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Hello, and welcome to The Athletic's coverage of this afternoon's top-four Premier League battle between Arsenal and Manchester United.

It's wonderful play from Sancho to tee up Matic for the cross. 34' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd 40' Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd De Gea is equal to it and parries it clear. His fierce effort is saved, though. Dalot is played in down the right and he tries to beat Ramsdale at his near post.

Arsenal and Manchester United lock horns at Emirates Stadium in a huge game in the race to finish fourth.

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Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick says Manchester United need a 'major operation' to fulfil the club's potential.

"There were also other people involved in those two clubs, people in certain positions, no matter what area it was, in order to rebuild and build something we want to build here. “I still see where we could develop. "This is something that not just one single person as a manager can do. "The most vital part is that the club manages to get in the best possible players, and we have the attitude, the energy. “Obviously, he needs the assistance of all the people inside the club and he will get that and have the chance to mould a new team together with the scouting department and the board, which is necessary. This can happen within one year."

Manchester United are reportedly keen to sign Frenkie de Jong this summer · The 24-year-old midfielder worked with Erik Ten Hag during his time at Ajax ...

'He's playing at a very good level. He's a player to be at Barca for many years.' He's a different player, more dynamic,' the Barcelona boss said.

Manchester United are in London today as they return to Premier League action in a huge match against Arsenal. Both sides are pushing for the final top-four ...

Both of those sides have a game in hand, although it is against each other, but United will feel they need a win at the Emirates to get their own top-four hopes back on track. Cristiano Ronaldo is set to return from compassionate leave following the heartbreaking passing of his newborn son. United delayed their announcement of Ten Hag until after the Dutch Cup final last weekend in order to ensure it wasn't an unnecessary distraction from the task at hand. This weekend, Ten Hag won't be able to ignore the impending career change, even if he remains coy whenever he is quizzed by the media on his upcoming move to England. It’s hard to know what to expect from Arsenal. They had three defeats in a row, and then beat Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday! I’m curious how they will follow that up. Ten Hag joins United on a three-year contract with the option of an additional year. It seems highly likely Ten Hag won't be managing United in the Champions League next season. United are three points and a place behind the Gunners who sit in fifth. Varane has missed the last three games for United with muscular problems. They’ve been struggling for goals, so it was good to see Eddie Nketiah get his opportunity. Ralf Rangnick's side have a significantly poorer goal difference meaning defeat at the Emirates Stadium could all but end their hopes of making the top four. Regarding team news, Scott McTominay, Raphael Varane and Cristiano Ronaldo are available again after their respective absences.

Mikel Arteta's side haven't even conceded a goal in their last three Premier League games against United at the Emirates. To make it four unbeaten would really ...

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Erik ten Hag has been named as Man United's next manager and he's explained what he'll aim to bring to the club.

Ajax play NEC Nijmegen on Saturday but Ten Hag has been inundated with questions about United in the build-up. "I think that's the biggest compliment that we could have got. Ten Hag's side fell short in the Dutch Cup final against PSV last weekend, but they remain four points clear at the top of the Eredivisie with just five games left to play.

Erik ten Hag has already identified his No.1 target to replace Paul Pogba following confirmation the France international is set to leave Manchester United ...

‘This has not only been the case this season or in the past couple of weeks. It’s most likely he won’t be here next season. Pogba’s contract expires at the end of the season and with talks over a new deal having hit the buffers, the 28-year-old is set to leave on a free and bring an end to his tumultuous five-year stint at Old Trafford.

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21 mins: Another United penalty appeal, again no penalty. So the goal will not count. Matic curls a cross towards the back post and Ronaldo is given too much room and he doesn’t miss from six yards out. But Nketiah is offside, though. United are back in it. Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium

Arsenal boosted their chances of a top-four finish as Granit Xhaka capitalised on a Bruno Fernandes penalty miss.

Dalot then hit the post after a Ronaldo pass while Tavares was fortunate not to be penalised for a challenge on Elanga on the fringes of the area. McTominay worked Ramsdale and, when Ronaldo spun and lashed home after a Fernandes headed flick, he was denied by the tightest of offside calls. He was reprieved when Fernandes stuttered, hopped and dragged his kick against the outside of a post. The same could be said of Tavares’s decision to jump for a United corner with his arm outstretched. Their last line was all over the place, and soon let Eddie Nketiah in for a one-on-one chance. The excellent Bukayo Saka shaped a shot for the far corner which was tipped out by De Gea at full stretch, but the United defence remained on their heels, particularly Dalot, and Tavares was able to tap home.

It's another scoring landmark for our Portuguese star, after his goal at Arsenal.

