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Morgan's glee

Celebrity Arsenal fan and The Sun columnist Piers Morgan couldn't hide his glee with is team's win on Saturday.

The Gunners ran out 3-1 winners over Man Utd, which please Morgan when he took to Twitter to celebrate.

However, the ex-GMB host couldn't help but wonder how the Gunners lost to Crystal Palace, Brighton and Southampton before "stuffing" Chelsea and Man Utd.

He wrote: "I’m sure someone can explain Arsenal losing three games on the bounce to Brighton, Palace & Southampton.. then stuffing Chelsea & United. I can’t, and right now I don’t care. Great performance today lads."

Pawson gives Arteta a cheeky wink

Man Utd fans lost the plot after seeing referee Craig Pawson WINK at Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta.

Pawson gave Arteta a cheeky wink with his left eye milliseconds before shaking the Spaniard's hand after the Gunners' huge victory at the Emirates.

The gesture didn't go unnoticed by the United fans, who flocked to Twitter to express their fury.

One tweeted: "Nothing to see here, just Craig Pawson winking at Mikel Arteta."

Another said: "What on earth is he doing there?"

And another said: "Bruh I seen this and wow. Unexplainable."

One remarked: "Ref was deffs in on it too."

Another chimed in: "Dodgy, dodgy."

Ed-ing to a new direction

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been promised "one or two" main signings this summer by technical director Edu.

Edu told : "We are going to focus on signing one or two players.

"After last summer revolution, we need the next step. We have our strategy ready.

"Our planning has already been done, it has already reached the owners.

"It's a matter of step by step, how we are going to finish the season and put the plan in place that I'm very excited about"

Jesus four real

Manchester City star Gabriel Jesus scored a whopping four goals against Watford at the Etihad.

Jesus led City to a 5-1 victory over the struggling Hornets to remain top of the Premier League table.

The striker has been linked with a move to Arsenal in the summer transfer window.

Reports have also suggested that the Gunners and the Brazil international are in "advanced talks"

Xhaka on fans

Arsenal ace Granit Xhaka stated he wants to have a "better relationship" with the fans.

Xhaka said: "I can't pretend that my relationship with the fans will ever be the same, because that moment will always be in my heart.

"I would like us to have a better relationship. I would like us to understand each other better"

Rangnick criticises VAR

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick criticised VAR after the loss to Arsenal.

Rangnick told BT Sport: “We showed an improved performance, but in the end, it’s a disappointing result.

“We bounced back well from the early goal and had numerous chances to score more goals. The only weak side of our performance was that we didn’t defend well inside and around [the] box.

“For me there were also three unlucky VAR decisions. The third goal of Arsenal was clearly offside, David [de Gea] said to me he couldn’t see the ball.

“The second goal of Cristiano was definitely not offside. There was another handball decision in the first half. We were not happy with those VAR decisions, but it was an improved performance”

Xhaka reacts on Arsenal win

Arsenal ace Granit Xhaka stated he "likes" to score against Manchester United after his goal at the Emirates.

Xhaka told BT Sport: “I’m very happy I helped the team with the goal. It’s a long time since I scored.

"It’s always good to score at home with the fans. With the family I had here today as well. But the most important thing is the points.

"I like to score against United. To win 3-1 against United is very important. It is not the first time we score and concede straight away, we did it twice against Chelsea.

"We have to be more clever and strong mentally. They missed a penalty which helped us a lot, and after 3-1 the game was finished”

Arteta on Tavares

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta discussed Nuno Tavares' performance against Manchester Unite, which saw him scoring a goal.

Arteta said: "We have to help him.

"He needs to go through these experiences to understand what triggers these moments.

"The bill you have to pay with these players is they’ve never experienced this"

Rangnick on top four

Manchester United interim boss Ralf Rangnick claims the “top four is gone” after the defeat to Arsenal.

Rangnick told BT Sport: “It would have helped us a lot if [the missed penalty] was the equaliser and would have changed the whole game.

“But we didn’t, we hit the post, we hit the post twice, plus the crossbar. So in the end, very unlucky for us.

“There is nothing about the attitude of the players that we should fault today.”

“Even before this game it was not very likely, but after this result top four is gone, yes”

Arteta on Xhaka

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insists Granit Xhaka "deserves" the fans' adulation he got after scoring against Manchester United.

Arteta said: "I was dreaming of that because he deserves it.

"If any fan would spend two minutes with Granit they would understand the person that he is and how much he loves the club.

"He opened up because he feels the environment is there to protect him. Thank you to the fans for that"

Mikel Arteta reacts

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta claims the battle for fourth place will still be a "rollercoaster" despite the victory over Manchester United.

Arteta told BT Sport: “It’s a big performance in a game that had everything.

"We created chances, we had to suffer, there were moments when we lacked energy and they were on top, we were really efficient in the boxes, we had luck.

"They have exceptional players, and I am so happy to win the game. This [the fight for fourth place] is going to be a rollercoaster. Today it went in our favour”

FT: Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd

Arsenal have moved up to fourth place after beating Manchester United 3-1 at the Emirates.

