Man Utd Set New Record After Arsenal Draw
31 January, 2021
Premier League
Result: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United
Date: 30 January 2021
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Manchester United missed the chance to close the gap on Manchester City after playing to a goalless draw in Arsenal on Saturday night time.
The Gunners were without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka for the tie, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer recalled Edinson Cavani, Victor Lindelof and Fred.
Fred practically marked his go back to with a goal just before the 20-minute mark but his attempted lob forced a excellent finger-tip save from Bernd Leno.
The Gunners had a couple sights at goal themselves after thirty minutes, with Nicolas Pepe going closest with a curling effort from the proper side of the box.
United were dealt a blow 10 minutes prior to the break when Scott McTominay was forced off with a knock, which saw the launch of Anthony Martial.
Unfortunately, Fred's earlier work proved the largest opening of the primary half despite the visiting side viewing more of the ball.
The Gunners went agonisingly near breaking the deadlock on 64 a few minutes when Alexandre Lacazette rattled the crossbar with a free-kick from the edge of the box.
As time passes running out, Pepe went saw his curling strike sail inches wide of David de Gea's upright on 82 minutes as the sides commenced to up the tempo before Cavani volleyed wide of the far post at the various other end six minutes down the road.
In the end, neither side could discover a winning goal and were forced to stay for a goalless draw, which sees United set a fresh club record of 18 games unbeaten on the highway.
Source: www.soccerladuma.co.za