Timber

The 500th competitive men’s game at Emirates Stadium was one to remember as goals from Jurrien Timber and William Saliba saw Arsenal clinch a fourth straight win over Manchester United for the first time ever.

Set pieces did the damage yet again, with Jurrien Timber turning in a Declan Rice delivery eight minutes after half-time to register his first goal for the club, and then on 73 minutes his fellow defender Saliba saw the ball cannon in off him in fortuitous circumstances to double the lead.

Importantly, the result saw the Gunners cut the gap at the top of the table to seven points, as their momentum continues to snowball at just the right time with four victories in a row clinched since the international break.

Despite heading into the game having bagged 13 goals in three games, Arsenal had to be patient as Ruben Amorim’s new-look side managed to stifle them in the first half – but there were early chances.

A couple of minutes had elapsed when Arsenal put the ball in Andre Onana’s net but Kai Havertz was offside before he teed up Gabriel Martinelli, and a huge chance fell Thomas Partey’s way when Rice found him with a corner but the returning Ghanaian miscued his header completely.