Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard kept their word at full-time of Man Utd's Arsenal loss

Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard lived up to their pre-match promise after Manchester United suffered a 3-1 defeat by fellow Champions League chasers Arsenal on Saturday.

The Red Devils fell behind thanks to Nuno Tavares' early opener before Bukayo Saka doubled Arsenal's advantage from the penalty spot - his second goal in as many games. Although Cristiano Ronaldo pulled one back for his 100th Premier League goal, Granit Xhaka sealed the win in the 70th minute as the Gunners moved six points clear of their rivals in the fight for a top-four place.

Despite falling to a second successive defeat, United duo Rashford and Lingard still kept to their word after the game having agreed to hand their match-worn shirts to a group of Arsenal's Under-9s, according to Daily Mail journalist Adrian Kajumba.

An adult with the players asked Rashford and Lingard at an 'earlier point in the afternoon' if they would be able to give their jerseys to the young fans. The pair remembered and made their way over to them at full-time.

Kajumba claimed the moment 'looked like they made the day for those kids' following United's defeat. The two England internationals were named on the bench for the trip to the Emirates Stadium as Ronaldo, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Elanga led the line with Bruno Fernandes in the No.10 role.

Rashford started as the lone striker in the 4-0 thrashing against Liverpool last Tuesday, but Ronaldo was recalled to the side after missing the game at Anfield after the tragic death of his baby.

Meanwhile, Lingard also started in midweek but dropped to the bench after failing to impress, with Nemanja Matic and Scott McTominay as the double-pivot. But the pair came on in the 77th minute with United trailing 3-1 and were