Premier League: Manchester United Concede First Domestic Game To Arsenal By 2-0

Manchester United have conceded their first domestic defeat under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to Arsenal which secured 2-0 victory at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Also United have maintained nine away unbeaten run until a trip to Emirates snapped the streak with Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang netting two goal to give Unai Emery the victory.
Before Gunners moved ahead through Xhaha's finish from outside the box in 12 minutes, Romelu Lukaku came close to putting United in the lead but his attempted shot at target caught the bar.
United later had chances to get an equaliser again through Lukaku and in another instance Fred whose attempt caught the bar.
Unfortunately Fred fouled on Alexandra Lacazette in the penalty area and Aubameyang converted spot-kick to put Gunners in comfortable 2-0 lead in 69th minutes.
Speaking after the match, Unai praised their supporters and his team for committing themselves to his game plan, being aware of United's comeback capabilities. Also his goalkeeper Bern Leno who made fantastic saves to stop Red Devils from getting a goal.
The game ended to be Arsenal's seventh top flight game victory of the year 2019 and have moved up to fourth place with 60 points whilst United dropped to fifth position with a point head of Chelsea in sixth position.


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