Dwight Yorke (48 of 123) and Romelu Lukaku (28 of 118) passed the three-figure mark during their time with the club, while the first two of Dion Dublin’s 111 Premier League strikes were scored in the red shirt, prior to his move to Coventry City in 1994. During his first spell at the club, between 2003 and 2009, Ronaldo scored 84 Premier League goals in 196 games, winning the Golden Boot award at the end of the 2007/08 campaign. It was the Portuguese star’s 16th league effort of the 2021/22 season, in his 27th appearance after returning to Old Trafford in the summer.

Standing and clapping in the seventh minute, the applause comes after Ronaldo and girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez announced the tragic death of their newborn son.

After being granted compassionate leave, Ronaldo has returned to training and came straight back into the United starting XI against Arsenal as Ralf Rangnick made five changes. Manchester United supporters have praised Arsenal for their 'classy' gesture towards Cristiano Ronaldo during the Premier League showdown at the Emirates Stadium this afternoon. Georgina gave birth to twins on Monday evening and their baby daughter arrived safely.

Arsenal dealt a blow to Manchester United's hopes of a top-four Premier League finish as Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka struck in a 3-1 win on Saturday that revived the home side's chances of Champions League football next season.

That came after a brilliant save by Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale to push Diogo Dalot's shot on to the post -- the second time in the game the player hit the woodwork, on a frustrating day for United, who also had a Ronaldo strike ruled out for offside. Ronaldo's 100th Premier League goal came after a traumatic week personally after the death of one of his newborn twin babies. United improved in the second half but their woes deepened as captain Bruno Fernandes hit the post with a poor effort from the penalty spot following Tavares' handball, before a 70th-minute thunderbolt from Xhaka sealed the win for Arsenal.

United closer resembled the Arsenal of recent years, condemned to fall agonisingly short and recede into acrimony.

United closer resembled the Arsenal of recent years, condemned to fall agonisingly short and recede into acrimony. He shoved Saka in the back and while Eddie Nketiah’s goal was ruled offside, the play was pulled back for a penalty and Saka showed the same cool disposition from the spot as he did against Chelsea. It was the sort of comedy of errors that now looms with crushing inevitability for Rangnick’s side. Rangnick likened United’s dire need of reformation to open-heart surgery earlier this week, but this was still a defence splayed over the operating table, with organs out of shape and wedged into the wrong position. His is a redemption tale many a United player might have to emulate, plumbing the depths of patience and regularly drawing the crowd’s wrath. In a top-four race defined by stumbles and self-destruction, it was almost inevitable that what was once the Premier League’s greatest rivalry would descend into pure pantomime.

It was a highly charged, incident-packed encounter from start to finish. Nuno Tavares and Bukayo Saka fired us into a two-goal lead inside half an hour, before ...

He found space inside the box, beat his man superbly, but blazed a shot high and wide. United had been a threat throughout the opening half hour, and pulled a goal back through Cristiano Ronaldo, who stole in at the far post to fire home a looping cross. The first half was action-packed, and had flown by. Moments later Nketiah thought he had beaten the keeper, only for the goal to be ruled out by VAR for a very close offside call. The crowd were up for it from the kick off, and the team responded immediately. There were just two minutes on the clock when Tavares gave us the lead.

Arsenal took a huge step towards Champions League qualification with a crucial win over Manchester United in a breathless game at Emirates Stadium.

It was a let-off for Arsenal. Both teams had chances at the end of the first half and United then wasted a golden opportunity to equalise when they were awarded a penalty early in the second half. There was controversy midway through the first half when United penalty appeals were waved away after Cedric used his arm to block the ball in area.

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Did not have much of a tussle with the Arsenal midfield and steady enough. Partly culpable for the first goal and solely blameworthy for the second in conceding a penalty. Beaten a third time by Granit Xhaka. 6

Cristiano Ronaldo had scored two out of three penalties for Man United this season but passed on the chance to take another against Arsenal that Bruno ...

"But we didn't and after being 1-0 down after four minutes in a game like this didn't make life easy for us. "I think we showed a response, an improved performance compared to the game at Liverpool," Rangnick added. Fernandes was then at fault for Granit Xhaka's clincher in the 70th minute that sealed a 3-1 win for Arsenal.

Man United opted to hire Ajax boss Erik ten Hag as their next manager rather than PSG's Mauricio Pochettino.

The 52-year-old was chosen over Pochettino as United decided that he is the manager that most closely aligns with their identity and strategy. We want your views, Reds. You can become even more involved with our Man United coverage by signing up. United have been big admirers of Paris Saint-Germain boss Pochettino for a number of years but passed on the opportunity to hire him in 2019 when they instead made Ole Gunnar Solskjaer their permanent manager.

Manchester United's top four hopes are all-but over after they suffered their second defeat of the week to leave them six points off the pace.

