{"id":16326,"date":"2025-08-17T17:17:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=16326"},"modified":"2025-08-17T17:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T17:17:09","slug":"manchester-united-v-arsenal-premier-league-live-soccer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naijaglobalnews.org\/?p=16326","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United v Arsenal: Premier League \u2013 live | Soccer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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89 min <\/strong>Desperate defending from Arsenal. Saliba makes a vital challenge on Cunha, then De Ligt \u2013 getting well forward as the right-sided centre-back \u2013 has a snapshot blocked.<\/p>\n

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88 min <\/strong>Ugarte receives the ball 30 yards out with four or five men waiting for a pass. They can wait all they like, because Ugarte has decided he\u2019s Arie Haan and that\u2019s all there is to it.<\/p>\n

Goalkick to Arsenal.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a013.16 EDT<\/p>\n

86 min <\/strong>Arsenal\u2019s defence have managed the second half expertly, with United rarely threatening to get in behind as they did in the first half.<\/p>\n

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85 min <\/strong>Extended pressure from United, with the impressive Cunha involved in everything. He\u2019s been the best of the debutants on either side I\u2019d say.<\/p>\n

Arsenal withstand the pressure until Timber is fouled by Dorgu. He\u2019s booked, as is David Raya for taking his time over the resulting free-kick.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a013.13 EDT<\/p>\n

83 min: Arsenal substitution <\/strong>Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice, who isn\u2019t injured but looks pretty shattered.<\/p>\n

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82 min <\/strong>The resulting free-kick is 22 yards from goal to the right of centre. Rice\u2019s kick deflects off Dorgu and into the side netting; Bayindir had it covered.<\/p>\n

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81 min <\/strong>A bad ball from Ugarte goes to Havertz, who is unapologetically taken out by Maguire. He\u2019s very lucky to escape a yellow card for that.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a013.09 EDT<\/p>\n

80 min: Man Utd substitution <\/strong>Harry Maguire on, Luke Shaw off. Maguire and Sesko up front on the opening day, surely not. For now he\u2019s in defence.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a013.07 EDT<\/p>\n

78 min <\/strong>Amad beats Madueke again, this time on the outside, and cuts the ball back. Zubimendi miskicks horribly but gets away with it. United come again through Shaw, whose cross is claimed by Raya. Amad went down under a challenge from Lewis-Skelly at the far post and enquired for a penalty. No dice.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a013.07 EDT<\/p>\n

77 min <\/strong>Amad beats Madueke through sleight of hip, cuts inside and shoots straight at Raya from 20 yards. The first part was good, the second not so much.<\/p>\n

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76 min <\/strong>Arsenal have lacked ruthlessness on the counter-attack in the second half. They\u2019ve got between the lines a few times only to take the wrong option or play an imperfect pass.<\/p>\n

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Good save by Raya!<\/h2>\n

73 min <\/strong>Dorgu\u2019s deflected cross loops towards Mbeumo, who hangs in the air and powers a downward header towards goal from 12 yards. It bounces up nicely for Raya, who throws himself to the left to push it away with both hands.<\/p>\n

Moments later, Sesko heads a cross well wide. That was a very tough chance, Mbeumo\u2019s a bit better though he had to generate all the pace on the header. He did that well but couldn\u2019t guide it into the corner.<\/p>\n

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71 min: Double substitution for Arsenal <\/strong>Mikel Arteta is changing his full-backs: Jurrien Timber and Myles Lewis-Skelly replace Ben White and the goalscorer Riccardo Calafiori.<\/p>\n

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70 min <\/strong>Ben White is down and needs treatment. Well, he\u2019s getting treatment: Cunha thinks he\u2019s trying it on and is having words with Odegaard among others.<\/p>\n

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69 min <\/strong>Bayindir drills the ball into Cunha, who loses White with an outrageous volleyed backflick, runs 40 yards and slides the ball into Mbeumo in the area. He can\u2019t get his shot away and eventually there\u2019s a scramble involving Amad, Gabriel and Calafiori. Arsenal clear, the ball is swing back into the box and Mbeumo\u2019s hopeful overhead kick flies wide.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.58 EDT<\/p>\n