The Gunners opened the scoring with Nuno Tavares after just three minutes.

The North Londoners doubled their lead with Bukayo Saka from the penalty spot just after the half-hour mark.

Cristiano Ronaldo put United back in the game with his 100th Premier League goal soon after but the visitors wasted many chances, including a penalty by Bruno Fernandes.

Granit Xhaka sealed the win for the hosts with an incredible strike from 25 yards on 70 minutes

Arsenal 3-1 Man Utd

Arsenal are very close to an important victory over Manchester United in their bid for the top four.

The Gunners scored for a third time with Granit Xhaka's wondergoal after 70 minutes.

Xhaka beat David de Gea with a fantastic strike from 25 yards out!

Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd

What a match we are witnessing at the Emirates!

Bruno Fernandes wasted a huge opportunity to equalise as he missed a penalty on 53 minutes!

Fernandes does a little shimmy then sends the ball outside!

Cristiano Ronaldo then sends the ball to the back of the net five minutes later but he's offside!

Can Arsenal hold on?!

HT: Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd

An entertaining first half has come to a close at the Emirates with Arsenal leading 2-1.

Nuno Tavares opened the scoring after just three minutes with Bukayo Saka doubling the lead from the penalty spot just after the half-hour mark.

But Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th Premier League goal just two minutes later

Arsenal 2-1 Man Utd

Cristiano just scored his 100th Premier League goal!

A beautiful cross by Nemanja Matic finds Ronaldo in the far post from where he beats Aaron Ramsdale on 33 minutes

Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

Arsenal have doubled their lead with a penalty by Bukayo Saka on 31 minutes.

Alex Telles fouled Saka inside the area and the England international sent David de Gea the other way

Arsenal 1-0 Man Utd

Arsenal lead after just three minutes with Nuno Tavares!

Bukayo Saka curls a shot to the far post and David de Gea saves it brilliantly.

Tavares picks up the ball and sends it to the back of the net as Manchester United's defence is too slow

Arsenal 0-0 Man Utd

And we're off!

Referee Craig Pawson has blown his whistle for this major Premier League match with huge top-four implications

Arsenal vs Man Utd subs

Here is who will be on Arsenal and Manchester United's bench today.

As you can see, Takehiro Tomiyasu is in Mikel Arteta's subs list:

Arsenal: Leno, Lacazette, Holding, Tomiyasu, Pepe, Lokonga, Martinelli, Azeez, Swanson.

Man Utd: Henderson, Bailly, Jones, Maguire, Mata, Rashford, Lingard, Wan-Bissaka, Garnacho.

Arsenal vs Man Utd XI

Here is how Arsenal and Manchester United will line up today at the Emirates.

And as you can see Cristiano Ronaldo starts just days after the death of his newborn son:

Arsenal: Ramsdale, Cedric , White, Gabriel, Tavares, Elneny, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Smith Rowe, Nketiah.

Man Utd: De Gea, Dalot, Lindelof, Varane, Telles, Matic, McTominay, Sancho, Fernandes, Elanga, Ronaldo

Alvaro Morata statement

Atletico Madrid star Alvaro Morata, who plays on loan at Juventus, has has shared the following message amid reports linking him to Arsenal.

Morata said: “Luckily, my wife and my sons are prepared to think about my happiness.

“The only thing they want is to see me happy. Alice [Morata's wife] supports me in every decision I’ll make.

“I have good options and as long as I am with them, I could go everywhere, even to the moon”

Rice is right

Former Arsenal player Emmanuel Frimpong has urged the club to go for West Ham star Declan Rice.

Frimpong told SunSport's Jake Lambourne via : "I would like to have Declan Rice.

"He's a very good player, improved a lot and shown a lot of maturity for his age. He's done really well for West Ham, I'm a huge fan of his.

"A midfield of him and [Thomas] Partey would be a very strong midfield partnership. I'd also like another left-back to compete with [Kieran] Tierney.

"I feel like we're really struggling in that department at the moment.

"I'd also want us to sign a striker - there aren't any that come to mind that are realistic signings at the minute, but that's one position we really need to strengthen"

Major Gabriel Jesus update

Arsenal are in 'advanced talks' with Manchester City star Gabriel Jesus ahead of the summer transfer window.

And there are reports suggesting "everything has been agreed" between the Gunners and Jesus!

That is according to Brazilian journalist Jorge Nicola, who claimed on his YouTube channel Canal do Nicola that all is needed is an agreement between the North Londoners and City for a deal to be completed.

The striker wants to play for Brazil at the 2022 World Cup later this year and has seen his game time limited under Pep Guardiola, who prefers to play with a false 9

Pre-match stat attack

Arsenal go into today's clash against Manchester United with the better of the recent history between the sides, in north London at least.

Mikel Arteta's side are unbeaten in their last three Premier League home games against the Red Devils.

The Gunners have won two and drawn one of their last three clashes against United at the Emirates.

Avoiding defeat today would take them above Tottenham and into fourth place ahead of Spurs' clash at Brentford this evening.