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Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of this afternoon's top-four Premier League battle between Arsenal and Manchester United.

It's wonderful play from Sancho to tee up Matic for the cross. 34' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd 40' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd De Gea is equal to it and parries it clear. His fierce effort is saved, though. Dalot is played in down the right and he tries to beat Ramsdale at his near post.

A surprise 4-2 win at Chelsea on Wednesday brought the Gunners level on points with Tottenham with the north London derby looming large on the horizon; between ...

[The players] were as disappointed as we all were, so it's now up to the players and us to show a reaction on the pitch tomorrow." Here is how you can watch the game and what you need to know: It might no longer be the battle for English footballing supremacy that it was 20 years ago, but there is plenty at stake when Arsenal face Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium with both sides looking to stay in the top four race.

Arsenal dealt a blow to Manchester United's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish as Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck in a 3-1 win on Saturday that revived the home side's chances of Champions League football next season.

That came after a brilliant save by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to push Diogo Dalot's shot on to the post -- the second time in the game the player hit the woodwork, on a frustrating day for United, who also had a Ronaldo strike ruled out for offside. Ronaldo's 100th Premier League goal came after a traumatic week personally after the death of one of his newborn twin babies. United improved in the second half but their woes deepened as captain Bruno Fernandes hit the post with a poor effort from the penalty spot following Tavares' handball, before a 70th-minute thunderbolt from Xhaka sealed the win for Arsenal.

Arsenal have taken the lead against Manchester United at the Emirates thanks to a goal from left-back Nuno Tavares and you can watch the goal here.

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Published: Apr. 23, 2022, 3:33 a.m.. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP). Manchester United's Harry Maguire, left, ...

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Arsenal boosted their chances of a top-four finish as Granit Xhaka capitalised on a Bruno Fernandes penalty miss.

Dalot then hit the post after a Ronaldo pass while Tavares was fortunate not to be penalised for a challenge on Elanga on the fringes of the area. McTominay worked Ramsdale and, when Ronaldo spun and lashed home after a Fernandes headed flick, he was denied by the tightest of offside calls. He was reprieved when Fernandes stuttered, hopped and dragged his kick against the outside of a post. The same could be said of Tavares’s decision to jump for a United corner with his arm outstretched. Their last line was all over the place, and soon let Eddie Nketiah in for a one-on-one chance. The excellent Bukayo Saka shaped a shot for the far corner which was tipped out by De Gea at full stretch, but the United defence remained on their heels, particularly Dalot, and Tavares was able to tap home.

Paul Scholes has claimed Manchester United's dressing room is "a disaster" after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.

"Cristiano told me after the game that he didn't feel well enough and that's why Bruno took it. "I don't know, you have to ask Jesse Lingard if you have this information," he said. "It is an absolute mess," Scholes said.

Ralf Rangnick has conceded that Manchester United will not finish in the top four of the Premier League this season, while Scott McTominay has lashed out at ...

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The Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay said they lacked belief and didn't do 'the basics' after their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal.

You look at the league table – with Tottenham and Arsenal – and it’s not very realistic to dream and talk about the top four.” “The defeat to Atlético Madrid [in the Champions League last 16] destroyed a lot of hopes and also the emotions of some of the players, which I can understand,” he said. “This is why we have a VAR.” It comes down to the basics and we never do them well enough in big games, recently.” When we get back in the dressing room – it’s go home and take a look at yourself in the mirror. You can’t go back to your house and be satisfied with conceding three goals away at Arsenal when we deserved to win the game.

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[The players] were as disappointed as we all were, so it's now up to the players and us to show a reaction on the pitch tomorrow." Here is how you can watch the game and what you need to know: It might no longer be the battle for English footballing supremacy that it was 20 years ago, but there is plenty at stake when Arsenal face Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium with both sides looking to stay in the top four race.

Arsenal vs Manchester United: The Gunners can effectively end the Red Devils' top-four hopes while boosting their own when they meet in north London.

