Manchester United vs Arsenal Highlights, Mun 0-1 Ars, Premier League: Calafiori Goal Gives Gunners winning in their campaign opener

The header of Riccardo Calafiori appears to be sufficient if Arsenal ends a 1-0 win against Manchester United in their Premier League 2025-26 opener.

Arsenal Booking: Lewis-Skelley sees a yellow for the pollution of Mbeumo.

A lot of skill for Odegaard to send the ball to Saka, who makes a shot at the near-post for the first time. But De Ligt is doing well to get the block.

Six minutes added to the end of the second half! United still has time to grab an equalizer.

A enchantment of United pressure ends with Sesko who leads the ball wide from the target of a cross by Bruno Fernandes.

Arsenal bookings: Gabriel and Raya both showed a yellow card for deviating opinions and a waste of time respectively.

Man United Booking: Dorgu sees a yellow card for his late challenge on wood.

Arsenal Sub: Interino Outrice

Rice takes the Freekick, and it is a well-pressed shot, which takes a deflection and touches the side-kletse.

A mouspass on the back puts the united back line under pressure and Maguire commits a professional error to prevent Havertz from wearing the ball in the box.

Amad shows good feet to escape his marker and then touches a curly shot on Gthe Oal. But the shot lacks strength and goes straight to Raya, who easily catches the ball.

Dorgu waves an excellent cross in the box and Mbeumo meets the ball with a solid header, but Raya shows his razor -sharp reflexes to make a rescue.

Arsenal Subs: In-Hout, Lewis-Skelley Out-White, Calafiori

A cross arrives from the right flank and Mbeumo tries to make a first acrobatic finish. It is a good effort and the Cameroonian does not miss the target much.

Man United Sub: In-Augustarte, Sesko Out-Casemiro, Mount

Arsenal Sub: In Maduake Out-Martinelli

Rice takes a shot from a distance, but cannot keep his efforts on goal while the ball sails over the goal for a United Goalkick.

Bruno delivers a good cross in the box of a Freekick. Raya hits the ball, but United keeps the pressure on keeping the ball around the penalty area. The pressure ends after Dorgu has not found Bruno in the box with an Inswining Kruis and Arsenal gets a goalkick.

Man United Sub: In-Amad Outalot

Luke Shaw is doing well to make a run behind Zubimendi on the left flank. He crosses hard and low, but none of the united players cannot make a good connection.

Arsenal leads Man United 1-0 while the second half starts in the Old Trafford Stadium.

The goal of Calafiori gives Arsenal in a 1-0 lead against Man United, while the referee blows the whistle before the break!

Added one minute at the end of the first half!

Arsenal Booking: Calafiori sees a yellow card for his challenge on Mbeumo.

This time United succeeds in dealing with an Arsenal corner. United cannot delete his lines well and the ball falls to Ben White, who shoots the volley for the first time. But it is not a good connection and the recording is quirky.

Cunha gets a shot away from a tight corner, but Raya gets the slime -hits to distract it from the goal. Ideally, other united players had to wait to follow, but there were none.

Cunha goes on a Talismian run past a few arsenal defenders and brought himself into the box. He shoots hard and low after his way in the box, but the corner is against the Brazilian and Raya catches the ball without much hassle.

From the post – Dorgu has a lot of space on the left while wearing the ball in the last third part. He has teammates in the box but goes for the shot, focused on the far corner. He catches the shot brilliantly while the ball touches the outside of the post and goes out of the game.

Martinelli has the chance to put pressure on the United Backline, but the attacking movement ends after he has sent the ball out of the game in an attempt to find Odegaard.

Casemiro finds Mbeumo with an excellent pass. He is counting towards Doel with Cunha for support. Mbeumo itself goes for goal, focused on the near-post, but his shot takes a mineral and goes out for a corner.

Calafiori thought he had timed his run well, because he had pursued the ball with hectares of green for him, but the flag of offiside eventually rises. The early dominance of United is faded.

United gets a Freekick in a dangerous position after Bruno is polluted. The United Captain and Mbeumo are over the ball.

Bruno goes for the goal of the Freekick, but eventually touches the wall.

Bayndir is uncomfortable in dealing with an Arsenal corner and Calafiori is there to tap the ball in the net with his head. There was a short VAR check for a potential error, but the check is over and the goal is.

Arsenal takes care of after Bruno delivers his corner directly to Raya. Saka gets the ball and tries to use the available space to put pressure on the United defense. He tries to get past the mountain, but the last time his challenge to perfection to expropriating Saka.

Mbeumo bears the ball under pressure in the box and takes a chance of Raya’s near-post, but it is an easy effort for the Arsenal keeper to deal with.

Saka gets the ball on the right flank and makes its way in the box, but United presses well and the arsenal ahead is expropriated.

A lively start of the Red Devils while the Arsenal defense is put under pressure.

The first half of the match in Manchester United vs Arsenal Premier League 2025-26 is underway in the Old Trafford Stadium.

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