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Arteta rues missed chances as Arsenal are held at Southampton

Arsenal slipped to just a second defeat of the season after being outplayed at PSV Eindhoven as they failed to ensure top spot in their Europa League group.

A point would have been enough for the Gunners, but they were deservedly beaten 2-0 by Ruud van Nistelrooy’s side, with Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong grabbing the goals.

Arsenal can still top Group A - and avoid the knockout round play-offs against the likes of Barcelona and Sevilla - by matching or bettering PSV‘s result in the final round of pool fixtures, but manager Mikel Arteta will be ruing having missed a chance to wrap things up early and rest players for their final Europa League game before the World Cup.

After confusion in the build-up surrounding what shorts Arsenal would wear to avoid a kit clash, the visitors ended up riding by the seat of their pants as PSV had two goals disallowed before finally opening the scoring through Veerman.

Aaron Ramsdale - on his European debut, with Matt Turner missing out as a precaution due to a groin issue - made a fine low save from Xavi Simons before Cody Gakpo fluffed his lines moments later, with the hosts setting the scene for the rest of the evening.

Gakpo was quiet at the Emirates Stadium a week ago but showed his quality in collecting a through ball and clipping a fine finish over Ramsdale - only to have his celebrations cut short by an offside flag.

With the game opening up, Eddie Nketiah drew a smart stop out of Walter Benitez with a near-post flick from Fabio Vieira’s cross.

PSV had a second goal of the half disallowed after Simons battled past Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding and William Saliba before finishing beyond Ramsdale, only for Anwar El Ghazi to have been caught offside in the build-up.

The half ended with Martin Odegaard stinging the palms of Benitez, but the visitors went for the break lucky to be level.

Nketiah flashed a shot past the post and Tierney curled over the crossbar as Arsenal started the second half brighter.

PSV, though, were still a threat at the other end, with Simons and Veerman both calling Ramsdale into action before Gakpo flashed a shot across goal.

It was third time lucky for the hosts, Veerman steering home a fine finish to break the deadlock 10 minutes into the second half.

Shortly afterwards the lead was doubled. De Jong, having been introduced at half-time, made the most of Ramsdale coming off his line and failing to punch clear a corner which the PSV skipper duly nodded home.

Arsenal, with Thomas Partey, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus all thrown on in an attempt to turn the game around, almost went three behind as Gakpo turned in a cross only to once again be thwarted by an offside flag.

De Jong then headed a fine chance wide with Arteta’s side well and truly on the ropes, although Nketiah still worked Benitez as Everton loanee Jarrad Branthwaite cleared away bravely.

Arsenal could not get any closer to a consolation than that, with former United striker Van Nistelrooy dishing out just a second loss of the campaign to Arteta’s side after the Red Devils won their Premier League meeting last month.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scores on return to team as Manchester United see off Sheriff

Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the Manchester United side and back in the goals too. And even if the five-time Ballon d’Or winner does not believe the second tier of European football competition is befitting of his genius, it felt a lot better than where he was a week ago. This time, when the final whistle sounded at Old Trafford, he was not washed, changed and already halfway home but with his team-mates, celebrating passage to the knock-out stages of the Europa League.

There is still more than pride for United to play for away to Real Sociedad next week, though. Whoever wins Group E will avoid having to play an eliminated Champions League side in February’s play-off round and instead reach the last 16 automatically. In a packed schedule, Erik ten Hag and his players could do without an extra two-legged tie but only winning by two clear goals in San Sebastian will guarantee that.

That will be a sterner test than the one provided by Sheriff Tiraspol, who bravely held out until their resistance was broken by a Diogo Dalot header on the cusp of half time. Marcus Rashford came off the substitutes’ bench to add a second before Ronaldo doggedly poked home United’s third, turning the smattering of boos that had greeted his name before kick-off into a full, unambiguous rendition of his ‘siu’ catchphrase.

Michael Jones27 October 2022 22:15

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Alejandro Garnacho offers width and trickery as Man Utd given glimpse of future

Alejandro Garnacho offered a glimpse of the future at Manchester United as the exciting Argentine prospect displayed flashes of promise in the 3-0 victory over Sheriff.

A rare start for the 18-year-old, Garnacho displayed maturity out on the left wing as Erik ten Hag looked to break down the Moldovan side’s resistance by using the width and moving the ball quickly.

Despite his youth, having arrived from Atletico Madrid in 2020, Garnacho is already compiling invaluable experience. From being tasked with supplying Cristiano Ronaldo tonight to a senior Argentina call-up in March and rubbing shoulders with Lionel Messi.

There is a hint of Pablo Aimar, his assistant coach with the Albiceleste, to Garnacho’s game when the ball arrives at his feet. Light across the turf and naturally drifting inside onto his stronger right foot, he also possesses slick hips to reverse his path towards goal.

Michael Jones27 October 2022 22:11

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FT Man Utd 3-0 Sheriff

Marcus Rashford also got himself on the scoresheet tonight and is now just one goal away from scoring 100 goals for Manchester United.

Michael Jones27 October 2022 22:03

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Manchester United next travel to Real Sociedad for the final group stage match of the Europa League. They’ll need to win by two goals or more in Spain to overtake Sociedad and finish top of Group E thus avoiding a play-off match.

Erik ten Hag has played fairly strong teams throughout this tournament so expect something similar next time out.

Michael Jones27 October 2022 21:59