Nketiah and Saka propel Arsenal past Man Utd to record mid-season points tally

January 23 - With a sensational 3-2 victory over Manchester United, league leaders Arsenal confirmed their title by finishing the first half of the Premier League season by reaching 50 points.

Currently, the London-based club are on course to crack the 100-point mark by the end of the season, but that's the way to claim victory against arch-rivals Manchester United, rejuvenated by their Dutch manager Erik Ten Hag, who impressed the most. Arsenal showed great resilience, determination and outstanding attacking play to respond to Marcus Rashford's opening goal and secure three crucial points at home.

"Emotional, lots of passion, lots of quality," said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. "It doesn't get much better than that. After the derby (against Tottenham), come against this team and play as we played. Especially in the second half, the performance was amazing."

In the final ten minutes of the game, Arsenal pushed for a winner and got their reward with Eddie Nketiah's second goal. Buyako Saka was also on the scoresheet as the two young Arsenal offspring propelled the club to their best mid-season ever.

"We were composed and determined at the same time," Arteta said. “We managed the moments of the game. We never panicked. We always believed we could win."

Some of Arsenal's free-flowing football was reminiscent of Arsene Wenger's heyday, but Arteta played down his side's chances of winning the league, even though Arsenal are five points clear at the top with a game less . Arsenal last won the Premier League title in 2004 after going unbeaten all season.

"I have no idea (if we are favourites)," the Arsenal manager said. “The margins are very small in this league. We deserve to be where we are because of the way we play. But there are many things we can do much better. »

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