Manchester United and Arsenal played to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford, impacting both teams' standings in the Premier League. Arsenal, struggling to keep pace with league leaders Liverpool, are now 15 points behind with only ten games left in the season. United's draw sees them in 14th place, but manager Ruben Amorim was encouraged by his team's performance in the second half. The match featured a tactical battle, with Arsenal dominating possession but unable to convert, while United's disciplined defense managed to hold on for a point despite their struggles.
Mikel Arteta made just one change from Tuesday's record-breaking beatdown of PSV Eindhoven, with the enterprising Riccardo Calafiori, the scorer of Arsenal's seventh in midweek, replacing Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back.
United were disciplined enough defensively to limit Arsenal's ability to craft high-quality openings, and although they suffered for much of the opening period, the hosts remarkably took a 1-0 lead into half-time.
Ruben Amorim will doubtlessly be encouraged by what he saw from his depleted group of players in the second half. They were unfortunate not to claim all three points at the Theatre of Dreams.
Their already-slim title hopes have faded drastically over the past couple of weeks, meaning Liverpool's advantage is a whopping 15 with just ten games of the season remaining.
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