R. Holding enters the game and replaces M. Ødegaard.
Holding comes on for Odegaard to shore up the Arsenal backline.
90' +2
A. Garnacho enters the game and replaces R. Varane.
Garnacho enters the action for the visitors to replace Varane. United need a moment of magic.
90' +1
There was a lengthy VAR check for Nketiah's goal, but both he and Zinchenko were onside in the final third, allowing the goal to stand.
90'
E. Nketiah has scored a goal for Arsenal!
There will be four minutes of added time.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! NKETIAH RESTORES ARSENAL'S LEAD!!!!!!! 3-2!!!!!!!!! Arsenal regain the lead at the death as Nketiah steers home Odegaard's strike at the back post. Zinchenko bursts down the left flank and sends a cutback to Odegaard. The Arsenal skipper scuffs his effort towards the target, but Nketiah is alert at the back post to guide the ball past De Gea. Could that be a game winner for the Gunners?
88'
Wan-Bissaka catches Saka with a late boot and gives away a free-kick. He is fortunate not to get booked.
87'
Eriksen charges into the final third and looks for a strike at goal that Gabriel deflects behind for a corner.
86'
De Gea goes down after being nudged by Nketiah and wins a free-kick. There was minimal contact there to warrant him going down.
83'
L. Shaw gets yellow.
Shaw goes into the book for a lunge on Saka.
82'
L. Trossard enters the game and replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
Trossard makes his Arsenal debut as he replaces Martinelli down the left flank.
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81'
Arsenal pile on the pressure in the final third, but desperate defending from the visitors keeps them at bay. At least three Gunners players try to force the ball towards goal, but the white shirts are back in line and prevent a clean strike on target.
79'
Martinelli twists and turns in the final third before he shoots at goal on his right foot, but Martinez sticks his head in the way and diverts it behind.
78'
Rashford has space on the break, but Ramsdale comes out with Saliba blocking off the forward and manages to win the ball for the home side.
77'
Partey surges into the United box and has options, but he cannot complete the offload before Martinez intervenes and wins the ball.
74'
Arsenal are pressing forward in numbers, but just need to find the extra touch of quality in the final third to get a third.
71'
Fred enters the game and replaces Antony.
Antony is withdrawn for the visitors and is replaced by Fred.
68'
Both teams are sitting in their shapes now. Neither side wants to lose the game at this stage.
66'
Gabriel rises at the back post to attack a corner from Martinelli, but he can only glance his effort harmlessly wide of the post.
64'
Saka runs at the United defence and feeds Nketiah in the box, but his effort is blocked by Varane and it rebounds off his legs to travel behind for a goal-kick.
63'
Shaw releases Rashford down the left flank, but Tomiyasu sticks to his task and forces the mistake from the forward.
59'
Lisandro Martínez has scored a goal for Manchester United!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!! MARTINEZ LEVELS THE SCORES!!!! 2-2!!!!! Martinez finds the back of the net with a header following a Ramsdale error to find the equaliser for United. Ramsdale flaps at Eriksen's corner and pushes the ball straight to Martinez, who stoops and guides his header from six yards over Saliba on the line. What a game!
58'
Shaw and Fernandes go for the one-two down the left flank, forcing Tomiyasu to clear behind for a corner.
53'
B. Saka has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by T. Tomiyasu.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! SAKA FIRES ARSENAL AHEAD!!!!!!! 2-1!!!!!!!!!! The forward produces a moment of magic with a brilliant left-footed strike from 25 yards. Saka cuts inside with menace from the right flank and bends a perfect effort on his left foot away from De Gea into the bottom-left corner. Utter precision from the England man.
Tomiyasu works the ball to Saka, who does the rest with a brilliant strike.
52'
Martinez does brilliantly at the back to dive in on the slide to knock Odegaard's throughball for Xhaka away from the Swiss in the United box.
51'
Martinelli probes down the left flank and gets a yard on Wan-Bissaka to deliver a cross into the middle that Martinez has to clear into touch.
50'
Arsenal appeal for a penalty as Gabriel goes down under pressure from Weghorst tracking back, but the referee is not interested.
48'
Antony sprints into space down the right flank and has options, but he takes a poor touch and allows Partey to clear behind for a corner.
47'
Antony gets yellow.
Antony catches Zinchenko late and goes into the book.
46'
T. Tomiyasu enters the game and replaces B. White.
White makes way at the break for Tomiyasu, having been booked in the first half.
We're back under way at the Emirates Stadium.
45' +3
HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 1-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
45' +2
Saka tries to fire at goal twice in the space of a minute on an Arsenal break, but both strikes are blocked by Shaw with the second falling into the grasp of De Gea.
