Arsenal Ditekuk Manchester United 2-1 di Kandang Sendiri
Arsenal`s Defeat Against Manchester United is a Case of Deja Vu
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
London (B2B) - Gol bunuh diri Gibbs menit 56 membuat Arsenal dipermalukan di kandang 1-2 oleh Manchester United dalam lanjutan Liga Inggris di Emirates Stadium.
MU untung lewat gol bunuh diri Gibbs menit 56, dan Rooney menggandakan keunggulan menit 85. Kemudian Giroud membalas ditambahan waktu.
Arsenal berada di posisi tujuh mengantongi 17 poin, selisih satu angka dengan MU di peringkat sembilan dengan 16 poin.
Menit enam Welbeck mencoba mengancam mantam timnya dari sudut sempit, tetapi diblok McNair.
Menit 14 De Gea gagal membersihkan bola dan jatuh ke pemain Arsenal yang memberikannya ke Alexis, kemudian pemain Chile itu memberi umpan ke Wilshere, tetapi bisa dihentikan De Gea, seperti dilansir goal.com.
Baru 16 menit mencicipi lapangan, Shaw harus ditarik keluar dan digantikan Ashley Young karena cedera.
Di Maria menjajal kehebatan Szczesny dengan melepaskan tendangan dari jarak 20 yard, tetapi bisa dihentikan kiper Arsenal.
Menit 38 Chambers memblok tendangan Rooney dari sisi kanan.
Setelah turun minum, Kieran Gibbs membuat gol bunuh diri dan membuat United memimpin. Berawal bola rebound yang jatuh ke kaki Valencia yang kemudian mengenai Gibbs, menit 56.
Beberapa saat kemudian pertandingan dihentikan karena Wojciech Szczesny mengeluh sakit. Kemudian Damian Martinez masuk menggantikan Szczesny.
Menit 68 tendangan kaki kiri Cazorla dari luar kotak penalti, setelah menerima umpan Welbeck, berhasil dihentikan De Gea.
Menit 77 Sanchez melepaskan tendangan sudut, tetapi terlalu tinggi untuk dijangkau Giroud.
Manchester United menggandakan keunggulannya lewat Wayne Rooney menit 85 setelah menerima umpan Di Maria.
Setelah kebobolan, Giroud menekan dan melepaskan tendangan ke Welbeck, tetapi Welbeck lebih dulu terperangkap offside.
Upaya Giroud menuai hasil ketika tendangan kaki kirinya mengincar pojok kiri gawang dapat memperdaya kiper De Gea, menit 90+5.
Arsenal memiliki 61 persen penguasaan, sementara MU 39 persen. Dengan tendangan ke gawang sembilan berbanding dua untuk keunggulan Arsenal.
London - Manchester United weathered a storm to secure a 2-1 victory that leaves Arsenal 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders Chelsea.
The hosts dominated for most of the opening hour at Emirates Stadium but found United goalkeeper David de Gea in excellent form.
The same could not be said for De Gea´s Arsenal counterpart, Wojciech Szczesny, whose failure to deal with a ball into the box led directly to Kieran Gibbs´ 56th-minute own goal on the end of Antonio Valencia´s drilled cross, before the Pole was then forced off injured.
United then made light of high-profile defensive absentees by closing out their first competitive away win of the Louis van Gaal era, a triumph sealed by Wayne Rooney on the counter-attack five minutes from time.
It could have been three late on when Angel di Maria missed with a one-on-one breakaway opportunity, before Olivier Giroud gave Arsenal something to cheer with a superb finish on his return to the side after a fractured tibia.
There were, though, injuries to Jack Wilshere and Szczesny as Arsenal´s miserable record against United was extended to only one win in 15 attempts - and the gap to Premier League leaders Chelsea was extended even further.
Danny Welbeck shook off a hamstring problem to lead the Arsenal attack against his former club, while Arsene Wenger preferred Mikel Arteta to Mathieu Flamini in midfield.
Van Gaal´s latest response to United´s defensive injury crisis was to name Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair in a re-shaped back three.
McNair produced an important early block to deny Welbeck and the England international headed over in the ninth minute as Arsenal began in the ascendancy.
Wilshere and Welbeck were then able to test United goalkeeper De Gea as his new-look defence allowed too much room on the edge of the penalty area.
Di Maria then passed up a glorious chance to add a third on the break and Giroud, back in the side after his fractured leg, smashed a powerful shot into the top corner to make United sweat midway through an elongated nine minutes of stoppage time, but there was to be no comeback.
