Good afternoon and welcome to Nigerianeye's live commentary of the Premier League clash between Arsenal and Manchester United from the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal's 2-0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last weekend left them down in sixth position in the table, and the Gunners are now nine points off fourth-place Manchester City, albeit with two games in hand.
Man United, meanwhile, were held to a 1-1 draw by Swansea City at Old Trafford last weekend, with the fifth-place Red Devils now four points off the Champions League positions.
Follow our minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.
16 min Welbeck runs past Jones inside the Man United box, but Herrera is across on the cover to clear, excellent midfield work from the Spaniard. Arsenal are looking dangerous in possession of the ball.
14 min Bit of possession for Arsenal in the last two minutes, but Man United look pretty stern in a defensive area as they continue to clear their lines. Both teams have had their moments in the early stages, but still no breakthrough. The Emirates Stadium is very nervy it must be said.
12 min Plenty of possession for Man United in the last couple of minutes as they pass and probe in the final third, but Arsenal are quick across the turf and manage to force the away side back.
9 min SAVE! Sensational goalkeeping from De Gea as the Spanish goalkeeper keeps out a low strike from Ramsey, which looked to be heading for the bottom corner. Excellent work there.
9 min Arsenal's back three is all over the place at the moment as Man United continue to find space in the final third of the field. Smart work from Herrera wins another corner for the visitors, but the home side manage to clear their lines through Sanchez. It has been a brilliant opening nine minutes here.
7 min It has been a very lively opening seven minutes at the Emirates, with both teams not shy in committing players in the final third of the field. Neither defence looks too secure at the moment.
5 min SAVE! Rooney feeds Martial inside the Arsenal box, but the Frenchman cannot beat Cech at his near post! Another good moment for the away side early on here.
5 min Smart goalkeeping from De Gea as the Man United goalkeeper collects a low cross from Sanchez after the Chilean had driven into the away side's box. Couple of lively moments for both teams.
4 min Man United win a free kick in a dangerous area, but Rooney swings his cross straight at Cech.
3 min Half-chance for Man United as Mata finds Rooney's head with a super cross from the left, but the skipper's effort is just over the Arsenal crossbar. Excellent movement from Rooney there.
2 min... it must be said that the Emirates pitch is absolutely wonderful. It is almost like a carpet. I have actually played on this surface, and it was an absolute delight. Not an awful lot to report in the opening couple of minutes, with both teams battling for control of the ball in the middle of the park.
0 min KICKOFF! Arsenal kick things off at the Emirates Stadium...
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