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Manchester United's £82m new boy Antony scored on his debut and Marcus Rashford got two as Erik ten Hag's men ended Arsenal's 100% start to the season at Old Trafford.

The Brazilian opened the scoring 10 minutes before half-time in the pulsating duel, sweeping a shot into the far corner.

Rashford claimed the assist for that and then, after Bukayo Saka had levelled on the hour, the England striker profited from two clinical United counter-attacks.

Bruno Fernandes was at the heart of both, splitting the Arsenal defence for Rashford's first, then sending Christian Eriksen clear as the Dane provided the striker with a tap-in.

It was Rashford's first Premier League double since December 2020, helping lift them to fifth in the table.

Arsenal remain top. However, after their excellent start to the season, manager Mikel Arteta will be concerned at how easily his side were opened up, although the Gunners did have a first-half Gabriel Martinelli goal ruled out by VAR.

"The game was there for the taking," Artesta said. "We haven't won it because we lacked some discipline in some moments and we weren't ruthless enough in front of goal.

"If we play with more courage we win the game. It is a big lesson - if you want to win here you have to do everything so right."

Antony the centre of attention

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Having failed to prise Antony out of Ajax at the start of the summer and with the attempt to sign Ten Hag's first choice transfer window target Frenkie de Jong stalling, United went back for the Brazilian in the wake of those awful defeats to Brighton and Brentford at the start of the season.

Evidently, United were not in a strong bargaining position and the eventual price - the fourth highest sum ever paid by a Premier League club - is accepted by most to be significantly inflated.

Yet it is impossible to quantify financially how a positive attitude transfers to supporters.

It was clear, with his tricks and flicks and teasing of defenders, the 24-year-old is not short on confidence.

Referee Paul Tierney, who played an excellent advantage for the Brazilian's goal after Bruno Fernandes had been fouled in the build-up, had to warn him about his celebration in front of the Arsenal fans with the ball up his shirt.

Not long after that, Antony was upended from behind by Granit Xhaka. Had he connected with his immediate response, trying to slice Xhaka down from behind, the response from Tierney would almost certainly have been more than a ticking off.

The United fans loved it all. And while he lasted less than an hour before being replaced by Cristiano Ronaldo, Antony was afforded a standing ovation as he left the field.

However Antony's time at Old Trafford works out, it isn't likely to be dull.

Disappointing result but Arsenal need not despair

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Although they failed in their attempt to start the season with six wins in a row for the first time since 1947, it wasn't a completely disastrous day for Arsenal.

In the current climate, Martin Odegaard bundling Eriksen over to win possession and start the move that led to Martinelli finding the net was always going to see the goal ruled out.

However, Arteta spent a long time debating with fourth official Simon Hooper about Lisandro Martinez's penalty box lunge on Saka, where he did touch the man and not the ball.

Arsenal should have equalised when Gabriel Jesus got the better of Martinez and set up Odegaard but neither the Norwegian, nor Saka as Arsenal continued to press could find the target when well placed to do much better.

David de Gea acrobatically denied Martinelli as well, so Arsenal did have the opportunities to make more of their dominance of possession.

Odegaard and Xhaka were excellent in midfield and it is clear they have a more consistent goal threat with Jesus in their side.

However, immediately after this month's international break, the Gunners have a five-match sequence that includes home games against Tottenham, Liverpool and Manchester City. After these, far more will be known about this Arsenal side.

