Manchester United extended their English Premier League winning streak to four matches after a 3-1 victory over league leaders Arsenal. In his first appearance for the club, Antony opened the scoring for the home team. Bukayo Saka equalised in the second half before Marcus Rashford’s brace sealed a win for the Red Devils.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
Who won the most number of aerial duels for Manchester United? How many recoveries were made in the A3 by Arsenal?
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The home team started in a 4-2-3-1 formation. Marcus Rashford led the line and was supported by Jadon Sancho and Antony on the flanks. Bruno Fernandes continued in his number ten role.
Arsenal started the match in their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation. Mikel Arteta made some changes after conceding the second goal. He then shifted to a back three. However, the plan failed as they conceded a goal just a minute after changing the formation.
Manchester United ended the match with a 38.7% possession rate. They were unable to hold the ball and struggled throughout the match. After scoring the first goal, the Red Devils were not given a chance to keep the ball.
Arsenal showed domination in ball possession and ended the match with a rate of 61.3%. They took the ball after the 15-minute mark of the match and had a possession rate of 81% during the match.
The home team created 13 positional attacks and attempted six shots from these attacks. Most of these attacks came from the left, but the highest xG rate was generated from the centre.
Arsenal attempted 42 positional attacks and attempted 11 shots from these attacks. These attacks were thrice the number of attacks created by Manchester United. Most of the attacks came from the right side.
The home team had nine attempts, with a high accuracy rate of 66.7%. The first shot was attempted in the eighth minute, but it went off target.
Arsenal players attempted 16 shots, of which three were on target. The Gunners attempted two shots within the first ten minutes but failed to hit the target. Most of the shots went above the crossbar.
The Red Devils ended the match with an xG rate of 0.93. They attempted six shots from inside the box, with four shots on target. Jadon Sancho’s shot in the 11th minute generated the highest xG rate.
Arsenal ended the match with an xG rate of 1.29. They attempted seven shots from inside the penalty box.
The home team was involved in 294 passes with a 78.9% accuracy rate. Christian Eriksen played as a left-central midfielder and created a channel of play on that particular side.
The Gunners attempted 460 passes with an 85.65% passing accuracy rate. They played a high attacking line as Granit Xhaka took some attacking positions in the match. His average position was inside United’s half.
Erik ten Hag’s men tried 31 passes to the final third and were successful 16 times.
The Gunners attempted 52 passes to the final third and enjoyed great success with an 84.6% accuracy rate. Gabriel Martinelli was the most targeted attacker.
Both teams contested 160 duels, and the home team won 77. They won 36 defensive duels, with most of the wins coming on the flanks.
Arsenal won 75 duels in the match. They contested 36 defensive duels and won 20.
Manchester United players won nine aerial duels in the match. Diogo Dalot contested four duels and won three.
Arsenal players only won six aerial duels. They lost every aerial duel inside the attacking half.
The home team won 16 offensive duels. They lost most of their duels on the right side.
Arsenal contested most of the offensive duels inside the attacking half. They won 32 offensive duels, with Gabriel Jesus winning 12 of them.
The Red Devils made 44 recoveries in the defensive third, 21 in the middle third, and nine in the final third. Diogo Dalot recovered 12 times for his side.
Arsenal had a high recovery rate in the attacking third. They recovered the ball 21 times in the attacking third and 34 times in the middle third. William Saliba made 16 recoveries for his team.
Manchester United were fast on the break and capitalised on their chances. They stopped Arsenal from scoring goals and ended their winning start to the season.
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