On the evening of April 23, Beijing time, the 34th round of this season's Premier League staged a focus battle, Arsenal defeated Manchester United 3-1 at home and won the key victory for the fourth place. In the game, Manchester United's number one star, Ronaldo, scored a goal to achieve a career Premier League 100-goal "milestone", but still could not help the team win.
Cristiano scored a goal but still couldn't help the team win.
Before this round, Tottenham Hotspur (57 points), Arsenal (57 points) and Manchester United (53 points) ranked 4th to 6th in the standings respectively, making the "fight for four (can participate in next season's Champions League)" at the end of the season particularly intense. The key match still showed the warm side of the football world, and in the 7th minute of the game, the fans of both teams at the Emirates Stadium collectively applauded, encouraging Ronaldo, who was wearing the No. 7 shirt of Manchester United and had previously suffered the death of his newborn son. It is worth mentioning that in the last round of Manchester United's away match with Liverpool, the fans also sang in the 7th minute for C Ronaldo, who was absent due to the death of his son.
Xhaka scored from a distance to seal the win for Arsenal.
The fans are warm, but arsenal, which are determined to win, do not want to give away the victory. In the 2nd minute, Arsenal's cross from the left was met by two Manchester United centre-backs who made consecutive mistakes, and although goalkeeper De Gea saved the first shot, Arsenal defender Tavares inserted a shot to help the team take a 1-0 lead. In the 28th minute, Arsenal won a penalty and the youngster Saka scored to make it 2-0. At the crucial moment, Ronaldo showed his star style, and he scored in the 34th minute. After the goal, there was no joy on the Portuguese star's face, just a finger day celebration. The goal was also Ronaldo's 100th career goal in the Premier League.
However, United failed to turn things around, and in the second half, the "Red Devils" won a penalty, but Bruno Fernandez's shot hit the post. In the 69th minute, Swiss star Xhaka scored from a distance, and Arsenal sealed the victory 3-1, winning the crucial "scramble for four".