The spectators at the Emirates Stadium must have had their hearts set to follow the last 10 minutes of Arsenal’s match against Manchester United. Gunners supporters first jumped for joy at the equalizer from Mikel Merino, whose point-blank right-footed shot crossed the line a few centimeters following a corner poorly repelled by the Red Devils defense (84th).
But three minutes later, they saw lightning strike their heads when Matheus Cunha fired a powerful right-footed shot from the edge of the area into the small net of the cage guarded by Senne Lammens (87th).
Entering fifteen minutes earlier, the Brazilian striker gave the Mancunians their first success on Arsenal’s pitch in more than eight years. Above all, it allowed his trainer Michael Carrick, appointed on January 13 following the dismissal of Ruben Amorim, to confirm his dream debut.
The technician has, in fact, obtained a second success in as many matches against Premier League heavyweights, after United’s victory at Old Trafford in the derby against Manchester City last Saturday (2-0).
A major achievement when we know that only Manchester City (1-1, September 21) and Liverpool (0-0, January 8) had managed to take points from Martin Odegaard’s teammates since the start of the 2025-2026 financial year.
With this first home defeat of the season, the Arsenal players, who occupy the lead in the C1 league phase after having achieved a flawless performance in the Champions League (7 wins in 7 games), see Manchester City return to four points while they had the opportunity to take off at the top of the standings.
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