The Red Devils came from behind to shock the Gunners and undermine their Premier League title hopes.
The Hosts took the lead through a Lisandro Martinez own goal before Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu put United ahead. Mikel Merino scored a sloppy equalizer late on, but Matheus Cunha came up with a winner moments later.
Mikel Arteta surprised by ‘really strange’ Arsenal defeat against Man Utd
“First of all you have to congratulate Man Utd on the win,” Arteta told Sky Sports. “To be honest, it happened in a very strange way.
“We were so dominant in the first half hour, scored the goal, had two more brilliant chances to score and then we allowed them the goal, which is very unusual from our side.
“That changed and shifted the momentum a little bit. Then we dropped standards with the ball, and we weren’t in control of the game, and they had two magical moments.
“Thanks to them, because in big matches you need those moments.
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“We carried the negativity a bit and didn’t have the flexibility we needed. But then we made the changes, scored the goal and you felt it was 2-2, game on.”
“Everything changed immediately, but then one long ball, one pass and Cunha scored.
“A very painful one, but it is time to be close to the players who gave us great moments. We all want to win.”
“We have to learn from them. Defeats are part of winning, and we have to take them that way because they need to be reminded how good they are.”
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