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Although it was just a friendly match, both Man Utd and Arsenal showed their determination to win when playing fiercely in the first minutes.

It only took 10 minutes for fans in the US to witness the opening goal of the match after a decisive dribble and shot by Rasmus Hojlund.

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Two goals from Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli helped Arsenal come from behind to beat Man Utd in a friendly match.

Although it was just a friendly match, both Man Utd and Arsenal showed their determination to win when playing fiercely in the first minutes.

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It only took 10 minutes for fans in the US to witness the opening goal of the match after a decisive dribble and shot by Rasmus Hojlund.

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Hojlund opened the scoring for Man Utd. Photo: Getty

However, the Danish striker was immediately forced off the pitch after suffering an unfortunate injury, and then new signing Leny Yoro suffered the same fate.

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With the “advantage” in personnel, Arsenal quickly materialized with Gabriel Jesus’ equalizer after an easy tap-in into an empty net.

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Arsenal came back against Man Utd. Photo: Getty

The two teams then did not create many dangerous opportunities and entered the break with an inconclusive result.

In the remaining 45 minutes, the two teams made many changes in their lineups to have new experiments. This partly made the match boring when the players did not have a connection in terms of playing style.

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In such a situation, Arsenal unexpectedly scored a goal after a moment of brilliance from Gabriel Martinelli in the 81st minute. The Brazilian player had a technical dribble in the penalty area and launched a tricky shot towards the near corner, giving goalkeeper Onana no chance to block.

The remaining few minutes were not enough to help the “Red Devils” get an equalizer, thereby accepting defeat with a score of 1-2.

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The match was then supplemented with a penalty shootout, and here, the brilliance of goalkeeper Onana combined with the lack of luck of Arsenal players helped Man Utd somewhat console themselves with a nerve-wracking penalty shootout victory.