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“Best performance in years”, “8 in 8”: Some Man United fans on cloud 9 after 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal

“Best performance in years”, “8 in 8”: Some Man United fans on cloud 9 after 3-1 thrashing of Arsenal

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Manchester United continued their honeymoon start under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer by beating Arsenal 3-1 away at the Emirates in the FA Cup fourth round. Alexis Sanchez, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial were the scorers for the away side, while Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netted the solitary goal for the hosts.

Just beyond the half-hour mark, Romelu Lukaku picked up possession at the edge of the Arsenal box and played a cute little through ball for Sanchez to get into. The Chilean did well to square up Petr Cech and slot home the opening goal.

Two minutes later, United countered with pace when Luke Shaw took possession at the edge of his own box and drove past a couple of players to find Lukaku on the right-hand side.

 

The Belgian then had the presence of mind to find Lingard who was in space. The Englishman was composed enough to take a touch and then slot the ball into the back of the net.

Arsenal looked threatening with their possession play but lacked the final ball. However, two minutes before half time, Aaron Ramsey found a way in on the byline and cut back towards Aubameyang who tapped in from a couple of yards into an empty net.

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