Player of the match Rashford Marcus Rashford with an average of 7.82 Man Utd Manchester United Manchester United

Arsenal Arsenal Arsenal Manchester United Avg Squad number 10 Player name Rashford Average rating 7.82 Squad number 14 Player name Eriksen Average rating 7.77 Squad number 21 Player name Antony Average rating 7.69 Squad number 6 Player name Martínez Average rating 7.36 Squad number 19 Player name Varane Average rating 7.13 Squad number 12 Player name Malacia Average rating 7.01 Squad number 20 Player name Diogo Dalot Average rating 6.88 Squad number 1 Player name de Gea Average rating 6.81 Squad number 39 Player name McTominay Average rating 6.77 Squad number 25 Player name Sancho Average rating 6.67 Squad number 8 Player name Bruno Fernandes Average rating 6.60 Squad number 17 Player name Fred Average rating 6.23 Squad number 7 Player name Cristiano Ronaldo Average rating 6.22 Squad number 18 Player name Casemiro Average rating 6.14 Squad number 5 Player name Maguire Average rating 4.28 Arsenal Avg Squad number 9 Player name Gabriel Jesus Average rating 6.11 Squad number 7 Player name Saka Average rating 5.90 Squad number 11 Player name Gabriel Martinelli Average rating 5.77 Squad number 8 Player name Ødegaard Average rating 5.59 Squad number 1 Player name Ramsdale Average rating 5.20 Squad number 35 Player name Zinchenko Average rating 5.12 Squad number 34 Player name Xhaka Average rating 4.91 Squad number 6 Player name Gabriel Magalhães Average rating 4.90 Squad number 12 Player name Saliba Average rating 4.82 Squad number 4 Player name White Average rating 4.81 Squad number 23 Player name Sambi Lokonga Average rating 4.74 Squad number 10 Player name Smith Rowe Average rating 4.62 Squad number 21 Player name Fábio Vieira Average rating 4.57 Squad number 14 Player name Nketiah Average rating 4.45 Squad number 18 Player name Tomiyasu Average rating 4.39

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Live Text Line-ups Man Utd Formation 4-2-3-1 1 de Gea 20 Dalot 19 Varane 6 Martínez 12 Malacia 39 McTominay 14 Eriksen 21 dos Santos 8 Bruno Fernandes 25 Sancho 10 Rashford 1 de Gea

20 Dalot

19 Varane

6 Martínez Substituted for Maguire at 80' minutes Booked at 81mins

12 Malacia

39 McTominay Booked at 71mins

14 Eriksen Booked at 90mins

21 dos Santos Substituted for Cristiano Ronaldo at 58' minutes

8 Bruno Fernandes

25 Sancho Substituted for Fred at 67' minutes

10 Rashford Substituted for Casemiro at 80' minutes Substitutes 2 Lindelöf

5 Maguire

7 Cristiano Ronaldo

17 Fred

18 Casemiro

22 Heaton

23 Shaw

31 Dúbravka

36 Elanga Arsenal Formation 4-2-3-1 1 Ramsdale 4 White 12 Saliba 6 Gabriel 35 Zinchenko 23 Sambi Lokonga 34 Xhaka 7 Saka 8 Ødegaard 11 Martinelli 9 Gabriel Jesus 1 Ramsdale

4 White Substituted for Tomiyasu at 80' minutes

12 Saliba Booked at 24mins

6 Gabriel

35 Zinchenko Substituted for Nketiah at 74' minutes

23 Sambi Lokonga Substituted for Ferreira Vieira at 74' minutes

34 Xhaka

7 Saka Booked at 87mins

8 Ødegaard Substituted for Smith Rowe at 73' minutes

11 Martinelli

9 Gabriel Jesus Booked at 76mins Substitutes 3 Tierney

10 Smith Rowe

14 Nketiah

16 Holding

17 Cédric Soares

18 Tomiyasu

21 Ferreira Vieira

27 Oliveira Alencar

30 Turner Referee: Paul Tierney Match Stats Live Text Post update Match ends, Manchester United 3, Arsenal 1. Full Time Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Arsenal 1. Post update Attempt saved. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka. Post update Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross. Booking Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card. Post update Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães. Post update Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus. Post update Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott McTominay. Post update Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post update Foul by Fred (Manchester United). Post update Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post update Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United). Booking Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Post update Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal). Post update Tyrell Malacia (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Post update Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus. Post update Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Booking Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Post update Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Post update Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United). Page 1 of 6 rewind previous Navigate to the next page next Navigate to the last page forward