MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea 7: His best first-half moment was a 32nd minute save from Martinelli – three minutes after a save with his feet from same player. Getty
Diogo Dalot 6: Cut the ball back towards Bruno in a second minute attack. That a right back was in an advanced attacking position on the left shows how far forward he can go. Crisp passing forward to Antony. Reuters
Raphael Varane 6: Busy with Jesus in front of him and the pair tussled throughout. His ball led to Arsenal’s equaliser. But another 90 minutes under his belt, the fourth in a row. And with those, four victories. EPA
Lisandro Martinez 7: Lucky not to be booked early on. Competitive, intelligent and occasional erratic. The only player to stop Jesus in one early attack. Arsenal’s equaliser went through his legs. Left the field with fans singing ‘Argentina!’ in his honour. AFP
Tyrell Malacia 6: His hardest match since he joined United. Beaten for pace by Saka in an 18th minute Arsenal attack, made a couple of clumsy challenges, but found his groove and played the duration. Roared as he outjumped the taller Nketiah in injury time. Getty
Scott McTominay 8: Keeping his place in side after solid recent performances. Tackled Jesus strongly to a roar after six minutes. Yellow card after 70 after he wrestled same player to ground. Connected with a Martinelli bound cross on 90 – to congratulations from De Gea. AP
Christian Eriksen 8: Volleyed wide in opening 10 minutes. Integral to setting up Antony’s goal. Tireless, creative. Fouled by Odegaard in the run up what Arsenal thought was a goal in first half. His best game since joining United. Getty
Bruno Fernandes 7: Groans after he lost possession a couple of times in the first half. Badly fouled by Sambi after 26 and went to ground. Tries the risky ball forward all the time – like when he set up Rashford for the second. Grafted non stop. AFP
Antony 8: Dream debut for the big money signing. Incredible skill to get the ball to Dalot from a cul-de-sac with two Arsenal players around him. Put his team ahead and celebrated like it was the greatest moment of his life. Tried a chip from distance on 45. A quiet second half. Getty
Jadon Sancho 6: A shot on target after 10 in a bright start for United. He wasn’t decisive, he didn’t beat his man enough, he wasn’t really heavily involved. AP
Marcus Rashford 8: Beautifully timed ball to set up Antony for United’s opening goal. Then put United back in front after 65, sprinting onto a Fernandes pass and finishing in front of the Stretford End. Quality moment, as was his second for the third goal. Left the field with Stretford End singing his name. EPA
SUBS: Cristiano Ronaldo (On for Antony 58’) 6: Jumped high to head an Eriksen ball. Poor cross towards goal on 72 and gave the ball away on 90, too. AFP
Fred (On for Sancho 67’) 6: Played in a more advanced role than usual. Counter attacked on 82, but played a poor ball forward to Ronaldo. Did similar oin injury time. AFP
Harry Maguire (On for Martinez 80’) N/A. Picked up a yellow within a minute. Getty
Casemiro (On for Rashford 80’). Getty
ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale 6: No sign of problem that made him injury doubt. Blocked early Sancho strike with legs in 10th minute and forced into good save from Fernandes in second half after gifting the ball to United with woeful pass out. No chance with goals as defence was pulled apart each time. Reuters
Ben White 7: Intriguing contest with England teammate Sancho and won the battle keeping the former Dortmund attacker very quiet, but United man will have bragging honours with final result. Getty
William Saliba 6: Defender side-footed good chance wide of target in opening 10 minutes. Booked for tactical foul on Sancho. Caught out by pass through middle for Rashford’s first goal. Reuters
Gabriel 6: Dragged well out of position in run-up to Antony goal. Had helped keep Rashford’s influence to a minimum, until England attacker suddenly bagged himself two goals in nine minutes as Arsenal’s back line was ripped apart. Getty
Oleksandr Zinchenko 6: Up against a bag of tricks in United new boy Antony. Forced to cover for Gabriel and pulled out of position himself ahead of Brazilian’s opener. Getty
Albert Sambi Lokonga 6: Neat and tidy, combining with Xhaka to do the donkey work and help Odegaard pull strings and control game for an hour. But Arsenal completely lost control of midfield after second United goal. EPA
Granit Xhaka 6: Had produced impressive show in middle of park until Arsenal made triple substitution and team completely lost shape. Made right mess of pass near touchline at 3-1 down that almost resulted in United scoring again. Reuters
Bukayo Saka 8: Nice through ball to Martinelli before attacker’s early goal was disallowed. Left Malacia for dead with one surging first-half run. Pulled shot across face of goal just after break but made no mistake on the hour with goal that had been coming. Late booking for foul on Malacia was sign of Arsenal frustration. Getty
Martin Odegaard 7: Captain bundled over Eriksen at start of move that resulted in Martinell’s goal being chalked off. Sprayed the ball around superbly in midfield as Gunners dominated large sections of game. PA
Gabriel Martinelli 7: Could have had first-half hat-trick. Showed cool head to finish after 12 minutes but goal disallowed after VAR check. Had shot and header saved by De Gea. AFP
Gabriel Jesus 8: Taunted with “City reject” chants from home fans from first minute but led the line superbly and caused United’s defence constant problems. Best player on pitch for 65 minutes until Arsenal lost all shape and capitulated. AFP
SUBS: Emile Smith Rowe (On for Odegaard 74’) 4: One of three attacking substitutions by Mikel Arteta that left Arsenal totally open at the back. Reuters
Fabio Vieira (On for Zinchenko 74’) 4: Volleyed one shot well over bar from edge of box.
