"The Gunners" reduced the gap with Liverpool, who continue to confidently lead.
Arsenal defeated Manchester United at home in the central match of the 14th round of the English Premier League (EPL) of the 2024/25 season. The match at the Emirates Stadium in London ended with a score of 2:0.
The first half of the meeting passed without goals. After the break, the Gunners managed to open the scoring in the game – in the 54th minute, Jurien Timber scored.
In the 73rd minute, the London club developed its advantage – the second goal was sent into the goal of the Mancunians by William Saliba.
It is worth noting that the Ukrainian defender of the Gunners Oleksandr Zinchenko entered the starting lineup of the EPL match for the first time since August. He spent 70 minutes on the pitch before being replaced by Mikel Merino. In the 66th minute, the Ukrainian received a yellow card.
After this victory, Arsenal (28 points) are in third place in the Premier League, behind Chelsea on additional indicators. The Gunners have reduced the gap with leader Liverpool to 7 points. Manchester United (19 points) are in 11th place.
In the next round of the Premier League, Mikel Arteta's team will play away against Fulham on December 8, and Ruben Amorim's men will host Nottingham the day before.
