Neither side can take advantage in top-four tussle Manchester United and Arsenal had a chance to land a blow in the race for the Champions League places. Personally, we enjoyed Granit Xhaka’s botched first-half free-kick routine, which evaded every yellow shirt and nearly went out of play. The ‘other four’ - Chelsea and Tottenham included - appear so far behind the pace- setters that the term ‘top six’ is becoming increasingly meaningless. Dearth of quality illustrates decline of both sides Any illusions of grandeur that this fixture still carries were dispelled by a dire first half. Perhaps Ledger was sure, but he was wrong by a considerable distance, and by flagging as soon as Aubameyang touched the ball, he gave United’s defence reason to hesitateor stop altogether. Ashley Young, in fact, appeared to slow down as he pressured Aubameyang, having noticed Ledger's flag. It is easy to say ‘play to the whistle’, but officials are also required to not get such calls badly wrong, even with VAR there to correct them. McTominay maintains assured start to the season For all United’s struggles of late, one player has consistently done everything asked of him and cannot be accused of letting Solskjaer down. It is no longer noteworthy when McTominay is named in the starting line-up, which in itself demonstrates how far he has come over the past year. It does not require as much technical ability as others, but it is an important one and the academy graduate has always fulfilled his duties. McTominay is now United’s midfield enforcer and has consistently impressed on the defensive side of the ball. It felt right that, at the end of a dire first half, United’s bestplayer so far this season made the breakthrough. Not since Dennis Bergkamp in 1997-98 has an Arsenal player scored that many in the first seven games of a Premier League season. Marcus Rashford of Manchester United in action with Bernd Leno of Arsenal.
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