"They've got to work harder to close Xhaka down, but once they don't he's got a free pop at goal and De Gea just sets himself too late and doesn't give himself time to recover". At the moment. I think we are playing with confidence each match and today we showed everybody that.
For Solskjaer, whose side enjoyed a stunning Champions League win at Paris Saint Germain in midweek, this was his first loss in 16 domestic matches since being appointed, ending a club-record run of nine successive away wins.
The visitors were on the attack again in the 36th minute when Lukaku muscled his way into the penalty are and one-on-one with the Arsenal keeper, but he was superbly denied by Leno as the half ended 1-0.
The best game on the Premier League schedule this weekend features Arsenal hosting Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Alexandre Lacazette was inches away from converting Sead Kolasinac's inviting centre as Arsenal looked to take the game to United.
Manchester United stopper David De Gea has been mercilessly mocked on social media after his failure to stop Granit Xhaka's swerving 25-yard strike in his side's 2-0 Premier League defeat at Arsenal.
Burnley boss Dyche ready for Liverpool test at Anfield
Sergio Aguero has told Manchester City to learn lessons from Paris Saint-Germain's shock Champions League exit to Manchester United .
A disappointing run of results has badly dented Liverpool's bid for a first English league title since 1990 and fans' nerves were jangling after they fell behind against struggling Burnley at Anfield yesterday.
The was potentially a massive result for Arsenal in the race for top four, with the Gunners now only one point behind third-placed Tottenham Hotspurs, having been ten points behind their fierce rivals only three weeks ago.
"Above all, I am very proud of our supporters", he told Sky Sports. The game against Arsenal on Sunday will also feature a similar look for United although Paul Pogba will be back in the team and directly slot into the left side of a midfield three.
"I don't want that", Emery said when asked about the pitch invasion. It's a game that inevitably stays in the heads but that we will have to forget for the rest of the season.
But Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane both scored twice as Jurgen Klopp's team battled back to win 4-2, lifting them to 73 points, one behind Pep Guardiola's City, who saw off Watford on Saturday. "Definitely. We've given ourselves a great chance to be in that fight".
"And I probably believed more that I could be a football coach and a manager than a player, because it took me a few years to get to the level I wanted to be as a player".
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