Arsenal On A Revenge Mission Against Man Utd The Only Team To Have Beaten Them

Okeke George Chijioke
Jan 22, 2023
Arsenal On A Revenge Mission Against Man Utd The Only Team To Have Beaten Them

Arsenal have the chance to make amends for their one league loss so far this season, a 3-1 loss at Old Trafford in September that still rankles.

When the gunners fell to a 3-1 defeat at Manchester United earlier this season, they left Old Trafford amid an overwhelming sense of disappointment.

And it wasn’t because of the performance, it was because of the way they had allowed themselves to play perfectly into their hosts'hands.

"The game was there for the taking,” Mikel Arteta bemoaned afterwards.

“We haven’t won because we lacked some discipline in some moments and we weren’t ruthless enough in front of goal.”

That loss on September 4 remains Arsenal’s only league defeat of the season so far and, on Sunday at the Emirates Stadium, they have the chance to avenge that lone loss.

But if they are going to do that against Eric Ten Hag’s in-form side, then they are going to have to show that they have learned some lessons from what happened at Old Trafford five months ago.

How was Arsenal's performance in the first leg against Man United?

Arteta was right when he described the game as "there for the taking".

His side dominated for large parts, playing the type of high-tempo football that has been the hallmark of their record-breaking start to the season.

Arsenal had 16 shots to United’s 10, they enjoyed just over 60 percent of possession and made 465 passes to United’s 310.

Of those passes, 182 were played into the final third, compared to just 92 from the home side.

Arsenal also sent in more crosses (16 compared to six), had more corners (five to two) and nearly three times as many touches into the opposition’s penalty area (47 to 17).

But despite all that, it was United who came out on top in the end, and quite convincingly too.
Okeke George Chijioke

Okeke George Chijioke

When you don't see Okeke George blogging, he sure will engage him self in sporting activities.

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