Arsenal바카라s academy products are keeping the club바카라s Premier League title challenge on track.
Eddie Nketiah netted twice 바카라 including a 90th-minute winner 바카라 and Bukayo Saka also scored to give Arsenal a 3-2 win over Manchester United on Sunday to maintain some breathing room atop the table.
The victory keeps Arsenal five points clear of Manchester City with a game in hand and adds another big result against a top rival for Mikel Arteta바카라s team this season 바카라 following wins over Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham.
This one came courtesy of two players 바카라 Nketiah and Sakah 바카라 who came out of the club바카라s Hale End academy and were 4 and 2 years old, respectively, when Arsenal last won the league 19 years ago.
바카라You could see how badly we wanted it 바카라 for us, for our fans,바카라 Nketiah said. 바카라We kept pushing and pushing.바카라
United is the only team to have beaten Arsenal this season, and 바카라 with Alex Ferguson and David Beckham both watching on in the stands 바카라 looked set to deal Arteta바카라s team another blow when Lisandro Martinez equalized in the 59th minute.
But Arsenal was finally rewarded for a period of relentless pressure over the last 10 minutes, with David De Gea having already denied Nketiah once from close range. The Arsenal striker, who is filling in for the injured Gabriel Jesus, was in the right place again to stick out his foot and poke in a deflect shot from Odegaard.
The celebrations were put on hold as VAR reviewed a possible offside, but the Emirates crowd erupted again when the goal was awarded.
바카라When you see that purple screen (for a VAR check), your heart goes a bit,바카라 Nketiah said.
Of the many big moments in Arsenal바카라s season so far, that may have been the biggest.
City바카라s win over Wolverhampton earlier Sunday had temporarily cut the gap to just two points and Arsenal needed a response to prevent its title credentials from being questioned.
바카라It doesn바카라t get much better than that,바카라 Arteta said. 바카라The second half especially, the performance was incredible. To win it in that way makes it even better.바카라
For United, it was a first league loss since Nov. 6 and further halts the club바카라s momentum following a midweek draw against Crystal Palace. A great run before that had seen United put itself in position for a surprising title challenge, but Erik ten Hag바카라s team is now 11 points adrift of Arsenal, having played a game more.
바카라It바카라s hard to accept when you lose in the last stage of the game,바카라 Ten Hag said. 바카라We made mistakes with all three goals. Normally we are better in such situations. It can바카라t happen.바카라
It started well for United, as Marcus Rashford put the visitors ahead with a long-range strike in the 17th minute. Rashford forced a turnover from Thomas Partey, then dribbled past the Arsenal midfielder before unleashing a perfectly placed 25-yard strike that snuck inside the near post.
Arsenal didn바카라t panic, though, and responded seven minutes later.
Granit Xhaka delivered a cross from the left of the area toward Nketiah, who leaped high at the far post to head past De Gea.
In a frantic game that often featured end-to-end action and chances at both sides, Saka gave Arsenal the lead for the first time in the 53rd when he collected the ball on the left flank, drove past Christian Eriksen and then curled in a strike from 25 yards that beat De Gea at the far post.
But goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale then made a rare mistake as he collided with his own defender when trying to collect a corner, spilling the ball to Martinez 바카라 who reacted quickly to head in the equalizer.
Saka nearly executed a near-replica of his goal as Arsenal chased a winner, but his shot took a deflection off Eriksen바카라s leg that time and hit the post.
Arsenal바카라s new signing Leandro Trossard came on in the 82nd and played a part in the buildup to Arsenal바카라s winner, exchanging passes with the excellent Oleksandr Zinchenko before the ball fell to Odegaard in the area. The Norwegian바카라s shot took a deflection and may have been heading inside the far post regardless, but Nketiah stuck out his leg to make sure.
바카라It wasn바카라t our best start to a game,바카라 Saka said. 바카라But we showed character. ... We have to stay humble. It바카라s only halfway through the season.바카라
