[Pre-season REVIEW] ‘Sancho goal’ sees Man Utd beat Arsenal 2-0…5-3 on penalties too

Manchester United had the last laugh in a friendly against Arsenal. A penalty shootout was also a victory for Manchester United in the post-match event.

카지노Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 in a pre-season friendly at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, USA, on 23 September. Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho in the first half gave the Red Devils the lead for the third consecutive preseason win.

United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Sancho was up front with Alejandro Garnacho, Fernandez, and Anthony in the second line. Mason Mount and Kobi Mainu partnered in the third, while Luke Shaw, Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane and Aaron Wan-Bissaka formed the back four. Tom Heaton was the starting goalkeeper.

Arsenal responded with a 4-3-3 with Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah and Buckayo Sakho. Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard formed the midfield, with Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba and Timber in defence. Aaron Ramsdale was in goal.

After dominating the attack from the start, Manchester United opened the scoring in the 30th minute. Fernandes’ left-footed shot from the edge of the box after a pass from Mainu went straight into the hands of Ramsdale.

United and Arsenal played a pre-season friendly in the United States. United won 2-0.

United and Arsenal play a pre-season friendly in the United States. United win 2-0

The lead was short-lived. United rattled the net seven minutes later when Sancho capitalised on a mistake by Magalhaes downfield and dribbled through on goal alone.

In the second half, both sides made significant substitutions. Arsenal made eight changes and Manchester United made 10. The second half, which was heavily weighted towards player checks, ended in a 2-0 win for Manchester United.

Regardless of the outcome, both teams treated their fans to a penalty shootout. Manchester United converted five of them – Casemiro, Giogu Dahlo, Victor Lindelof, Marcus Rashford, and Christian Eriksen. Arsenal, on the other hand, lost on penalties as Ödegaard, Leandro Torsar and Jorginho scored but Fabio Vieira missed.

Man Utd make it three wins in a row in pre-season with win over Arsenal

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