Manchester United, with a ‘bis’ from Rashford and again with Cristiano Ronaldo as the starter on the bench, beat leader Arsenal 3-1 this Sunday, and moved closer to the top positions in the English Football League.
At Old Trafford, at the end of matchday six, Manchester United added their fourth consecutive victory in the competition, something that had not happened since April 2021, and got closer to the ‘gunners’, who continue to lead despite the first defeat of the seasons.
Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes were full-time for the ‘red devils’, while Ronaldo jumped in in the 58th minute to replace the Brazilian Antony, who made his debut with the English shield with the opening goal of the match, in the 35th minute .
England international Saka leveled the match in the 60th minute, but shortly after, in the 66th minute, Rashford put Manchester United ahead again, in a bet with a decisive pass from Bruno Fernandes.
In the 75th minute, the English striker scored twice and confirmed the ‘red devils’ victory, at a time when Fábio Vieira was already on the Arsenal field (74), in what was the former player’s first game of FC Porto. in the Premier League.
Manchester United remained in fifth place, but now with 12 points and three from Arsenal, who arrived at Old Trafford with a completely victorious start to the League.
Leicester, champions in 2015/16, continue to be in crisis with another defeat, this time resounding 5-2 at Brighton, which reinforced their status as a surprise team at the start of the season.
The ‘Foxes’, who still do not have the Portuguese international Ricardo Pereira due to a serious injury, even went ahead thanks to the Nigerian Iheanacho, in the first minute, but the local team turned around shortly after, with an own goal from Thomas. at 10, and an accurate shot by the Ecuadorian Caicedo, at 15, with the Zambian Daka redoing a new equalizer, at 33.
The second part was entirely for Brighton, who built the victory with a ‘bis’ from the Argentine Mac Allister, in the 71st minute and 90+5, and from the Belgian Trossard, in the 64th.
This result leaves Leicester bottom of the Premier League, just one point from matchday six, while Brighton appear in an unexpected fourth place, two behind Arsenal and ahead of Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Source: Observadora
