manchester United team to bear.
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Arsenal's new coach Mikel Arteta was handed his first win as a manager after his game plan against Manchester United was executed to plan.
Arteta's tactics was simple;
1- Shut down United's wing-men, therefore stopping any potential counter attacks.
2. Dominate the midfield and win all the second balls
3. Attack through United's wing back positions.
....... And it all worked out well.
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 Arsenal started pretty well and youngster Pepe broke the deadlock as he turned in after good work from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sead Kolasinac.
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Pepe then again hit the post after making a mockery of Luke Shaw as Manchester United failed to get going before Sokratis made it two at the interval from close range.
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United were better in the second half but failed to test goalkeeper Bernd Leno, granting Arteta a well deserved New Year's gift.
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More photos below.
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Arsenal were simply unplayable! The effortless swagger, acute temerity and tactical audacity displayed by the London club on Wednesday night was too much for a spine-less Manchester United team to bear.
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Arsenal's new coach Mikel Arteta was handed his first win as a manager after his game plan against Manchester United was executed to plan.
Arteta's tactics was simple;
1- Shut down United's wing-men, therefore stopping any potential counter attacks.
2. Dominate the midfield and win all the second balls
3. Attack through United's wing back positions.
....... And it all worked out well.
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 Arsenal started pretty well and youngster Pepe broke the deadlock as he turned in after good work from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sead Kolasinac.
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Pepe then again hit the post after making a mockery of Luke Shaw as Manchester United failed to get going before Sokratis made it two at the interval from close range.
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United were better in the second half but failed to test goalkeeper Bernd Leno, granting Arteta a well deserved New Year's gift.
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More photos below.
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