68 min <\/strong>Cunha, on the left now, flicks a nice pass into Dorgu in the area. He has the ball for about 0.2 seconds before Saliba smoothly picks his pocket. He does that so well.<\/p>\n

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Sesko on for Man Utd debut<\/h2>\n

65 min: Double substitution for Man Utd <\/strong>Benjamin Sesko and Manuel Ugarte replace Mason Mount and Casemiro, who both had pretty good games. 7\/10 maybe.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.52 EDT<\/p>\n

64 min <\/strong>Rice, teed up by Madueke, has a shot from the edge of the area that is kicked away by Yoro.<\/p>\n

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62 min <\/strong>Arsenal protect a lead better than any team in England, and United \u2013 despite some promising attacks and around 70 per cent possession \u2013 are yet to have a shot on target in the second half.<\/p>\n

It looks like Ruben Amorim will attempt to change that by bringing on Big Ben.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.51 EDT<\/p>\n

60 min: Double substitution for Arsenal <\/strong>Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke replace Viktor Gyokeres, who worked hard for little reward, and Gabriel Martinelli.<\/p>\n

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59 min <\/strong>There\u2019s a frantic pace to the game now. I\u2019m not sure which team that suits. Arsenal are about to bring on Noni Madueke, a forward who plays at his own pace.<\/p>\n

Rice shoots over from distance.<\/p>\n

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57 min <\/strong>Fernandes, on the left wing, hammers a dangerous free-kick under the crossbar. David Raya, under as much pressure as Bayindir was for the goal, punches decisively clear. Excellent goalkeeping.<\/p>\n

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55 min <\/strong>Mbeumo threatens to run through on goal after a straight pass down the middle from Fernandes. Gabriel steps across to get between Mbeumo and the ball, with Arsenal eventually clearing a little awkwardly.<\/p>\n

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55 min: Man Utd substitution <\/strong>An attacking change at right wing-back: Amad Diallo replaces Diogo Dalot.<\/p>\n

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51 min <\/strong>Lots of United possession at the start of the second half. But then Casemiro gives the ball away and Odegaard releases Gyokeres in space on the left. He moves towards the area, then leaves the ball behind and fouls Casemiro in an attempt to win it back.<\/p>\n

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50 min <\/strong>Arsenal appeal unsuccessfully for a foul throw against Dorgu. WHAT THE HELL IS VAR FOR IF NOT THAT?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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49 min <\/strong>Shaw combines with Dorgu, keeps running and cuts a cross back towards Mount. His left-foot snapshot is blocked by the well-positioned Saliba.<\/p>\n

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46 min <\/strong>Peep peep! The second half is under way.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI went to Law 12, subsection 2 (what do you expect, I\u2019m a lawyer)<\/strong> and it deals with indirect free kicks,\u201d says Adam Roberts. \u201c The closest I could find was (a player who) \u2018impedes the progress of an opponent without any contact being made\u2019 should have an indirect free kick awarded against him. Have I missed something or has American Football offensive blocking been legalised in real football?\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure about that. I mean, I\u2019m sure Saliba knew what he was doing but there\u2019s a legitimate argument that it falls under jockeying rather than obstruction. Far more importantly, so did all the match officials.<\/p>\n

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Half time: Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal<\/h2>\n

Arsenal lead through the shortest of short-range headers Riccardo Calafiori. It came from their first corner of the season, whacked under the crossbar by Declan Rice and mishandled by Altay Bayindir.<\/p>\n

Overall United were slightly the better team: Patrick Dorgu hit a post and the vivacious Matheus Cunha drew a quietly brilliant save from David Raya.<\/p>\n

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45 min <\/strong>De Ligt goes flying after bouncing off Gyokeres, who turns back infield from the right but then overhits his pass to Saka. Gyokeres has done well enough with no real service; much of his involvement has been channel runs and physical battles with Matthijs de Ligt.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.17 EDT<\/p>\n

43 min <\/strong>Mount has a shot on the turn blocked after combining with Cunha. Ruben Amorim will be pleased with United\u2019s first-half performance, if not the scoreline. The front three of Cunha, Mount and Mbeumo have all been good.<\/p>\n

