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Arsenal beat Man United 2-0 for first win under Arteta

Published:Thursday | January 2, 2020 | 12:44 AM
Arsenal’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos (left) celebrates with teammate Lucas Torreira after scoring their side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London Wednesday.
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Arsenal’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos (left) celebrates with teammate Lucas Torreira after scoring their side’s second goal during the English Premier League soccer match against Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium in London Wednesday.

LONDON (AP):

Mikel Arteta earned his first win as Arsenal manager Wednesday with a 2-0 victory over Manchester United secured by first-half goals from Nicolas Pépé and Sokratis Papastathopoulos.

Pépé swept in the opener in the eighth minute and Sokratis grabbed the second in the 42nd after United goalkeeper David De Gea parried Alexandre Lacazette’s header.

After collecting one point from his first two games since replacing Unai Emery, Arteta secured Arsenal’s first win at home in the league in three months.

Missed chance

While Arsenal climbed to 10th in the standings, United missed a chance to close in on the Champions League places. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side instead fell five points behind Chelsea after the fourth-place club was held to a draw by Brighton.