Summary

  • Listen to 5 live commentary by using the play button

  • Xhaka's 20-yard shot deflects off Herrera and in; Welbeck heads in Oxlade-Chamberlain cross

  • Three minutes between goals

  • Arsenal are now two points behind fifth-placed Man Utd

  1. Postpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Arsene Wenger beats Jose Mourinho for the first time in a competitive fixture - that's two victories from 17 matches now, with the other win a Community Shield fixture.  

    A simple handshake as the pair head down the tunnel. Arsenal deserve their win for that three-minute spell of destruction alone.

  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Arsenal celebrateImage source, Rex Features
  3. Postpublished at 90 mins +2

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Pinball in the Arsenal box now as Scott McTominay fires on goal and Petr Cech collects comfortably. 

    Wayne Rooney was just in front of him and might have got a telling touch but the Arsenal keeper read it well.

  4. CHANCE!published at 90 mins +1

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Aaron Ramsey's had a good game too. He picks Marcus Rashford's pocket as Arsenal break clear - Alexis Sanchez is in acres down the left wing. 

    He cuts inside, but the clever pass inside for Mesut Ozil is just too long. 

    Aaron Ramsey reactsImage source, Reuters
  5. Postpublished at 90 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Kieran Gibbs has been impressive today. Here he is launching down the left again. Alexis Sanchez dinks a ball on the edge for Aaron Ramsey, but Wayne Rooney rises to nod clear. 

    THREE minutes of time added on.

  6. Postpublished at 89 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Anthony Martial finds space down the left - the first we've seen of him really since way back in the first half. 

    Laurent Koscielny is there to block the cross. Nothing doing. 

  7. Postpublished at 87 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Marcus Rashford looks to play a quick free-kick into space but it's too long for the sole Manchester United runner who was on the same wavelength. 

    Jose Mourinho applauds the effort, but surely realises the game is up.

    Rashford pushes throughImage source, PA
  8. Postpublished at 86 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Aaron Ramsey goes down now but it's half fatigue half buying time, seemingly.

    The clock is ticking down and there is no sign of a late Manchester United surge.  

  9. Postpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Six of Manchester United's nine shots have come from the boot of Wayne Rooney. Only two of them have been on target (as illustrated by the green arrows in our graphic below).

    ArsenalImage source, Opta
  10. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 84 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Olivier Giroud comes on for goalscorer Danny Welbeck and Hector Bellerin replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. 

    For Manchester United, Juan Mata's place is taken by Scott McTominay - a 20-year-old midfielder.

    Just over five to go. Arsene Wenger does not have long to wait.

    McTominay replaces MataImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    The Gunners are defending in numbers with just a couple left up the pitch for the turnover. And they're defending well. 

    Kieran Gibbs tries to buy a free-kick but the referee's not selling. 

  12. Postpublished at 82 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Kieran Gibbs booms a long ball destined for Marcus Rashford away on his head. Rashford gets another bite, steps over the ball with a trick, wins a corner. 

    Is there time for Manchester United?

  13. CHANCE!published at 81 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    I tell you who is frustrated. Wayne Rooney. Again he finds that square inch just above the top left corner of Petr Cech's goal with a curled effort from range. Not quite at the top of his game. It's been true for a while.

    Frustrated Rooney reactsImage source, Reuters
  14. Postpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Mark Schwarzer
    Ex-Middlesbrough keeper on BBC Radio 5 live

    Nothing is going right for Manchester United now. There is clearly a lot of frustration out there.

  15. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Axel Tuanzebe has stood up well to Alexis Sanchez down the Arsenal left. The Chilean's been mostly contained.

    Under pressure from Danny Welbeck, David de Gea mis-kicks a clearance out of play. Huge Arsenal cheers.

  16. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    This has by no means been a vintage Manchester United performance. They were set up to contain and now look a little lost. 

    You wouldn't call it a turning point for Arsenal but a defeat today would have been disastrous for their top four hopes. Maybe it will convince a few Gunners fans the cause is not lost. Maybe it'll even convince the players.

  17. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 76 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    That's Granit Xhaka done. He's up and walking, but off the pitch as he's replaced by Francis Coquelin. Could be a precaution, could be tired legs, could be tactical. But it's like-for-like in defensive midfield.

    Granit Xhaka comes offImage source, Reuters
  18. Get involvedpublished at 17:31 British Summer Time 7 May 2017

    #bbcfootball

    Jack Blackburn: To have an unbeaten run from November to May & still finish 6th is at once extraordinary & laughable

  19. CHANCE!published at 75 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Unlucky from Wayne Rooney. He picks it up on the edge of the box and looks to curl one top corner, but it's just arcing away at the last. 

    Granit Xhaka is down and getting treatment, he's holding his ankle. 

  20. CHANCE!published at 72 mins

    Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd

    Mesut Ozil's low drill across the box has the perfect amount of spin on it, sitting up and begging for Danny Welbeck to drive home first-time, but the Arsenal striker can't quite react in time.

    Superb from Ozil. From languid to lethal like only he knows how.

    Mesut OzilImage source, PA