At 18:30, intriguing matches of the 30th round were played in the English "Premier" League.
London's "Arsenal" and "Manchester United" faced off at Emirates Stadium. After scoring a goal in both halves, the "Arsenal" club won with a score of 2:0 and returned to fourth place in the league table.
The "Gunners" started the match actively and were sharper than their opponents. In the 12th minute, the "Man Utd" team was punished by Granit Xhaka, who confidently took a shot from about 30 meters and unexpectedly beat David de Gea.
The goalkeeper was deceived by the trajectory of the ball and G. Xhaka celebrated his goal.
In the first half, no more goals were scored, although "Man Utd" had several opportunities to equalize the score - the ball hit the goal frame several times.
In the second half, "Arsenal" did not slow down and looked solid both in defense and attack.
In the 69th minute, the "Arsenal" team had a chance to increase their advantage, when Alexandre Lacazette earned a rather dubious penalty. The referee awarded it, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed the deal with a precise shot in this duel.
For "Manchester United" club, this was the first defeat under the management of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
After the victory, "Arsenal" returned to fourth place and reduced the gap from "Tottenham" to one point. "United," in fifth place, has 58 points.
Result:
"Arsenal" 2 - 0 "Man Utd"
12' [1 - 0] G. Xhaka
69' [2 - 0] P. Aubameyang (penalty)
League table:
Starting lineups:
"Arsenal": Leno; Sokratis, Koscielny, Monreal; Kolasinac, Xhaka, Ramsey, Maitland-Niles; Ozil; Lacazette, Aubameyang
"Man Utd": De Gea, Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Dalot, Lukaku, Rashford.
