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Top Boost for Arsenal After Beating Man Utd

Top  Boost for Arsenal After Beating Man Utd Arsenal struck a potentially significant blow in the race for the Premier League top four with a 2-0 win over Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arsenal started positively but should have been behind nine minutes in, when Romelu Lukaku steered Luke Shaw's low cross against the crossbar from six yards out. A Granit Xhaka strike and a second-half penalty from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who missed from the spot in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham last week, gave the Gunners three valuable points that lift them into fourth. The result also ends United's nine-game winning run away from home under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, just four days on from their dramatic Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain.

Solskjaer Slams Penalty Call Aafter Arsenal Loss

Solskjaer Slams  Penalty Call Aafter Arsenal Loss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested that referee Jonathan Moss will be furious with himself for giving a penalty against Manchester United in Sunday's reverse at the hands of Arsenal. Caretaker manager Solskjaer suffered the first Premier League defeat of his United reign as goals from Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sealed a 2-0 home win for the Gunners. Solskjaer, however, took exception to Moss' decision, and expected the official to think again once he had another chance to watch the incident. "We started slowly, maybe a backlash from Wednesday night, but we created chances and when they get the first goal it becomes a different game," the interim boss explained to Sky Sports. "The referee will be disappointed when he sees it as I don't think it is a penalty. "We just had to go for it towards the end, but we were not really at it and it is one of those days where you have to dus...