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- Arsenal hold on for a tight 1-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in their opening match of English football’s Premier League 2024-25 season, with Riccardo Calafiori scoring the only goal of the game early in the first half.
- Despite a cast of new faces, Mikel Arteta’s visitors proved they are still lethal from set pieces, with Calafiori netting in the 13th minute. Arsenal’s William Saliba backed into Man United’s Turkish keeper Altay Bayindir, who feebly batted the ball with one hand into the path of Italian left back Calafiori for an easy close-range header.
- United were otherwise the better team, with close-season signings Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu missing good chances. The home side had Arsenal pinned back for most of the second period and kept keeper David Raya busy, forcing him into a diving save to stop Mbeumo’s powerful header.
- United, who have not won the title since 2013, have spent big over the summer in a bid to bounce back from finishing a dismal 15th in the league last season.
- Arsenal, in the hunt for their first league title since 2003-04, have now finished second in three consecutive seasons.
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