Overview
- Matheus Cunha struck in the 87th minute to seal a 3-2 away win after goals from Lisandro Martínez (own goal), Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu, with Mikel Merino briefly making it 2-2.
- Arsenal’s lead at the top shrank to four points in their first home league defeat since May 2025, and sections of the Emirates crowd booed at full-time.
- Manchester United climbed into the Champions League places as Michael Carrick made it two wins from two following last week’s victory over Manchester City.
- Carrick has been credited with simplifying United’s setup by abandoning a back three for a 4-2-3-1 and focusing on basics, a shift praised by players and pundits.
- Mikel Arteta accepted Patrick Vieira’s doubts about Arsenal’s mentality and conceded technical errors—most notably Martin Zubimendi’s mistake—shifted the game’s momentum.