United's players clearly felt the situation, with De Gea on the floor with his back to play, warranted a stoppage. In law, Atkinson had no choice but to award Arsenal's opening goal, having waited to blow his whistle until Smith Rowe's shot hit the net. Now there is another infamous moment to add to the list. There is an festering history between these teams, from the on-pitch brawl that led to both teams having points deducted in 1990, through the controversy in which Arsenal players jumped at Ruud van Nistelrooy after he missed a last-minute penalty in 2003, to the infamous 'pizzagate' incident, which led to Sir Alex Ferguson conducting his post-match interviews in a change of clothes after being hit by food thrown from the visitors' dressing room in 2004. Win over Arsenal 'perfect night' to finish Man Utd career - Carrick A controversial start to the scoring Go straight to all the best Arsenal content.Get the latest Manchester United news here.The result leaves United three points off fourth-placed West Ham after recording two wins and a draw under Michael Carrick, the interim's interim.Ĭarrick, stand-in for the past three matches, said afterwards that he was leaving the club, where he has been since 2006, first as a player and latterly as a coach. Watching proceedings unfold, Rangnick was largely impassive and made plenty of notes, although he did stand to applaud Ronaldo's winner. Then came the second big VAR decision, as Atkinson gave United a penalty after reviewing Odegaard's challenge on Fred on a pitchside monitor - and Ronaldo kept his nerve to score. Ronaldo put United ahead as he swept home Marcus Rashford's cross, but Martin Odegaard made it 2-2 with a well-taken equaliser. The inevitable VAR check concluded De Gea had fallen after bumping into and being trodden on by his own team-mate Fred, and referee Martin Atkinson gave the goal.īruno Fernandes levelled, when he finished off an intricate move involving Jadon Sancho and Fred a minute before the break, setting up the pulsating second half that followed.
Emile Smith Rowe drove home from the edge of the area, while United keeper David de Gea was lying on the ground, seemingly injured, with his back to play.
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