Key Facts As Manchester United End Arsenal’s Perfect Record With 3-1 at Old Trafford

Manchester United ended Arsenal’s perfect start to the season with a 3-1 victory over the Gunners at Old Trafford on Sunday. New signing Antony scored and a brace from Marcus Rashford sealed the three points as they condemned Mikel Arteta’s men to a first defeat of the campaign.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire were named on the bench again while United’s newest recruit Antony made his debut and announced himself in fine fashion as he opened the scoring for his side in the 35th minute to secure a first half lead for United. Arsenal were earlier disappointed by a VAR decision that overturned Gabriel Martinelli’s goal but they were not be denied a second time as Bukayo Saka lashed onto a loose ball to equalise in the 60th minute.

Marcus Rashford then put United into a 2-1 lead after a precise finish from a glorious Bruno Fernandes through ball. The home side extended their lead to two through Marcus Rashford again as he sealed a 3-1 win for Man United by completing his second brace against Arsenal in the Premier League. Erik ten Hag’s men have now won their fourth successive game of the season, climbing up to 5th on the table with just three points off first placed Arsenal. Here are key facts from the game as Man United beat Arsenal 3-1;

• Arsenal have failed to win any of their last seven Premier League matches against Manchester United when starting the day top of the table (D2 L5).

• Man Utd have won their last four Premier League matches, after having lost their first two this season. They are only the third side in PL history to win four in a row after losing their opening two in a season, after Tottenham in 2011-12 and Arsenal in 2018-19.

• Bruno Fernandes has assisted 23 goals in open play in the Premier League, the most of any player in the competition since his debut (Feb 1 2020):

23 – Bruno Fernandes

22 – Kevin De Bruyne

22 – Mohamed Salah

21 – Harry Kane

18 – Gabriel Jesus

• Manchester United winger Antony – who today becomes the 100th Brazilian to appear in the Premier League – is the youngest player from the nation to score on his debut in the competition (22y 192d).

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