Eddie Nketiah (On for Sambi Lokonga 74’) 4: No chance to make impact. AP
Takehiro Tomayisu (On for White 80’) N/A. AFP
MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David De Gea 7: His best first-half moment was a 32nd minute save from Martinelli – three minutes after a save with his feet from same player. Getty
Diogo Dalot 6: Cut the ball back towards Bruno in a second minute attack. That a right back was in an advanced attacking position on the left shows how far forward he can go. Crisp passing forward to Antony. Reuters
Raphael Varane 6: Busy with Jesus in front of him and the pair tussled throughout. His ball led to Arsenal’s equaliser. But another 90 minutes under his belt, the fourth in a row. And with those, four victories. EPA
Lisandro Martinez 7: Lucky not to be booked early on. Competitive, intelligent and occasional erratic. The only player to stop Jesus in one early attack. Arsenal’s equaliser went through his legs. Left the field with fans singing ‘Argentina!’ in his honour. AFP
Tyrell Malacia 6: His hardest match since he joined United. Beaten for pace by Saka in an 18th minute Arsenal attack, made a couple of clumsy challenges, but found his groove and played the duration. Roared as he outjumped the taller Nketiah in injury time. Getty
Scott McTominay 8: Keeping his place in side after solid recent performances. Tackled Jesus strongly to a roar after six minutes. Yellow card after 70 after he wrestled same player to ground. Connected with a Martinelli bound cross on 90 – to congratulations from De Gea. AP
Christian Eriksen 8: Volleyed wide in opening 10 minutes. Integral to setting up Antony’s goal. Tireless, creative. Fouled by Odegaard in the run up what Arsenal thought was a goal in first half. His best game since joining United. Getty
Bruno Fernandes 7: Groans after he lost possession a couple of times in the first half. Badly fouled by Sambi after 26 and went to ground. Tries the risky ball forward all the time – like when he set up Rashford for the second. Grafted non stop. AFP
Antony 8: Dream debut for the big money signing. Incredible skill to get the ball to Dalot from a cul-de-sac with two Arsenal players around him. Put his team ahead and celebrated like it was the greatest moment of his life. Tried a chip from distance on 45. A quiet second half. Getty
Jadon Sancho 6: A shot on target after 10 in a bright start for United. He wasn’t decisive, he didn’t beat his man enough, he wasn’t really heavily involved. AP
Marcus Rashford 8: Beautifully timed ball to set up Antony for United’s opening goal. Then put United back in front after 65, sprinting onto a Fernandes pass and finishing in front of the Stretford End. Quality moment, as was his second for the third goal. Left the field with Stretford End singing his name. EPA
SUBS: Cristiano Ronaldo (On for Antony 58’) 6: Jumped high to head an Eriksen ball. Poor cross towards goal on 72 and gave the ball away on 90, too. AFP
Fred (On for Sancho 67’) 6: Played in a more advanced role than usual. Counter attacked on 82, but played a poor ball forward to Ronaldo. Did similar oin injury time. AFP
Harry Maguire (On for Martinez 80’) N/A. Picked up a yellow within a minute. Getty
Casemiro (On for Rashford 80’). Getty
ARSENAL RATINGS: Aaron Ramsdale 6: No sign of problem that made him injury doubt. Blocked early Sancho strike with legs in 10th minute and forced into good save from Fernandes in second half after gifting the ball to United with woeful pass out. No chance with goals as defence was pulled apart each time. Reuters
Ben White 7: Intriguing contest with England teammate Sancho and won the battle keeping the former Dortmund attacker very quiet, but United man will have bragging honours with final result. Getty
William Saliba 6: Defender side-footed good chance wide of target in opening 10 minutes. Booked for tactical foul on Sancho. Caught out by pass through middle for Rashford’s first goal. Reuters
Gabriel 6: Dragged well out of position in run-up to Antony goal. Had helped keep Rashford’s influence to a minimum, until England attacker suddenly bagged himself two goals in nine minutes as Arsenal’s back line was ripped apart. Getty
Oleksandr Zinchenko 6: Up against a bag of tricks in United new boy Antony. Forced to cover for Gabriel and pulled out of position himself ahead of Brazilian’s opener. Getty
Albert Sambi Lokonga 6: Neat and tidy, combining with Xhaka to do the donkey work and help Odegaard pull strings and control game for an hour. But Arsenal completely lost control of midfield after second United goal. EPA
Granit Xhaka 6: Had produced impressive show in middle of park until Arsenal made triple substitution and team completely lost shape. Made right mess of pass near touchline at 3-1 down that almost resulted in United scoring again. Reuters
Bukayo Saka 8: Nice through ball to Martinelli before attacker’s early goal was disallowed. Left Malacia for dead with one surging first-half run. Pulled shot across face of goal just after break but made no mistake on the hour with goal that had been coming. Late booking for foul on Malacia was sign of Arsenal frustration. Getty
Martin Odegaard 7: Captain bundled over Eriksen at start of move that resulted in Martinell’s goal being chalked off. Sprayed the ball around superbly in midfield as Gunners dominated large sections of game. PA
Gabriel Martinelli 7: Could have had first-half hat-trick. Showed cool head to finish after 12 minutes but goal disallowed after VAR check. Had shot and header saved by De Gea. AFP
Gabriel Jesus 8: Taunted with “City reject” chants from home fans from first minute but led the line superbly and caused United’s defence constant problems. Best player on pitch for 65 minutes until Arsenal lost all shape and capitulated. AFP
SUBS: Emile Smith Rowe (On for Odegaard 74’) 4: One of three attacking substitutions by Mikel Arteta that left Arsenal totally open at the back. Reuters
Fabio Vieira (On for Zinchenko 74’) 4: Volleyed one shot well over bar from edge of box.
Eddie Nketiah (On for Sambi Lokonga 74’) 4: No chance to make impact. AP
