FA Cup - Arsenal 1 Manchester United 3 - Match Report
Ole Gunnar Solskjær continues winning ways as Manchester United ease into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win over Arsenal
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Match Report
Alexis Sanchez scored on his return to Arsenal in a 3-1 victory for Manchester United in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
United were not at their best but quickfire goals in the first half from Sanchez and Jesse Lingard, both of which were set up by Romelu Lukaku, gave them a 2-0 lead at the Emirates Stadium on Friday.
Arsenal hit back through Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but could not find a way to beat David de Gea's deputy Sergio Romero again, with Anthony Martial's late third wrapping it up for United.
Victory for United means they have won eight games out of eight in all competitions under Solskjaer, while opposite number Unai Emery will rue injuries to defenders Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Laurent Koscielny.
Arsenal lost Sokratis to an early injury and things got worse for the Gunners when they conceded to an old hero with United's first effort in the 31st minute.
Sanchez scored in Arsenal's FA Cup final wins in 2015 and 2017 and he brilliantly rounded Petr Cech to finish from a tight angle after collecting a sublime reverse ball from Lukaku.
And the Belgium striker was involved again when United doubled their lead 149 seconds later.
Arsenal's offside trap failed for the second time in quick succession with a rapid counter-attack freeing Lukaku to square a pass that Lingard controlled before finishing low past Cech.
Emery's men gave themselves a lifeline before the break when Aubameyang tapped in at the back post following good combination play from Aaron Ramsey and Alexandre Lacazette.
Romero saved brilliantly from Ramsey after the restart before Koscielny was forced off with a facial injury following a long delay after being caught by Lukaku's boot.
And United booked their place in the fifth round when another counter-attack undid Arsenal in the 82nd minute. Paul Pogba's driving run ended with a shot parried by Cech and Martial tucked away the rebound.
Live Updates
Goal! Game over! Antony Martial comes off the bench and puts United 3-1 up!
Chance! Aaron Ramsey with a point-blank header, what a great reaction save from Romeo!
Peep! We are back underway!
Our Pundits are predicting more goals! Good!
#MUFC lead 2-1 at half-time but Trevor thinks there are more goals to come! #FACup #ARSMUN
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Half-time! That was quite good! All to play for in the second half! Join me in 15!
Goal! Arsenal pull one back! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang taps home from close range! Game on!
Goal! Manchester United spring away on the counter, Jesse Lingard slots the ball into the net! Just like that, United double their lead!
Goal! Sanchez beats the offside trap and Manchester United take the lead!
Uhoh! Sokratis does not look like he's in a good way! The Greek International looks like he's going to be subbed!
Peep! We are underway! Manchester United get the party started!
Preamble
Now for United! Sergio Romero is in goal, Bailly slots in at centre back and Alexis Sanchez starts against his former club. Marcus Rashford makes the bench!
Here's your #MUFC starting XI for tonight's #EmiratesFACup clash... — Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 25, 2019
Team News! First up Arsenal! Peter Cech is in goal, Maitland-Niles is in for Bellerin, who will be out for nine months! Ozil is on the bench!
The teams are in...
Here's how we line up for tonight's @EmiratesFACup tie 📋#EmiratesFACup 🏆 — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) January 25, 2019
Now we have Henry Winter chatting with Carrie! Lovely stuff! He had plenty to say on Mesut Ozil (More on that in a minute)
Ozil: "Not contributing defensively"#MUFC boss: "Pochettino is still the favorite"
Alexis Sanchez: "Point to prove"@henrywinter joins @CarrieBrownTV. #FACup #ARSMUN pic.twitter.com/Py2vcYYfzW — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) January 25, 2019
Twenty minutes or so till kick-off! Carrie Brown has had a chat with former Norwegian and all-round good football man, Jan Aage Fjortoft.
🇳🇴 A man who knows Ole Gunnar Solskjaer better than most - @JanAageFjortoft!
Arsenal v Man Utd is LIVE on 📺 HD11#FACup #ARSMUN #MUFC pic.twitter.com/f3rbEASbiW — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS) January 25, 2019
Good evening! Welcome to the Live Updates of Arsenal Vs Manchester United in the FA Cup, it's the biggest match of the round so expect a cracker in North London as Arsenal welcome an inform Manchester United to the Emirates. As ever, you can join me for all the build-up, team news and Live Match commentary including goals as they go in from the big match.