The Arsenal defeated Manchester United 1-0 this Sunday (12) to regain the lead in the English Championship before the final round, overtaking current three-time champions Manchester City, who still have a game behind to play against Tottenham.
The goal of the match at Old Trafford was scored in the first half by Belgian Leandro Trossard (20′), taking advantage of a pass from German Kai Havertz.
Even if City beat Spurs next Tuesday, the Gunners’ victory leaves the title race open until next weekend.
Arsenal, who haven’t won the Premier League since 2004, have a point advantage and a better goal difference over the ‘Citizens’. However, the blue team from Manchester could reach the last round depending on themselves, if they manage to beat Tottenham, Arsenal’s arch-rivals.
The Gunners’ attack wasn’t as brilliant this Sunday, but it only needed an individual action from Havertz to get the three points. The German striker invaded the area from the left and went to the baseline to cross to Trossard, who anticipated the United defense and pushed the ball into the net.
After the goal, Arsenal, who have the best defense in the championship with 28 goals conceded, closed down to hold off the pressure from the home team and came away with a positive result.
“Today we only had one alternative, which was to win. Maybe it wasn’t the best game, but we were united, we defended well and in the end it was a good victory for us”, declared Trossard in an interview after the match.
In the last round, the ‘Gunners’ will face Everton at home, while Manchester City will host West Ham,
On the other hand, Manchester United showed once again that they are far from the level of the other big players in English football.
The ‘Red Devils’, who suffered their 14th defeat in the championship, occupy eighth place in the table and are in a difficult situation to guarantee a place in next season’s European cups.
The team has 54 points and is three behind Newcastle (6th), their opponent next Wednesday, in a postponed game.
The shortest way for Manchester United to reach international competitions is by winning the FA Cup final against Manchester City, on May 25th, at Wembley.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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