Arsenal go top of Premier League as Man Utd ease pressure on Amorim

Declan Rice came backmost to haunt erstwhile nine West Ham arsenic Arsenal moved apical of the Premier League, portion Manchester United handed Ruben Amorim immoderate alleviation with a 2-0 triumph implicit Sunderland connected Saturday.

In Mikel Arteta’s 300th lucifer successful charge, the Gunners proved acold excessively beardown for the struggling Hammers successful a 2-0 triumph astatine the Emirates Stadium to further their ambitions of a archetypal Premier League rubric for 22 years.

Victory came astatine a outgo for Arsenal arsenic skipper Martin Odegaard was forced disconnected injured earlier half-time for the 3rd clip this season.

However, the spot successful extent present connected connection to Arteta has made airy of Arsenal’s wounded troubles.

Rice, who near West Ham for a nine grounds £105 cardinal ($141 million) successful 2023, ended the visitors’ resistence by blasting precocious into the nett connected the rebound aft Alphonse Areola parried Eberechi Eze’s drive.

Bukayo Saka made the points harmless midway done the 2nd fractional from the punishment spot aft Jurrien Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf.

Arsenal borderline 1 constituent up of Liverpool, who are successful enactment aboriginal astatine Chelsea.

Defeat leaves West Ham inactive languishing successful the relegation zone.

– Breathing abstraction for Amorim –

Amorim conceded connected the eve of Sunderland’s sojourn to Old Trafford helium needs results rapidly to debar becoming the latest United manager to endure the sack.

The Portuguese had taken conscionable 34 points from his erstwhile 33 Premier League games successful charge, but enjoyed a uncommon convincing triumph to springiness him immoderate breathing abstraction implicit the planetary break.

Before kick-off Old Trafford fell soundless to honour the victims of a panic onslaught connected a Manchester synagogue this week.

Amorim’s bold calls with his squad enactment paid disconnected arsenic goalkeeper Senne Lammens kept a cleanable expanse connected debut, portion Mason Mount justified his spot implicit Matheus Cunha with the opening goal.

Mount eased the location fans’ hostility with a good decorativeness from Bryan Mbeumo’s transverse connected 8 minutes.

Bruno Fernandes saw a changeable tipped onto the woodwork by Robin Roefs arsenic United dominated the archetypal half.

Benjamin Sesko doubled the Red Devils’ vantage with a predatory decorativeness from a agelong throw-in for his archetypal Old Trafford extremity since a £74 cardinal determination from RB Leipzig.

There was astir a twist astatine the extremity of the fractional arsenic Sunderland were initially awarded a penalty, lone for VAR to intervene owed to insuffient interaction by Sesko connected Trai Hume.

Sunderland began the play successful 5th aft a imagination commencement to their instrumentality to the apical flight, but the Black Cats were dealt a world cheque to extremity their four-game unbeaten run.

Tottenham showed their newfound antiaircraft resoluteness nether Thomas Frank to extremity Leeds’ year-long unbeaten league tally astatine Elland Road with a 2-1 victory.

Mohammed Kudus’ archetypal extremity for Spurs secured each 3 points aft Noah Okafor cancelled retired Mathys Tel’s opener for the visitors.

“That feeling to get implicit the line, to get 3 points, was big,” said Frank aft his broadside moved up to third.

Liverpool tin retake apical spot aboriginal if they tin get backmost to winning ways astatine Chelsea.

The defending champions person mislaid their past 2 matches against Crystal Palace and Galatasaray successful the Champions League.

Club World Cup champions Chelsea besides severely request the points aft a three-game winless tally successful the Premier League.

The station Arsenal spell apical of Premier League arsenic Man Utd easiness unit connected Amorim appeared archetypal connected Vanguard News.