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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could be able to call on defenders Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori for the game against Fulham on Sunday (14:00 GMT).

Both players missed the win over Manchester United through injury.

Gabriel has been in excellent scoring form for the Gunners and it had been feared that they might miss his presence from set-pieces, but that was not the case as Jurrien Timber and William Saliba both scored from corners to secure a comfortable victory over Ruben Amorim's side.

Fulham beat the Gunners last season, which dealt a blow to their title hopes, and Arteta does not want to get carried away ahead of the match at Craven Cottage.

"We want to have the right to win the games," he said. "If we perform the way we are performing right now, we are going to win a lot of games.

"But right now is about Fulham. We know the experience of last season. We have to prepare really well to earn the right to win there and continue to do that.

"The rest, we don't know."

BBC Radio 5 Live commentator John Murray says Arsenal's corners "rained on Manchester United's defence" as the Gunners continue to be lethal from set-pieces.

Including William Saliba's and Jurrien Timber's goals on Wednesday, Arsenal have scored 22 goals from corners since the beginning of last season.

That is significantly more than any other Premier League team.

"That game was the story of Arsenal's success," said Murray reflecting on the victory at the Emirates. "They had corner after corner, which rained in on United's defence and they scored from two of them.

"No one can cope with Arsenal's corners!"

Former midfielder Izzy Christiansen added: "There's a lot to it. It is about the set-up and where people stand to attack, lock the block, go for the ball, but the main thing for me is the delivery.

"Arsenal are so accurate and you can see how much time they take to set them up. It is collective clock-work action and so effective.

"Any player or former player will tell you that set-pieces are boring to do on the training pitch, but they have generated an enthusiasm to become part of the way they play football."

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We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Premier League game between Arsenal and Manchester United.

Here are some of your comments:

Arsenal fans

Paul: We didn't play as well as I'd hoped until the first goal went in, then the result was never in doubt. Also, who doesn't love a corner goal?

Ish: I can't understand this talk of dark arts and Stoke 2.0? Did Tony Pulis ever challenge for the title? A team came to park the bus. Arsenal had a Plan B!

Bergkamp66: Some say we are long ball and corner specialists - they clearly didn't watch our 5-1 and 5-2 demolitions of Sporting and West Ham. Fantastic management and tactics I say - Plan A, Plan B and Plan C!

Haskins: I hope we don't start depending on these corner goals, although they are a great bonus. I still think a regular goalscorer would make the difference.

Man Utd fans

Clive: The good news? Our defence prevented Arsenal from scoring from open play - quite an achievement! The bad news? We had no means of preventing them scoring from cleverly taken corner kicks. More good news? We can quickly develop a defence against that and then use the same ploy ourselves - it's just part of Ruben's learning process.

David: Looking more organised and frustrated Arsenal, but faded badly in the second half. They need additional players sooner rather than later. They are carrying too many who will just not be able to operate in the intended system Amorim wants to implement.

Andrew: Disappointing. Parking the bus in the first half is not the way to play football. Frankly, it was dull. I'm afraid we look terrible going forward and I'm not sure Hojlund is good enough. He can't hold the ball up, doesn't link play and doesn't anticipate. He's just out of his depth. Not good.

Mahir: We played with a very calm and assured defensive mindset. I think this reflects the manager's personality, and it is a good thing. We have a lot of work to do, but I think this was a reasonable performance in the current circumstances.

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Senior football correspondent and commentator John Murray spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about Arsenal's 2-0 win over Manchester United: "A really, really eventful night.

"I was at Arsenal, which was the 500th [men's first-team] match at Emirates Stadium. They were able to celebrate it with what was a really hard-fought win and they are just so effective with corners.

"Arsenal didn't have Gabriel because of injury, he is one of their biggest weapons that they have from the set pieces but without him, what did they do?

"A couple of the other defenders scored instead, so Timber and William Saliba were the two who scored the goals.

"But they [Arsenal] are far and away leading the table of most goals scored from corners in the Premier League since the start of last season and teams cannot live with them.

"It's fascinating watching it to see how various teams try to combat it and nobody's been able to come up with the answer so far."

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Arsenal double-winner Lee Dixon reflected on the Gunners' home victory over Manchester United and the Premier League title race on BBC Radio 5 Live.

The former England full-back said: "That's all they can do [chip away at Liverpool's lead in the Premier League], with the way Liverpool have started.

"Sometimes, with a runaway train, you have just got to let it go a little bit and hope that you catch it up at some point. With the injuries that Arsenal have had, they have fallen behind a little bit but Wednesday was a really good performance.

"It was a difficult one in the first half. I thought Manchester United got their tactics absolutely spot on in the first half, they really frustrated Arsenal. You can see what [Ruben] Amorim has done, you could see a shape to United.

"It wasn't the prettiest thing to watch at times in the first half, but they set up really well and really disciplined and they made it really difficult for Arsenal.

"After half-time, they came out with a bit more zip in their passing, a bit more energy in their set pieces.

"But they [Arsenal] are off the charts. They change games and they certainly did that."

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Arsenal have scored more goals from corners (22) than any other team in the Premier League since the start of last season, with both of their goals against Manchester United coming this way. Ten of those have opened the scoring in a match, which is also a league-high figure in this period.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to Match of the Day after the 2-0 win over Manchester United: "A special day - 500 games in this stadium. We scored two set pieces, but we could have scored from open play many more. We lost two massive players for us in our backline but the team are still responding.

