As Arsenal moved into the top of the Premier League, Declan Rice’s return to haunt him came as Manchester United relieved Ruben Amorim with a 2-0 victory over Sunderland on Saturday.
In Mikel Arteta’s 300th game as manager, the Gunners defeated the struggling Hammers 2-0 to advance their quest for a first Premier League title in 22 years.
Arsenal’s victory came at a loss for them because Martin Dahlegaard, the team’s captain, was forced to miss half-time for the third time this season.
However, Arsenal’s injury issues have been minimized by the depth of the depth currently available to Arteta.
After Alphonse Areola parried Eberechi Eze’s drive, Rice, who left West Ham for a club record of 145 million dollars ($141 million) in 2023, put a high shot into the net on the rebound.
After El Hadji Malick Diouf sent Jurrien Timber down, Bukayo Saka scored from the penalty spot midway through the second half to keep the points safe.
Liverpool are playing later at Chelsea, one point ahead of Arsenal in terms of lead.
West Ham is still languishing in the relegation zone as a result of defeat.
– Amorim Breathing Space
Amorim acknowledged on the eve of Sunderland’s visit to Old Trafford that he needed immediate results to avoid being the latest United manager to be let go.
The Portuguese, who had only 34 points in charge of his 33 previous Premier League games, was able to recover from a rare, convincing victory to give him some breathing room over the international break.
Old Trafford sat back before kick-off in remembrance of the victims of this week’s terror attack at a Manchester synagogue.
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Senne Lammens, Amorim’s goalkeeper on debut, kept a clean sheet, while Mason Mount justified his choice with the opening goal over Matheus Cunha, who Amorim had chosen.
With a superb finish from Bryan Mbeumo’s cross in eight minutes, Mount relieved the home fans’ tension.
As United dominated the opening period, Bruno Fernandes saw a shot that Robin Roefs tipped over the woodwork.
With his first Old Trafford goal since joining from RB Leipzig for $74 million, Benjamin Sesko doubled the Red Devils’ lead with a vicious finish from a long throw-in.
At the end of the half, there was almost a turning point, with VAR intervening only to be denied a penalty for insufficient contact by Sesko on Trai Hume.
Sunderland finished fifth on their way to a top flight dream start, but the Black Cats were given a reality check to put an end to their four-game unbeaten run.
Under Thomas Frank, Tottenham put an end to Leeds’ year-long unbeaten league run at Elland Road with a 2-1 victory. The result was a testament to the club’s new defensive resolve.
After Noah Okafor’s cancelation of Mathys Tel’s opener for Spurs, Mohammed Kudus scored the visitors’ opening goal, giving them all three points.
After his team moved up to third place, Frank said, “That feeling to get over the line, to get three points was big.”
If Liverpool can regain their winning ways at Chelsea, they could reclaim the top spot in the future.
In the Champions League, Crystal Palace and Galatasaray have lost their previous two games.
Chelsea, the club’s champion, desperately needs the points after a three-game Premier League winless run.
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