On the evening of April 23, Beijing time, the 34th round of the Premier League kicked off, and the first game to be played was the focus battle, Arsenal sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the Red Devils Manchester United. In terms of the total value of the team, Manchester United is as high as 880 million, arsenal is 560 million.
Before this game, the situation in the Premier League for the fourth place was still quite sticky, Spurs and Arsenal both accumulated 57 points, ranking fourth and fifth respectively, and Manchester United had one more game and accumulated 57 points, ranking sixth.
For Manchester United, the next game has no room for loss. That said, Manchester United in the previous rounds of the league, can be described as a generous donation, the previous 7 rounds of the league, Manchester United only won 2 games, away 0-4 defeat to Liverpool, away 0-1 to Everton who aspire to relegation to send warmth, Manchester United opened the four major battles.
Arsenal didn't hesitate to let go, having experienced a nightmarish three-game losing streak before the last round of 4-2 away defeats, which also gave United and Tottenham hot hope for Champions League tickets.
In this game, Lonnick made bold personnel changes, captain Maguire was removed from the starting lineup, Varane and Lindelof were paired with a centre-back combination, and Lonnick's explanation for this was that "only two of the three can play, Maguire has had a tough week, so I decided to let him rest." ”
And because the son of the newborn dragon phoenix fetus died C Luo, only missed a game of the team, announced his return.
Just three minutes into the first half, United's backline made a series of mistakes, and Tavares scored with ease to give Arsenal the lead.
Nketiah's goal was then blown offside, but the referee ruled trespass and Saka took a penalty to extend the lead.
In the 34th minute, United quickly pulled a goal back by Cristiano Ronaldo. After scoring the goal, C Luo single-fingered the sky to comfort the dragon and phoenix boy who died prematurely.
In the 54th minute, United were awarded a penalty, but B Fei's penalty hit the goalpost and missed the equaliser.
Ronaldo's goal after 5 minutes was also blown offside, and the goal was invalid.
In the 71st minute, Xhaka scored from a distance. In the end, Manchester United lost 3-1 away to Arsenal, losing 2 consecutive games while going further and further down the road to fourth place.
After this game, Arsenal surpassed Tottenham By three points and ranked fourth in the table, while Manchester United not only trailed Arsenal by 6 points, but also played one game less than Arsenal, and with 4 league rounds left, they could be torn down and rebuilt!
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In the 3rd minute, Xhaka's cross from the front of the box was met by Varane and Tres, both of them made a low-level mistake, missing the ball, and Saka, who had been waiting for a long time at the back post, shot hard, and De Gea contributed to the first divine save of the game. But Tavares at the back post easily made up for it with no one to defend, and Arsenal took a 1-0 lead.
In the 10th minute, Ramsdale also made a low-level mistake, his pass was intercepted by McTominay, who first passed to B Fei, who also shot fast enough, but was blocked by Gabriel.
In the 23rd minute, Darot's long-range shot from outside the penalty area hit the crossbar and Arsenal escaped.
In the 25th minute, Arsenal's few passes opened the Door for United and De Gea contributed a second save.
In the 29th minute, Odegaard passed the ball into the box, and after Saka fell to the ground, the ball reached the feet of Nketija, who scored. However, the referee looked back and decided that Nketija received the ball in an offside position and the goal was invalid.
United weren't happy for a few seconds either, and then the referee looked back and decided that Tres had fouled Saka, arsenal got a penalty and Saka scored.
In the 34th minute, United pulled a goal back at the speed of light, Nemanja Matic sent a precise cross, and Cristiano Ronaldo broke away from the defense and shot calmly. In his 223rd Premier League game, scored 100 goals! Cristiano Ronaldo also became the first player in football to score 100 goals in La Liga, the Premier League and the Champions League.
In the first half of stoppage time, goalkeepers from both teams contributed wonderful saves. First Tres fired a cold arrow from outside the penalty area, and Ramsdale focused and saved the ball.
Next, Erdegao's long-range shot pierced United's defence and De Gea quickly fell to the ground, his third save in the game.
Less than 10 minutes into the start of the second half, Tavares accidentally handballed in defence and the referee blew a penalty, but B Fee's shot hit the goalpost.
In the 59th minute, Manchester United took advantage of the opportunity of the ball outside the boundary to create a threat, C Ronaldo turned to break the goal, the referee raised the flag at the first time, the referee looked back to determine, C Ronaldo was offside, and the goal was invalid.
In the 62nd minute, Dalot's small-angle shot was subconsciously saved by Ramsdahl and hit the goalpost, which was already United's third time in the middle post of this game, and the luck was extremely bad!
In the 65th minute, after McTominay and Gabriel fell to the ground, neither McTominay was quite emotional, the two broke out into a clash, and 4 Arsenal players joined forces to pull Scott Minai apart.
In the 70th minute, Xhaka fired a powerful long-range shot from outside the penalty area, De Gea's vision was blocked and he could not save, and Arsenal took a 3-1 lead.
In the final stage of the game, the two teams had no better chances, and the final score was fixed at 1-3!