As things stand, Manchester United (54 points) already trail Arsenal (57 points) by three points while having played one more game. KICK OFF: 5th-place Arsenal host 6th-place Manchester United with the Gunners having a three-point over their rivals. Good chance for United on the counter. No penalty kick but that is worrying for Arsenal. Ronaldo and Elanga have looked promising. Brilliant cross from Matic and that is a superb finish from Ronaldo. Game on. HALF TIME: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United – That was one of the most dramatic 45 minutes of the season. Nuno Tavares skies a shot way over from inside the box as he had a lot more time than he thought. Penalty kick to Manchester United! Nuno Tavares handles in the box with his arm raised high in the air. It is all Manchester United and Ronaldo is leading the charge! FULL TIME: Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United – What a thrilling game. He also said United weren’t happy with the VAR decisions. As for Ralf Rangnick, he says that Manchester United were ‘very unlucky’ at Arsenal and it’s hard to disagree with that.

Arsenal beat Manchester United in a thrilling clash, as the Gunners boosted their top four hopes and the player ratings were fun to dish out.

Antony Elanga: 7 – His pace got him in to some promising positions but couldn’t finish off the chances. Jadon Sancho: 7 – Tricky as always and gave Cedric a tough time. Eddie Nketiah: 6 – Missed a big chance and took his offside goal well. Diogo Dalot: 6 – Switched off on Nuno Tavares’ goal and not great defensively. He scored his first Arsenal goal, was given a tough time by Elanga as he could have conceded a penalty kick in the first half. He then conceded a penalty for a silly handball but Fernandes missed it.

Erik ten Hag will join Man Utd on a three-year deal - with option of a further year - in the summer; Dutchman thinking about his plans for when he takes ...

"If my protective attitude comes at the expense of myself, so be it. "I will not change my view on coaching," he said. I make no concessions in that regard.

United showed flashes of promise as they chased the game at the Emirates Stadium but can Rangnick motivate his squad?

He added that "quite obviously it's hard to keep the energy level high," insisting it was a "question of pride and honor" that his side ended the season in a strong fashion with precious little to play for. It is, he conceded, "not very realistic to dream and speak about top four". That leaves the question of how he will keep his players motivated. It was in those moments of pressing intensity that United might have won this game, and yet they could not make it last. Still there is something to be said for the panic that Arsenal faced in seeing such stellar attacking talent getting into their grills. Burst through that line and you were unlikely to face further waves of pressure, indeed when a quick change of direction took Ben White beyond his man early in the second half he seemed baffled to see huge tracts of land ahead of him. In moments, Cristiano Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Bruno Fernandes became the snapping dervishes in the press that modern forwards are supposed to be.

With the help of Football Manager 2022, we did a test to see how Erik ten Hag would perform at Manchester United. Here's what we found.

They ended up finishing 17 points behind Liverpool in fourth and 28 points behind Man City, who won the league for a third consecutive season in this experiment. Neither player was able to land a starting role and failed to make much of an impact when they did get an opportunity. He reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League three times but never got further than that. One league victory in their last seven games condemned United to another season of mediocrity, despite sitting on the cusp of a title after 28 games. Ten Hag also chose not to sign a marquee striker and that came back to bite him. Ten Hag was left to rely heavily on impactful contributions from the players we see at United today, and as such the club’s form tailed off in their pursuit of the title. Ten Hag stayed true to his loyal 4-2-3-1 formation but an inability to make the right transfer signings again proved costly. Sancho continued to make progress, registering 35 goal contributions in 50 games, while also leading the league in assists with 18, but both Fernandes and Ronaldo saw their production dip. And in the first season of this simulation on FM22, that’s exactly what he did. Wan-Bissaka was sold to RB Leipzig for a fee of £12.5 million as Ten Hag went all-in on Dalot. They had the league’s fourth-best defensive record and registered the fourth-highest number of goals. Having learned from the likes of Pep Guardiola, Edwin van der Sar and Steve McClaren, Ten Hag made a name for himself at Ajax playing an attractive brand of football that resulted in trophies and over-achieving in Europe.