Manchester United fell behind 0-2, and Cristiano Ronaldo stepped forward again, scoring 100 goals in the Premier League to save the team from danger. But even so, United can hardly hide the catastrophic performance of the back line. The famous Su Dong even angrily criticized: the Manchester United defensive line is paper paste, vulnerable.
In the 34th round of the Premier League, the Red Devils Manchester United away to the Gunners Arsenal. Before the match, Manchester United finished 6th with 54 points in the first round, three points away from Fourth Place Tottenham. Arsenal scored 57 points and finished fifth with a goal difference. So for both teams, it's a game you can't afford to lose. For Manchester United, it is even more necessary to win the opponent to have the hope of advancing to the top four.
In terms of this squad, Manchester United sent a 433 squad, goalkeeper De Gea, defenders Darot, Varane, Lindelof, Tres, midfielders Matic, Scott McTominay, B Fei, frontcourt Erlanga, Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo. Manchester United captain Maguire took the bench. Arsenal, Erdegaard, Xhaka, S Ronaldo and other players started.
Just two minutes into the game, Arsenal's cross from the left, Tres's free kick, Saka's follow-up shot was saved, and Tavares made up for it. It can be seen that the United defence was sleepwalking during this goal conceding, with both Varane and Tres experiencing serious leaks. Three minutes later, United counter-attacked with a broken ball in midfield and Erlanga's one-handed shot was saved by the opposing goalkeeper.
In the 14th minute, the United midfielder was straight in, and Erlanga forced the ball into the box and fell to the ground under the pull of the opponent, but the referee did not show any indication. Three minutes later, Elanga pushed down Nketija on defensive footage and the referee decisively awarded a foul. Erdegaard took the penalty and hit the ball straight away.
In the 20th minute, C Ronaldo instigated the attack, Dalot's low flat ball was passed to the box, and C Ronaldo kept pumping the ball high.
In the 22nd minute, Sancho burst into the penalty area with the ball, the Arsenal defender fell to the ground to break the siege, Sancho immediately complained about the opponent's handball foul, C Luo even chased after the referee to complain, but the referee was not moved. A minute later, Ronaldo did the ball outside the penalty area, B Fei shot hard outside the penalty area, and the ball bounced off the crossbar.
In the 24th minute, Arsenal passed a wonderful pass in the middle, Nketija's unguarded single-handed shot, and De Gea bravely saved the ball. Two minutes later, arsenal midfielders headed straight in and Xhaka leaned on Tres to pass the ball to Nketija in the box, who whipped a shot into the net. But the referee, after watching the VAR, changed the verdict to Tres for a foul and gave Arsenal a penalty. Xhaka took the penalty, tricked De Gea and easily sent the ball into goal. 2-0, Arsenal extended the scoreline.
Just two minutes later, Nemanja Matic's cross from the left was met by Ronaldo in the penalty area. 1-2, Manchester United saw the hope of an equaliser, and Cristiano Ronaldo saved Manchester United again in danger. It is worth mentioning that this goal is also the 100th goal of Ronaldo's Premier League career, another milestone.