Anthony opened the scoring in the 35th minute following his pass from Ajax before Bukayo Saka replied for Arsenal, but Rashford’s brace ensured Erik ten Hag’s side continued their early-season revival. – Dawson: Ten Hag effect continues in United’s win over Arsenal – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (US) Mikel Arteta’s side had won their opening five Premier League games but United halted Arsenal’s perfect start to record their fourth straight win after struggling early this season. Arsenal looked to have got off to the perfect start in the 12th minute when Gabriel Martinelli got in front and headed home after Xhaka was sent off, but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review for Martin Odegaard’s foul on Christian Eriksen. It was United who took the lead in the 35th minute through Anthony when Rashford fired the Brazil international past Aaron Ramsdale – becoming the 21st United player to score on his Premier League debut. Arsenal were back on level terms in the 60th minute when Xhaka side-footed the ball after Gabriel Jesus cleared the ball from Diogo Dalot. Marcus Rashford celebrates after Manchester United’s goal against Arsenal. Tom Purslow/Manchester United via Getty Images United hit back six minutes later through Rashford, the striker’s shot deflected in by Ben White after a rasping pass from Bruno Fernandes. Rashford had his second in the 75th minute when Eriksen squared the England international to score from point-blank range, with the effort confirmed to be on target. United appear to have regained their faith after starting the campaign with horrendous defeats to Brighton and Brentford, with Ten Haag’s approach now paying off. Antony was placed on the right flank with Rashford central and Jadon Sancho on the left, while Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench alongside Brazilian Casemiro. “The spirit of this team, they can deal with setbacks, that’s how we did it, it’s really great and it shows your mentality. We’ve really improved on that,” said Ten Haag after the match. “We are happy and satisfied with the win, as well as the performance against a very good team. They played very well.” Gunners boss Arteta was concerned his side had not made the most of a good performance. “I’m very disappointed that we didn’t win the game,” Arteta said. “The game was there for the taking. We didn’t win it because we lacked some discipline at times and weren’t ruthless enough in front of goal. “I told the players at half-time that the game is there for the taking and if we play with more courage we will win the game. It was 1-1 and then it should have been 2-1 [for us]. It’s a big lesson if you want to win here, you have to do everything right.” Arsenal remained top of the table with 15 points thanks to their first five wins, while United moved up to fifth in the table, three points behind the Gunners.
