Arsenal 2 Manchester United 0 five things we learnt: Axel Tuanzebe stars on debut as Arsene Wenger finally beats Jose Mourinho in the Premier League
ARSENAL sunk rivals Manchester United at the Emirates thanks to goals from Granit Xhaka and Danny Welbeck.
The 2-0 victory came after Mourinho made eight changes, which saw Axel Tuanzebe make his Premier League debut.
Danny Welbeck scored a strong header during the win over his former sidePA:Press Association
Axel Tuanzebe impresses on Premier League debut
The 19-year-old was thrown into the fire by at the Emirates with a place in the Champions League at stake against Arsenal.
Tuanzebe showed confidence as he was not afraid to burst forward as he also answered the defensive questions asked of him during the match.
The teenager dealt with Alexis Sanchez well as he also had the support of Juan Mata, who worked hard ahead of him.
Axel Tuanzebe has an excellent Premier League debut against ArsenalGetty Images
Coming of age for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
The England international has come on leaps and bounds as this season has progressed, as he has starred at right wing-back for Arsenal.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain notched his seventh assist of the season – which is the same amount he has provided in his last five seasons combined.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain made two assists during the winReuters
Most read in football
DONE DEAL
Man United boss Jose Mourinho makes Espanyol's Arnau Puigmal his first summer signing
OUT OF THIS WORLD
David Luiz splashes out £1.1m on luxury bracelets for Chelsea team-mates to celebrate winning title… and gift for Abramovic is made from FIVE BILLION-year-old meteorite
german off-icieny
Bibiana Steinhaus will become Bundesliga's first female referee — and she's Howard Webb's girlfriend
WAYNING POWERS
Jose Mourinho reveals Wayne Rooney faces 'very difficult' situation as he comes to 'last part of career'
'NOT A COACH'
Arsene Wenger can't coach his way out of a paper bag and Arsenal blocked my return FOUR times, says Tony Adams
ALL WHITE FOR SOME
Manchester United train ahead of their final Premier League match... but has Paul Pogba forgotten his boots?
That's Al folks
Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov makes staggering £1BILLION bid to buy Stan Kroenke's majority stake in Arsenal
KYL-ER BLOW
Liverpool have £64m bid for Monaco star Kylian Mbappe turned down, according to bizarre rumour
Yoko oh yes
Chelsea to ramp up bid to land Tiemoue Bakayoko for £43m and could throw in Michy Batshuayi to seal deal
Ajax to grind
Jose Mourinho says Ajax should not be in Europa League because they played Champions League
JOSE'S JUNIORS
Jose Mourinho set to name TEN Man Utd kids in his squad for final Prem game of season against Palace
MANC MESSI
Meet Angel Gomes... the Manchester United wonderkid being compared to Barcelona great
FRANCKS FOR EVERYTHING!
Bayern Munich to let Franck Ribery return to Marseille this summer after decade of service
'Gary has good prospects'
Antonio Conte confirms Gary Cahill is in line to replace John Terry as Chelsea captain
NO WAY JOSE
Antoine Griezmann will STAY at Atletico Madrid and snub Man United as he 'loves Diego Simeone'
AND HE'S WON IT
Ander Herrera bags player of the year award at Man United's lavish end of season bash hosted by Rachel Riley
Talisman
Antonio Conte promises to build Chelsea team around Eden Hazard if Belgian signs new £300k-a-week deal
Blues in Aub-it
Chelsea want Borussia Dortmund's 37-goal hero Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to replace Diego Costa
Zoum off to France
Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma set for season-long loan spell with Marseille ready to make move
PITCH BATTLE
Hull groundsmen to take club to court for wrongful dismissal after being sacked 'over state of pitch'
He assisted Granit Xhaka’s deflected goal before crossing for Danny Welbeck to nod the ball past David De Gea to make it 2-0.
Questions have been raised in the past regarding his future but he has stepped up in the latter stages of this season.
His rise to becoming a key player for Arsenal has seen Hector Bellerin having to settle for a place on the bench.
He crossed the ball for Danny Welbeck who headed the ball homeGetty Images
Arsene Wenger finally gets one over arch-rival Jose Mourinho
Arsene Wenger has finally recorded his first league win over Jose Mourinho after 13 attempts against the Special One.
The pair have had a strained relationship in the past, with Mourinho branding the Arsenal boss as a “specialist in failure”.
Before and after kick off the pair shook hands but it did not take them long until they clashed on the touchline as the Gunners cracked United’s defence.
Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger shook hands before kick offReuters
Red Devils’ resilient defence crumbles
Manchester United were unfortunate when Xhaka’s long range effort deflected off Ander Herrera and looped over David De Gea.
Then just two minutes and nine seconds later, they found themselves two goals down when Welbeck’s thumping header punished his former side.
Danny Welbeck was on hand to punish his former sideGetty Images
Welbeck has now scored three times in his last four matches against the Red Devils.
Mourinho set his side up extremely defensively and they were forced to change their mentality when they trailed by two goals.
But they were unable to get back into the tie, seeing an end to their 25-match unbeaten run.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan wasted in defensive system
Mourinho’s defensive tactics saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan struggle to make an impact in the match.
It was clear the Red Devils were playing for a draw as the Armenia international and Mata were both playing deep – making it almost a back six for United at times.
But when they went two goals down, Mourinho brought on Jesse Lingard on the hour mark to replace Mkhitaryan.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan struggled to make an impact on the gameGetty Images
Leave a comment