Arsenal Football club on Sunday evening stormed to the top of the Premier League table after defeating hot rivals Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.
The victory over United has now ensured that the Premier League title race will go down to the final day of the 2023/24 season.
Arsenal’s breakthrough though came from a Casemiro error. Positioning himself to play out from the back, Andre Onana instead went long and gave the ball to Arsenal. Kai Havertz was sent down the right, with Casemiro now playing him onside, before cutting the ball into the box. Leandro Trossard arrived from the opposite wing and tapped home.
Trossard’s goal proved to be the needed tonic Arsenal needed to continue to fight on till the very last day of the season.
All effort by the Red Devils to score in the game met a brick wall in the Gunners defense.
Their ever-impressive defence nullified United’s young forward line kept them at bay and earned a clean sheet without heading out of second gear.
The victory means that Mikel Arteta’s boys stand a chance to win the title provided City with a game in hand falter on the road to the final day of the season.
This is the first time in many years that the season will go down to the wire.
