Although the concept of mirror images is limited, this fixture was the mirror image of the aforementioned.
Talking
about the stats and although they don’t tell you the whole story, Arsenal
recorded 9 shots on target as compared to 2 by Manchester United. Out of those
2, 1 was a goal while the other was parried away as Manchester United claimed
the lead due to a Kieran Gibbs own goal that day.
And
as has been the recent history of the fixtures between these two sides, Arsenal
dominated the possession while Manchester United dominated the score-board.
However, unlike the era of Sir Alex Ferguson where Manchester United caught
Arsenal on the counter, Arsenal were the better side that day.
According
to Whoscored.com, 4 out of the 5 top players from the match belonged to the
home side. However, gave credit to David De Gea, the Spaniard fought valiantly
to gift his team-mates all 3 points.
Unlike
his Arsenal counterpart Wojciech Szczesny who was butter handed that day, De
Gea made 8 saves compared to none of the Arsenal goal-keeper. Out of the 8
saves he made, 3 were genuine goal-scoring chances.
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