Cristiano Ronaldo made history once again this Thursday. In a game valid for the 14th round of the Premier League, the Portuguese scored two goals, surpassed the 800 mark in his career in official matches and guaranteed Manchester United’s victory over Arsenal by 3-2, at Old Trafford. With the result, the team reaches 21 points and rises to the seventh position in the championship.
Even playing away from home, Arsenal started being more dangerous and went ahead in the 13th minute in a controversial move. After a corner kick in the area, De Gea was stepped on by Fred and fell to the ground in pain. However, the play continued and the ball fell to Smith-Rowe, who finished from a distance and sent it to the net. The referee annulled the goal when he noticed the goalkeeper down, but the VAR identified that the clash occurred between United’s own players and confirmed the goal for the Gunners.
After the principals open the scoreboard, the Red Devils they adopted a more offensive posture to try for a draw and succeeded at the very end of the final stage. At 43, Fred received a pass from Sancho on the left and played for Bruno Fernandes, who hit inside the area and equalized the markers at Old Trafford.
In the second half, the teams returned with intensity in search of the goal to take advantage, but the Manchester team reached the goal to turn the game around after six minutes. Rashford made a move from the right and crossed low to Cristiano Ronaldo, who submitted first in the left corner and reached the mark of 800 goals in his career.
However, Arsenal responded immediately and drew level shortly thereafter. At eight, Gabriel Martinelli advanced on the right and crossed for Odegaard to kick with his right leg to score the second of the Gunners, keeping the team alive in the confrontation.
From the new draw, the game became even more busy with the two teams pressing behind the third goal. However, United managed to score the third goal once again with Cristiano Ronaldo. On minute 23, Fred was knocked down by Odegaard in the area and the referee, after being called by the VAR, gave a penalty. The Portuguese went to the ball, hit it firmly in the middle of the goal and scored his 801 goal in official matches.
Even once again at a disadvantage, Arsenal did not feel the blow and launched themselves on the attack, trying to reach a draw. The hosts were offensive and built opportunities to equalize the match, but De Gea had a great performance, prevented the home team’s third goal and kept the score until the end, confirming Manchester United’s victory.
Also for the Premier League this Thursday, Tottenham defeated Brentford 2-0 and moved up to sixth place, with 22 points.
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