"The game opened up a little bit and we looked a real threat. Very pleased. It's a joy to play in this stadium with that energy, it's something incredible."

On the Gunners' threat from set pieces: "It was one of the best [set-piece performances], we could have scored more and I'm very pleased with that.

"The team has to have the capacity to score from many different situations and we could have scored in open play, but we scored from set pieces. We have to do our best to continue to play at this level we're playing at and continue to win matches."

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Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice, speaking to Amazon Prime after the 2-0 win against Manchester United: "What a night. Manchester United have a new manager so we knew it would be a test. We stuck to the gameplan and we could have had three or four.

"When you go up for a corner, it's a chance to score a goal. To score both of them from corners, [set-piece coach] Nico [Jover] will be buzzing and I'm so happy.

"It's more just seeing clips and I know the weight I need to put on the ball and it's just about repetition. I put a few good balls in and could have had a couple of assists so it was nice to get one.

"When you have a blip in the league you get written off. We stick together as a group and we knew the run of results were not good enough, now we're starting to see a turn of that.

"People get carried away. You just need to be around it in February time. Liverpool have dropped points, they're seven away so we will see what happens."

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Arsenal's Premier League game against Manchester United on Wednesday will be the 500th competitive match that the men's first team has played at Emirates Stadium.

Here are a few memorable moments created by the Gunners since they moved from Highbury into their new home in 2006 and opened up with a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa.

Arsenal 1-0 Man City, October 2023

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Arsenal had failed to get the better of Manchester City in a home Premier League game for almost eight years before Gabriel Martinelli's late winner secured a 1-0 victory for Mikel Arteta's side in October 2023.

Arsenal 5-0 Burnley, May 2018

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Arsenal said goodbye to legendary manager Arsenal Wenger after a reign of nearly 22 years in charge of the Gunners in May 2018.

Arsenal 4-1 Norwich, October 2013

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There have been many special goals scored at the stadium but few will better Jack Wilshere's effort against Norwich City in October 2013, as the midfielder finished off a wonderful team move of slick passing and one-touch football.

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Arsenal 1-0 Leeds, January 2012

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Record goalscorer Thierry Henry rejoined Arsenal on loan in January 2012, four-and-a-half years after departing for Barcelona, and returned in style with the winning goal in an FA Cup tie against Leeds.

Arsenal 2-1 Barcelona, February 2011

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In 2011, Arsenal beat a formidable Barcelona side 2-1 in the first leg of a Champions League last-16 tie with late goals from Robin van Persie and Andrey Arshavin. The Gunners, not helped by Van Persie's red card, lost the return leg 3-1 in Spain.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests.

For week 14 he takes on James Ryan, bassist with rock band The Slow Readers Club.

Sutton's prediction: 3-1

I can understand the excitement about Ruben Amorim from Manchester United fans because he is a hugely charismatic guy who comes across so well in interviews.

I am pleased for him that he has got off to a decent start, because he is unbeaten after his first three games, but this is the real acid test that will demonstrate where United are at.

We have seen some classic games between these teams down the years, but Arsenal are a long way ahead of United, especially now Martin Odegaard is back. He has taken them to the levels we were expecting from them all season.

It would be a real eye-opener if United go to Emirates Stadium and get something - but I can't see it.

Arsenal have scored a lot of goals in the past week and that should continue here. They will win, and win well.

Ryan's prediction: 1-2

As a United fan, I can't have Liverpool winning the league. City didn't beat them on Sunday so Arsenal are their closest challengers now... and who do we play here?

Still, I can't go against my own team and it is physically impossible for me to watch us hoping we get beat, so I am all in for a United win and hoping we can get something at Arsenal the way we used to, even though if we get any sort of result out of them, then we are basically giving Liverpool another leg-up towards the title.

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This will be Arsena'’s 500th competitive match at Emirates Stadium (W335 D93 L71). They have won 10 and lost six of their 20 meetings with Manchester United at the ground, only losing more against Manchester City (nine) and Chelsea (seven).

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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has praised Jorginho for his ability to always be "ready" to play when needed.

The midfielder joined the Gunners from London rivals Chelsea in January 2023 for an initial £12m fee.

At 32, Jorginho has not been a regular in the starting XI since his arrival but has proved to be a vital asset to the squad, playing 61 matches for Arsenal across all competitions.

This season he has featured nine times, but three of his five Premier League appearances have come in the past four matches and, with a busy December schedule, he could be called upon more.

"That is his quality," Arteta said in his pre-match news conference.

"I always mention his biggest quality is his capacity to make others better. Last season was the same.

"At the start there was less games, we don't play that many midweek matches and he had less minutes. But I told him to be ready because there is going to be a time, and it is not going to be in one week you have to play, you are going to play now or tomorrow.

"The way he prepares is top so when he needs to play he is ready."

The Italy international is also undertaking his coaching badges and his manager has backed him to be a success in that role in the future.

"When I first saw him at Napoli I knew there was a [future] coach here for sure," Arteta added.

"He has got that will. He has been doing badges now for some time with the other players and I'm sure he will prepare and he will be very good."