Arsenal ensured the
Leandro Trossard's 20th minute winner at Old Trafford means the Londoners will take defending champion
“Today we wanted to really knock (at) that door and open that box of dreams and live the last and final day of the season in front of our people with the opportunity to win the
Anything other than a win for Arsenal against United could have seen City clinch the title with victory at
Arsenal will host Everton in the final round, when City is at home against West Ham after Tuesday's game at Spurs.
For now, Arsenal has done all it could to keep the pressure on
While the title is still in City's hands, it will have to win its remaining two games to be certain of a record fourth-straight English league title.
Arsenal is aiming to be crowned champion for the first time since 2004, when
The current class cannot match that feat, but with 27 wins and 89 goals it has set two new club records in the
“That’s not progress, that’s history,” Arteta said. “That’s very difficult to do, especially in the league where we are playing now.”
The visit to Old Trafford always looked like Arsenal's biggest test during the run-in and history was not on its side, having won only once in its last 16 league games at the home of United. Despite that record, it was still the favorite to overcome a United team that had been ruthlessly exposed by
Casemiro, who had received heavy criticism for his performance as a makeshift center back against Palace, was culpable again for Arsenal's winner when he was slow to push up and played
With so much at stake, the tension appeared to get to Arsenal's players, who could not build on that early advantage and instead ceded long periods of possession to United.
Still, United rarely looked likely to open up its opponent and it was Arsenal that came closest to adding to its lead through substitute
UNITED SLUMP
Defeat for United was a latest blow for under-pressure manager Ten Hag, whose team lost for the 14th time in the league this season and extended a damaging run that has seen it win just one of its last eight games in England’s top division.
While Ten Hag has the FA Cup final against City to look forward to at the end of the season, there was little to encourage co-owner
With two games remaining in the league, United is eighth in the standings and in danger of missing out on European soccer next season. United has never finished lower than seventh in the
But Ten Hag believes he still has the backing of the club's fans.
“They understand where we are and where this club is. We have so many injuries in key areas they (the fans) don’t get what (they) deserve, but they understand this and that is why they are behind the team," he said. “I think that is why they are with us, we are united and hopefully we can pay them back in the future.”
CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYOFFS
WOMEN'S FA CUP FINAL
Ella Toone’s stunning long-range strike in first-half stoppage time set up victory for Marc Skinner’s team.
United cruised to victory after the break through two goals from
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