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Match Day Thread Arsenal vs Manchester United - Matchday Thread

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  1. BrunelGunner

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    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Date: Wednesday 4th December 2024
    KO time: 20:15 GMT

    Overall Record

    Wins: 89
    Losses: 101
    Draws: 50

    Last six meetings

    Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal
    Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
    Arsenal 3-2 Manchester United
    Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal
    Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
    Manchester United 3-2 Arsenal

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    No Martinez or Mainoo for them
     
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    Would still expect us to beat them even if they weren't suspended for the game.
     
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    Speaking of Manchester United, we've been draw against them (at home) for the FA Cup 3rd round. What a boring draw.

    Man, this competition really hasn't been kind to us recently. We've been drawn early on against Man City, Liverpool and now Man Utd in the last 3 years.
     
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    No Gabriel or Calafiori. Zinchenko and Kiwior come in.

    Not ideal that the former two are missing, but this is why we have a squad. Zinny and Kiwior need to prove they still have a role to play this season otherwise no point in them being here.
     
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    Big misses Gabriel & Calafiori, lets hope Zinchenko doesnt have his usual defensive lapses! COYG!!!
     
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    Partey misses a big chance. Corner is whipped in, he's unmarked and he connects with his shoulder. All he needed was to get his head on the ball and it would have been 1-0.
     
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    Man Utd aren't coming to defend, they're coming to play and are trying to get on the front foot when they get the ball. Brave approach from Amorim.
     
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    Zinchenko plays a clever ball in, but no-one gambles to get onto it. A natural forward probably does...
     
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    Man United have had quite a bit of the ball here. 60% possession.
     
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    Not loving this opening 20 minutes from us. We're not pressing properly and we're allowing them to play out with minimal pressure. Whoever expected us to batter them will be surprised. We've been quite average tbh.
     
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    Another chance for Arsenal but Onana deals with it very well.
     
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    Martinelli misses a good chance now. That's a poor finish. He should have got that on target.
     
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    Man Utd's pressing has been very good and has forced us to go narrow. They've closed us down well and shut down the passing lanes between the lines to stop us playing through them. I know we've had a few chances but United are well in this match.
     
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    United have been very well organised OOP, but our ability to string some passes together has gone it seems. We're making it easy for them by playing inaccurate passes in promising positions.
     
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    Just not looked great. Still had far more chances to score but lacking cohesion at the moment.

    I don't like the look of our backline at all.
     
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    This isn't good from us. We're letting them play too easily and they're able to switch the ball with no pressure. Our pressing isn't synchronised and we aren't playing the ball forward fast enough. United will be more than happy with this half so far.

    And now United almost score because Zinchenko allows the cross in. Dalot should have put that away.
     
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    Kiwior almost gifted them a goal there.

    Our two most accident prone players on the same side is unnerving.
     
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    HT. 0-0.

    We started off well, but there seems to be a nervous energy around the ground at the moment and you'd have to say, United will be the happier of the two sides.

    They've had more of the ball, limited us to set-plays, not allowed us to play through any central areas and could have scored themselves. They've even forced us back at times.

    A pretty pathetic half overall if we're being real. Big improvements needed from Arsenal.
     
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    Liverpool are loosing. Need to sort this out in the second half.
     
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