Overview

• Riccardo Calafiori’s first-half header provided the lone goal in Arsenal’s season opener at Old Trafford.
• David Raya made seven saves, kept a clean sheet and was named Man of the Match after preventing an estimated 0.75 goals, according to SofaScore.
• Alan Shearer lauded Raya’s outstanding first-half stop on The Rest Is Football podcast, underscoring his influence on the result.
• Arsenal generated few clear scoring opportunities and defensive lapses throughout the match required repeated interventions.
• After the game, Raya said he was happy with the three points and a clean sheet but warned the squad must improve before hosting Leeds United.