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Date of publication: Monday 28 January 2019 12:00
"Some" Manchester United players knew that they would expose a "terrible" Arsenal defense on Friday.
United beat Arsenal 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup to maintain their excellent course under the guidance of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The visitors opened the scoring by Alexis Sanchez before a nice counterattack only helped them double their lead over Jesse Lingard.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a goal but Anthony Martial secured the victory in the second half.
The Manchester Evening News claims that "some" United players were "confident" of being able to beat the Gunners because of their porous defense.
The inimitable Samuel Luckhurst writes:
"Manchester United players were confident of winning their fourth round match of the FA Cup, believing that Arsenal's defensive setup had not changed under Unai Emery.
"The locker rooms told the MEN that United's players thought Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's" game plan worked well "while United scored twice in the counterattack in the 3-1 win.
"Some players have concluded that despite Arsenal's change of direction from Arsene Wenger to Emery last year, the Gunners" will never change "after United again exposed his porous defense.
"Although Solskjaer innovatively positioned Romelu Lukaku on the right, United's tactical approach was to defend well and counterattack against what was described as a" terrible "Arsenal defense.
"Lukaku endured the first 30 minutes, but he regained his spirits by scoring goals for Alexis Sanchez and Jesse Lingard one after the other. United players did not go unnoticed. in the corresponding match last season.
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