They were there for the taking Arsenal, but Manchester United did not smell blood and big moments like those they need to learn to take. “Manchester United, they had an opportunity to get back in this game, they had chances, obviously the penalty. The result leaves the Reds six points off fourth with just four games remaining, while Arsenal and Spurs still have a game in hand on them.

Paul Scholes has claimed Manchester United's dressing room is "a disaster" after Saturday's 3-1 defeat at Arsenal.

"Cristiano told me after the game that he didn't feel well enough and that's why Bruno took it. "I don't know, you have to ask Jesse Lingard if you have this information," he said. "It is an absolute mess," Scholes said.

United then responded, just minutes later, through Cristiano Ronaldo's 100th Premier League goal, but Bruno Fernandes hit a post with a penalty before Granit ...

39 then played in Fernandes on the edge of the area, with Gabriel quickest to react as he managed to block the Portugal international’s lofted effort on goal. The Gunners then thought they had doubled their advantage, as Saka played in Nketiah to fire home, before VAR intervened and ruled out the forward’s goal for offside. Ralf Rangnick’s side were in the ascendancy as the game approached the 25-minute mark, with Jadon Sancho beginning to come alive. There was still time for more chances at both ends, with the two sides attacking with real intent. After just a mere two minutes of proceedings at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal took the lead through full-back Tavares. Xhaka’s cross found Saka inside the area, with David De Gea called into action to deny him initially. Ramsdale then was almost caught red-faced soon after, as his kick-out was short and fell kindly to McTominay after 11 minutes.

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You have a collection of players bought at vast cost who somehow lose all ability to play as a team and in doing so lose their confidence as individuals. Fortunate that the penalty decisions mostly went their way and the one that went against them was flunked by Bruno Fernandes; fortunate that United hit the post twice and the bar once and Gabriel blocked a shot that was destined for goal; fortunate that their slack passing in their penalty area was not punished. The latest ineffective solution was to drop Harry Maguire, who cost them £80m. He joined Phil Jones, Eric Bailly and Aaron Wan-Bissaka as substitute defenders, a quartet bought for £180m in transfer fees. The entire game had the pervading sense that if you simply stood where a full-back was supposed to be you would eventually score. Has a fixture of this significance between two clubs of this prominence ever had a weirder quartet of right and left-backs? Nuno Tavares looked haunted after his first mistake and made so many more that it became hard to watch and you begged for a mercy substitution.

Paul Scholes revealed that Jesse Lingered labelled the behind-the-scenes atmosphere a 'disaster' after the defeat at Arsenal.

In the end it was about two or three yards a little bit further to the right.” We wanted to start the game really fast, dominate it, create issues, be really vertical and we managed to do that.” I had a quick chat with Jesse (Lingard) the other day and I’m sure he won’t mind me saying that the dressing room is just a disaster.” Cristiano told me after the game that he didn’t feel well enough and that’s why Bruno took it. It would be rather a problem if that was different so this is for me normal. “This is normal.

He is on course for a third league title with Ajax, with the victory boosting their quest for the Dutch crown.

After his unveiling as United boss on Thursday, Ten Hag underlined his commitment to Ajax within a club statement. By doing so, we'll qualify directly for the Champions League. Ajax belongs there." Ten Hag is going for a third successive title with Ajax after the 2019/20 season was abandoned amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick has selected his side to face Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. The Reds must win in the capital to retain ...

The early start presents United with an opportunity to respond to the poor performance at Liverpool on Tuesday and maintain an unbeaten league run in London that stretches back to 1 January 2020, when today's opponents beat us 2-0. Bruno's fellow Portugal international Cristiano Ronaldo spearheads the team after missing the Anfield game due to compassionate leave, with Scott McTominay fit enough to play in midfield after being an unused substitute on Merseyside. The Reds must win in the capital to retain any real hope of making next season's Champions League but meet a Gunners side high on confidence again after a brilliant 4-2 win at Chelsea in midweek ended a run of three successive defeats.

Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay has struggled to hide his emotions after a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal all but ended the Reds' hopes of reaching next ...

"The most imperative thing in football is goals, that's the most important thing in the game of football. Everyone has spoken in the dressing room then and we know the standards are nowhere near good enough. In terms of belief, in wanting to win the game, I feel like that was clear.

The Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay said they lacked belief and didn't do 'the basics' after their 3-1 defeat to Arsenal.

You look at the league table – with Tottenham and Arsenal – and it’s not very realistic to dream and talk about the top four.” “The defeat to Atlético Madrid [in the Champions League last 16] destroyed a lot of hopes and also the emotions of some of the players, which I can understand,” he said. “This is why we have a VAR.” It comes down to the basics and we never do them well enough in big games, recently.” When we get back in the dressing room – it’s go home and take a look at yourself in the mirror. You can’t go back to your house and be satisfied with conceding three goals away at Arsenal when we deserved to win the game.