Arsenal – Manchester United 1-3 (1-2)
ENGLAND (Dagbladet): It was a battle between two English FA cupgiganter, a battle between teams who have won prestisjeturneringen the most number of times (Arsenal have 13 victories and Manchester United 12).
Ole Gunnar Solskjær (45) was known, won all of their seven first matches as United manager, but his crew had in no way going to give up with it. Now is the number eight, and many people ask themselves enough where it should stop.
one of the last Solskjær has been lacking after the good start is to get the stars Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku back in form. Today showed the duo that it quickly becomes a luxury problem for the manager to take the team forward.
I take just one day at a time. I work hard at training and it paid off today and we won. Now it is up to me to help the team with goals and assists, says Lukaku to the BBC after the match.
Both the attackers took the leading roles when the away team advanced to the fifth round of the FA cup. It is on a potentially impressive way, against an Arsenal team that beforehand was knepne favorites.
It’s about more than just giving the players love. I think he was the better tactical set than Emery in the evening. A fantastic performance by United, believes Phil Neville about Ole Gunnar Solskjær in the BBC studio.
– It is incredible, perhaps the best audition you can have as a manager, thought the presenter Gary Lineker about it to lead Manchester United in such a way.
the main Character still takes not of.
– It is not up to me to take off. I just have to think about it I am brought in to do. I will only work with the players, but the more fights you win, the easier it is to keep everyone smiling, says Solskjær to Viasat.
” It is wonderful to go further in the cup. It is one of the hardest matches you can get, ” he says to the BBC after the match. the
Buing and scoring
Sanchez has struggled with injury the past month and has only started one game under Solskjær. In the evening got chileneren confidence from the start against gamleklubben. Sanchez was thus back at the Emirates for the first time since the transition.
it was Not surprising the wing met with buing of the hjemmefansen when his name was read out before kick-off. The treatment he received also of the public on gressmatta.
Sanchez had only scored four goals in 32 matches in the United jersey, an unflattering statistics, but of course it was 30-year-old who found the way to into the net first in the evening.
SOLSKJÆRS REACTION: So responded Ole Gunnar Solskjær after the match. Video: Viasat Two quick goals
There had hardly been any chances when Romelu Lukaku fintet the shot and instead played a sylfrekk sticking as caught off guard Arsenal-the defense completely. Sanchez was suddenly alone through, rounded Petr Cech and sent the ball into the net from very obliquely hold.
Chileneren toned naturally down the celebrations a bit, but there was evident relief and pleasure to trace in his face.
1-0: Alexis Sanchez rounds Petr Cech before the 1-0-scoring. Photo: Ian KINGTON / IKIMAGES / AFP / NTB Scanpix Show more
Shortly afterwards doubled Jesse Lingard management. Once again, it was Lukaku who was the architect, when he was free on the right edge after Sead Kolasinac had left the great room.
Kraftspissen found Lingard in the box with a precise pass, before the latter placed the ball easily past Cech, who never got down on his left side to stop the ball.
There you have kampplanen. They know that Sead Kolasinac is much better offensively than defensively, that is why Romelu Lukaku is on the right. Two fantastic assist and it is as quiet as you get it of Jesse Lingard. I’m sure they’ve rehearsed it all week, ” said BBC commentator Jermain Jenas on the fly.
– Look at the history of the club, we’ll show ourselves up wherever we are. We are looking to dominate and create predict many chances as we can, ” says Lukaku.
Arsenal needed an early scoring to turn the kampbildet, and the long awaited goal came three minutes before the rest.
The Gunners played forward on the right edge, where Aaron Ramsey fintet himself free and sent the ball into the front of the box. In the back bar got Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a simple job to put into the reduction.
Suddenly, there was a fight again under the flomlysene at the Emirates.
– This match is incredible. It was a period of ten minutes where Arsenal fell together and then a period of ten minutes where United fell together, thought Jenas.
It was a fantastic førsteomgang with plenty of entertainment, thought Alan Shearer in the BBC studio.
the Decision
Only a minute after the break had the evening’s vikarkeeper Sergio Romero take out the utmost to stop a header from Ramsey, who was sure that he had found into the net.
the Battle opened properly up and billowed back and forth. Solskjær had to ask their own players to calm down at a time. Arsenal chased utlikning, while United hoped for a counter that would determine the fight.
And it was just a counter which determined the match. Lacazette lost the ball to Pogba, who stormed forward and sent the ball towards the goal. Cech directed the first, but struck the ball straight out to the Martial that put the nail in the coffin.
once again a stilstudie in effective football.
Arsenal were probably the leading team overall, while United were simply better in front of goal. It was also significant to the end.
Important cup
Manchester United is hooked in the gullkampen in the Premier League, is out of the league cup and meet storlaget PSG in the Champions League.
Why is the FA cup an important tournament for the reds in the hunt for silverware this season. In that way could not made been much tougher opponent in the fourth round, with Arsenal on the opposite side at the Emirates.
Arsenal must concentrate on the Europa League to win something this season.
And it was a marerittkveld for Arsenal, who lost both retainers Laurent Koscielny and Sokratis with the damage. The former left the field with a loud bang in the jaw after having been hit by the foot to Lukaku.
Solskjær did a total of five switches from the team that beat Brighton, where kraftspissen Romelu Lukaku was given the chance from the start, while players such as David de Gea, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford were rested.
I decided long ago that the two were to play this match. The same applies on the keeperplass. It is up to the players to take the chance, ” says Solskjær about the choice to start with Lukaku and Sanchez.
Those who got the chance in the evening took care of it. It provides enough Solskjær headaches in the future.
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