45' +1
Martinelli cuts back from the left flank and works a pass to Zinchenko. He shoots first-time, but skews his effort wide of the target.
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
43'
Arsenal have penned in by the United press over the last few minutes. The Gunners need an injection of pace to re-ignite their spark.
41'
Antony cuts in from the right flank and delivers a cross, but Weghorst is not on the same page and it travels through to Ramsdale.
39'
United break with pace down the left flank, but Fernandes' cross fails to beat Saliba, who clears into touch.
37'
White offloads to Saka down the right flank and he looks for an early cross that deflects off Shaw and out for a corner.
35'
The contest has been played at a tremendous pace. Both teams are leaving it all out there today.
31'
Odegaard and Saka combine down the right flank, but the former is just caught offside after latching onto a deflected cross.
27'
Odegaard battles against Rashford to prevent the forward from threatening the Arsenal goal and he clears the danger.
24'
E. Nketiah has scored a goal for Arsenal! Assist by G. Xhaka.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! NKETIAH RESPONDS!!!!!! 1-1!!!!! The Gunners level the scores as Nketiah nods home Xhaka's cross at the back post. Xhaka is played into space down the left flank and he delivers a brilliant cross into the middle. Nketiah gambles and gets goal side of Wan-Bissaka before he guides his header into the net. A super team goal.
Xhaka delivers a perfect cross to the back post for Nketiah to attack and score.
22'
CHANCE! Martinelli latches on to a neat cutback from Saka from a corner, but he sends his strike wide of the right post. Arsenal have not had their shooting boots on in the first half.
19'
B. White gets yellow.
White catches Rashford with a late lunge and goes into the book.
17'
M. Rashford has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by Bruno Fernandes.
WHAT A GOAL!!!! RASHFORD FIRES UNITED AHEAD!!!!! 1-0!!!!! Rashford continues his outstanding form with a brilliant strike from distance to find the bottom-left corner. Partey loses the ball in the middle of the park and Fernandes releases Rashford into the final third. He coasts past Partey and unleashes a perfect strike from 25 yards that zooms past Ramsdale into the net.
Fernandes latches onto a loose ball and feeds the run of Rashford, who makes no mistake with his strike.
15'
Saka angles a dangerous cross towards the back post from the right flank. Varane and Wan-Bissaka look at each other before the latter sends it behind with a nervy kick.
13'
Antony collects on the right flank and has options in the middle, but he fails to beat the first man with his cross.
11'
Fernandes brings down Gabriel with a loose challenge and gives away a free-kick inside the United half.
9'
OVER! Martinelli has space and cuts inside on his right foot to fire at goal, but he lifts his right-footed strike harmlessly over the bar.
7'
Fernandes makes a good diagonal run to break in behind Gabriel from a long ball. He goes down in the Arsenal box as Ramsdale fails to gather the loose ball, but the referee tells him to get his feet.
5'
Arsenal have had a fast start to the game to press at the United backline. The visitors need to get a foot on the ball.
2'
BLOCK! Odegaard latches on to a cutback from Martinelli, but sees his left-footed strike blocked. He regains possessions and wins a corner off the legs of Martinez.
1'
Arsenal probe down the left flank through Martinelli and he wins a corner off the legs of Wan-Bissaka.
We're under way at the Emirates Stadium.
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have seen their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to two points by Manchester City, putting the pressure on Mikel Arteta's men to respond today. The Gunners have been outstanding since the Premier League restart, winning four out of five matches, including the North London derby last time out. Manchester United will pose a challenge for Arteta's men, but they have been playing extremely well and should be ready for their old foes.
United's recent momentum was checked during the week in a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. A strike from Bruno Fernandes put the Red Devils ahead before the break, but Michael Olise's stunning free-kick earned Palace a share of the spoils. United would have overtaken City with a victory, but are now in fourth place in need of another good performance to keep themselves ahead in the race for the Champions League. Arsenal will provide a tough test of their credentials.
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Granit Xhaka; Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli.
ARSENAL SUBS: Kieran Tierney, Emile Smith Rowe, Rob Holding, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Leandro Trossard, Fabio Vieira, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Marquinhos, Matt Turner.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Fred, Tom Heaton, Facundo Pellestri, Anthony Elanga, Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw; Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Wout Weghorst.
Both managers will be satisfied at the break. Erik ten Hag will be delighted that his side were able to take the lead using aggression on the counter, but Mikel Arteta will be equally thrilled to see his side rally. There is not much between the sides, so it may be decided by a moment of quality.
Thanks for joining our commentary today. Until next time, goodbye.
Arsenal are next in action in the fourth round of the FA Cup against Manchester City on the road next Friday. Manchester United are in EFL Cup action in the first leg of their semi-final clash away to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday.
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