Man United vs Arsenal: Fans troll men of Timber and Saliba after two wins in one night vs Gunners

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Man United vs Arsenal: Fans troll men of Timber and Saliba after two wins in one night vs Gunners

Izuchukwu Akawor 06:56 - 23.07.2023

Manchester United and Arsenal rekindled their rivalry in the United States of America with the Red Devils claiming the bragging rights twice.

Manchester United maintained their 100 per cent record in the preseason with another outstanding display against Arsenal at MetLife Stadium.

United defeated the Gunners 2-0 in regular time and followed it up with another 5-3 win in the penalty shootout.

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Man United thrash Arsenal in the States.

United vs Arsenal: Brief

Despite being a friendly game, this was a highly anticipated encounter between the Premier League giants.

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Bruno Fernandes celebrates his opener in Man united's 2-0 victory over Arsenal in USA | Photo Credit: Courtesy

United stoked up emotions before kickoff when the club posted the message “We don’t play friendly games” on their social media platforms moments before the game got underway.

However, in the end, Erik Ten Hag’s Red Devils walked the talk led by new captain Bruno Fernandes who started his reign in style.

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Jadon Sancho and William Saliba during the clash.

The Portuguese superstar opened the scoring with a fantastic left-footed strike in his first game in preseason before Jason Sancho made it 2-0 with another outstanding goal seven minutes later.

Both teams made a raft of changes in the second half but United held on for the win in normal time before going on to seal another via penalty shoutout.

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Jurrien Timber suffered a defeat on his debut.

Fans troll Arsenal

After the game, United and football fans took to their social media account to troll the Gunners.

They showed no mercy to Arsenal’s new boy Jurrien Timber and star defender, William Saliba whose mistake led to United’s second goal.

United are yet to concede a goal in preseason.

Here are some of the best reactions from the fans after the game.

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