Arsenal 'guns down' Manchester United

By Peter Ochieng 

Arsenal needed a second half masterclass from several key players to defeat Manchester United in an English Premier League (EPL) encounter on Sunday evening.

Mikel Arteta's side defeated the Red Devils 3-1 in an action packed premier league encounter at the Emirates Stadium in London.

United took the lead in the 27th minute courtesy of a Marcus Rashford effort, from Christian Eriksen's assist.

However, Manchester United's celebrations were cut short as Martin Odeegard equalised a minute later.

Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus scored two goals in added time to put the tie beyond Erik ten Hag's charges.

Arsenal, premier league runners up last season are now 4th on the log with 10 points after three wins with a draw, while United are 11th with 6 points, after two wins and two defeats.

Before Arsenal scored, United had taken the lead only for the goal to be ruled out for offside.

United skipper Bruno Fernandes said they had settled on playing for a draw, only for them to concede two stoppage time goals.

"It is always tough to lose the way we lost. We conceded the late goal after trying to get the draw," he told Sky Sports.

"They are a good team, they created a lot of problems for us. It was a good game for both teams but they got the points in the end. I felt the game was balanced. They had some spells on the ball but we wanted them to have that, we knew we could create the danger on the counters.

"It is what it is, if it is an offside we can't get on that. It was a good game, I am disappointed by the result, but the performance of the team, the passion was there. If we keep doing this consistently we will get results," he added.

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard said, "I love to play at home with the fans and the atmosphere is unbelievable. It's the best feeling in the world. This is what we play for. To give them something back and how they support us and it is amazing to give them this back."