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42 min <\/strong>The lively Mbeumo rolls Calafiori, who pulls him back with no attempt at disguise and is booked.<\/p>\n

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41 min <\/strong>Saka\u2019s corner is half cleared to Odegaard, whose mishit volley from 15 yards is blocked. Half a chance, that, for a player of his class. Well, probably more like 0.1 xG than 0.5, but you know what I mean.<\/p>\n

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Fine save by Raya!<\/h2>\n

38 min <\/strong>Mount plays a short pass to Cunha on the left side of a crowded area. He veers suddenly between Rice and Saliba and forces a low shot from a tight angle that is brilliantly saved by Raya. He plunged to his left with almost no reaction time and got a slight but crucial touch to brush the ball past the far post.<\/p>\n

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36 min <\/strong>\u201cWho does Martinelli think he is with that abysmal bicycle attempt, a Brazilian like Richarlison?\u201d sniffs Joe Pearson. \u201cWhat? Oh.\u201d<\/p>\n

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35 min <\/strong>Odegaard, who has been terrific since Arsenal\u2019s goal, slips Fernandes and Casemiro before hammering a shot from 20 yards. It\u2019s too straight and saved by Bayindir. Actually Bayindir did well because the ball bounced just in front so could easily have slithered out of his grasp.<\/p>\n

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34 min <\/strong>Cunha works Raya again with a curving shot from distance. Comfortable save. He and Mbeumo have been lively.<\/p>\n

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33 min: Raya saves from Cunha <\/strong>Arsenal counter until Martinelli fresh-airs an acrobatic volley. United counter the counter via Cunha, who bulldozes straight through two or three defenders just inside the Arsenal half. By the time he reaches the edge of the area he\u2019s shattered; the best he can do is a shot under pressure from Saliba that Raya saves comfortably.<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a012.05 EDT<\/p>\n

Dorgu hits the post!<\/h2>\n

30 min <\/strong>Fernandes pushes a ball out to Dorgu in space on the left. He runs to within 20 yards of goal, with Saliba waiting to engage, and blasts a fine shot across goal. It beats the diving Raya and hits the outside of the post.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Patrick Dorgu thumps a shot that hits the post.<\/span> Photograph: Peter Powell\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a012.21 EDT<\/p>\n

29 min<\/strong> Mount finds Dorgu in space with an excellent blind pass. Nothing comes of it but that\u2019s three or four times Mount has opened the game up with his vision and passing.<\/p>\n

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28 min <\/strong>Dalot\u2019s cross is shanked Hackney Marshily across his own area by Saliba, though it matters not because Dalot was offside and the ball was cleared anyway.<\/p>\n

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27 min <\/strong>\u201cHmm,\u201d says Andy Donald. \u201c\u2019Bayindir was blocked but not fouled by Saliba\u2019 is a bit of an interesting statement. Can you block a goalkeeper whilst not fouling him?\u201d<\/p>\n

You betcha. Law 12, subsection 2, and yes of course<\/em> I had to check which law it was.<\/p>\n

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26 min <\/strong>A nothing shot from Martinelli is easily saved by Bayindir.<\/p>\n

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25 min <\/strong>Casemiro wins the ball cleanly off Odegaard and sweeps an early long pass to Mbeumo. He cuts inside, uses Cunha by not using him, then gives Raya the eyes and drives a shot towards the near post from about 20 yards. It hits Gabriel and goes behind for a corner.<\/p>\n

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22 min <\/strong>Raya faffs around on the ball and is challenged by Cunha, who then goes over after an awkward lunge from Raya. Cunha wants a penalty; he won\u2019t get one but that was very risky from Raya.<\/p>\n

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21 min <\/strong>Arsenal have been the better team since the goal. Martinelli stabs a pass that puts Calafiori through on goal\u2026 only for the flag to go up.<\/p>\n

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20 min <\/strong>Here, have some match reports from the 2pm games.<\/p>\n

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19 min <\/strong>Rice overhits this free-kick and Bayindir claims comfortably.<\/p>\n

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