Arsenal’s 1-1 draw in a nail-biting match against Manchester United impacted the title run for the North London Team, indicating a comfortable league win for Liverpool this season.
Arsenal Are Gradually Trailing In The Title Race, The Draw Against Manchester United Gave Liverpool an Advantage In Retaining A Huge Point Gap With Gunnners
Arteta had his heart on hand before the match, considering the calibre and difficulty of this game in their league race. Winning against Manchetser was essential for the Gunners as the team lost due to attacking accuracy in Old Trafford.
Raya Saved Arsenal From A Sure Defeat In The Bad Day For Forward Line
Despite having the majority of ball possession, Arsenal failed to make proper chances to test Onana in the game. On the contrary, the Red Devils played a beautiful match, mainly in terms of counterattacks, which were lethal and could have sealed the match for Manchester if David Raya had not been there.
Raya saved 2 sure goals, one from Mazraoui and one from Bruno at the dying moment of the match, which was phenomenal by the Spaniard. Without those, Arteta would not be able to take one point from the away game. The tactic of playing Merino as the second striker is not helping Arteta at all in big games, highlighting absence of a striker.
Bruno Changed The Tempo That Rice Stemmed For His Team
Manchester got the lead in the last movement of the first half with a majestic free kick taken by Bruno from just outside of the box; only time Raya could not help to stop it. The equalizer came from Declan Rice in the 74th minute to secure one point, and immediately after scoring the goal, the Englishman made a last-man tackle to protect the scoreline.
Rice’s tackle helped to keep the scoreline intact and become a saviour for Gunners along with Raya. After the match, Arsenal remained in second position with 55 points and Liverpool is the leader with 70 points, playing an extra game than the Gunners.
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