On the evening of May 12, the 37th round of the English Premier League was played at Old Trafford, and Manchester United hosted Arsenal, which ranked second in the league. In the 20th minute of the first half, the Gunners' 29-year-old winger Trossard scored a goal with an assist from Havertz, and finally helped Arsenal beat Manchester United 1-0 away, winning five consecutive league victories, and returning to the top of the Premier League with a one-point advantage with one more game!
Manchester United have been in poor form of late, with captain B. Fernandes, centre-back Harry Maguire and Marcus Rashford, who scored two goals in last season's 3-1 win at home to Arsenal, all missing out on injuries and a 4-0 defeat at Crystal Palace in the last round. In contrast, Arsenal have won four consecutive league games since losing 2-0 at home to Villa in the round of 33 on April 14, only two points behind Manchester City in the standings, and continue to put pressure on the Blues' plan for a fourth consecutive title.
Due to too many injuries, Manchester United manager Ten Hag had to send a number of substitutes such as Amrabat, Els and Diallo in this game, and Casemiro, who had a poor performance on the pitch and was recently unselected for the Brazilian national team, continued to play as a cameo at central defence. Arsenal were in full swing, with Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and captain Odegaard all in action.
In the 4th minute of the game, Thomas made a mistake in receiving the ball at the back, McTominay made a steal and sent a through ball, but it was a pity that Danish center forward Hojlen's left-footed shot went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Rice's backfield pass was too small and was almost snatched up by Manchester United players, but Raya quickly stepped forward to clear the ball first. In the 12th minute, Diogo Dalot dribbled straight into the box near the centre circle, but he was preempted by an Arsenal defender when he split the ball to the right.
In the opening stages, the disorganized Manchester United took advantage of the home advantage to launch attacks in turn, and the Gunners could only temporarily avoid their edge and play a solid counterattack. In the 20th minute, Onana's big kick at the back was directly cut off by the Arsenal player, Casemiro did not notice the position of Havertz behind him, who burst into the right side of the penalty area near the bottom line of the cross, Trossard followed up in the middle to outflank the goal, 1-0! The Gunners took the lead.
In the 28th minute, Bukayo Saka fell to the ground in the box and crossed, and Ben White won the ball and fired a shot from a tight angle into the side-netting. In the 36th minute, Diallo faced a number of Arsenal players near the penalty line, and fell in the penalty area under the left and right buttons, and the referee did not say anything.
At the end of the first half, Arsenal led Manchester United 1-0 thanks to Leandro Trossard's goal. The goal was the 29-year-old's fifth goal for the Gunners in the last eight games. Trossard has scored 17 goals in just 23 starts in all competitions this season, including 12 in the league, equalling Kai Havertz and second only to Bukayo Saka's 16.
Since joining the Gunners from Brighton for €2,300 in the winter window last season, Leandro Trossard, who has spent more time on the bench, has been impressed, with 17 goals and 12 assists despite starting just 34 games for the Gunners in a season and a half.
Among them, this season's league against Liverpool, Chelsea, Champions League elimination against Porto, Bayern Munich key, Trossard has scored and shown his good game form. At present, Trossard's German transfer price has risen to 38 million euros. Apparently, the gunners made another good deal.