The great wɑr between MU vs Arsenal in the summer of 2023 friendly match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the Red Devils. The scorers for Man United are Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho. After 2 victories over Leeds and Lyon, MU was full of confidence to confront Arsenal in the US. In this match, the Red Devils also welcome the return of the best players like Bruno Fernandes, Rashford or Casemiro.
As soon as the referee blew the whistle to start the game, the two teams immediately increased the speed with many consecutive situations of double attɑcks. However, the excellence of two goalkeepers Heaton on the MU side and Ramsdale on the Arsenal side turned down every opportunity.
It took until 30 minutes for the deadlock to be broken. Bruno Fernandes received the ball from his teammate on the right, walking a few beats in front of the area to launch a decisive shot from long distance. Goalkeeper Ramsdale, despite his best efforts, could not prevent Arsenal from conceding.
Just 7 minutes later, the Red Devils doubled the lead. The Arsenal defender made a deplorable mistake and let Sancho escape to receive the ball. The English player led the ball into the penalty area before finishing very tight, causing the roof of the opponent’s net.
In the last minutes of the first half, Antony had 2 attempts to finish in a row but could not succeed. 2-0 is the score of the first half.
Entering the second half, coach Erik ten Hag continued to replace 10 players and only left goalkeeper Tom Heaton. Among the stars entering the field, it is noteworthy that Marcus Rashford, Casemiro, Harry Maguire or Christian Eriksen.
MU actively defended and gave up the game to Arsenal, but there were still counterattɑcks that made Gunners fans’ hearts flutter. Meanwhile, the London team proved to be completely deadlocked and did not have many breakthroughs in attɑck.
The match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of Man United. After 90 minutes ended, the two teams conducted a penalty shootout and MU continued to win with a score of 5-3. This was the Reds’ third win in a row since the start of the preseason.