Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United: Premier League – as it happened

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MBM: Another day, another chastening defeat for United, as Arsenal boost their hopes of Champions League qualification. Scott Murray was watching.

It’s three precious points for Arsenal in the race for fourth place! Manchester United’s bid for Champions League qualification looks a bust.

Mikel Arteta speaks to BT. “It’s a big performance in a game that had everything. We created chances, we had to suffer, there were moments when we lacked energy and they were on top, we were really efficient in the boxes, we had luck. They have exceptional players, and I am so happy to win the game. This [the fight for fourth place] is going to be a rollercoaster. Today it went in our favour.”

Granit Xhaka talks to BT. “I’m very happy I helped the team with the goal. It’s a long time since I scored. It’s always good to score at home with the fans. With the family I had here today as well. But the most important thing is the points. I like to score against United. To win 3-1 against United is very important. It is not the first time we score and concede straight away, we did it twice against Chelsea. We have to be more clever and strong mentally. They missed a penalty which helped us a lot, and after 3-1 the game was finished.”

That’s a huge result for Arsenal. They’ve jumped ahead of Spurs into fourth place, putting pressure on Antonio Conte’s side to get all three points at Brentford later today. For United, six points shy now of Arsenal having played one more match, dreams of Champions League involvement next season appear solely of the pipe variety. This is their fourth consecutive away defeat in the top flight, the first time that’s happened since a dismal six-game stretch at the tail end of the