It was vintage Arsenal that. Could imagine that being a Bergkamp-Henry composition.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

Absolute sheer class. The passing and movement, the pace on the passes, was just brilliant. Arsenal have been in those positions two or three times and never really delivered - but that was just top class play.

I'm not sure we've seen a better goal across the Premier League this weekend.

Alexandre Lacazette then almost finds Bukayo Saka straight from the restart.

Gabriel Martinelli is doing his best though Lawro. He cuts inside from the left and hits a shot that is deflected and then well saved before moments later drilling in a low cross that is almost turned in by Calum Chambers.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

They play really neat football Arsenal but still there's no end product. It's very easy on the eye but they don't seem to get enough people in the box - and they are almost wanting to score the 'perfect' goal.

Manchester United

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, speaking to BBC MOTD: "It was an excellent [disallowed] goal. Unfortunately the referee decided we are not playing football or VAR decided probably.

"I'm absolutely shocked if that is a foul. If that was my son and he stays down and he needs his mates to help him up, he doesn't get food because that's embarrassing.

"Edinson Cavani has been here for a season and worked really hard to get up to match fitness. It's been a horrendous year for all of us with the pandemic. There is some doubt in his head but he has not made up his mind [about a new contract]. He deserves to have the fans cheering that movement and goal. It's something we haven't had for a long long time.

"I feel we played very good. I think we scored some excellent goals. You see the results earlier today, to have seven points more than the team in third is big for us. We want to see how close we can get to the top.

"I love seeing these boys come together in adversity. They pulled together."

Again it's a case of nearly from the Arsenal as Thomas Partey plays a fine one-two to beat two men but then the final pass into Bukayo Saka is cut out by an alert United defender. The home side are pretty much penned in now though.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

Brilliant move by Arsenal. One of the little flicks inside changed the direction of the attack and Gabriel Martinelli should have done better.

Nice effort! Lovely play as well as Dani Ceballos' smart backheel sets them away, out it goes to the left wing and Gabriel Martinelli clumps a shot into the side-netting.

Sheffield United are the lowest scorers in the Premier League this season, netting just 17 goals in their 30 games. They’ve only scored more than once in a match on three occasions this term, with two of those coming against Manchester United (also 2-1 vs West Brom).

They've had just the one chance so far but it was a good one that David McGoldrick dragged wide.

There's a lot of that from both sides. Arsenal are playing some pretty approach play but the final touch-pass-shot is yet to emerge.

See: most games since about 2005.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

I'm all for this trying to play from the back but sometimes there are seven, eight and nine passes and eventually, it just goes back to the goalkeeper. What is the point?

Especially for Sheffield United. They are very much a better side when they are in your face an in your half.

Nicolas Pepe crashes into the advertising screens at a fair lick which always makes me wince but he's going to be OK. Arsenal have a corner. Cleared.

Granit Xhaka often drifts into the left-back area when he plays in midfield, but he's playing as a fairly orthodox full-back this evening.

Decent game so far. Rob Holding's pass is too long though and the Blades can build again.

Arsenal have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last nine Premier League games, by the way. Only twice have they had a longer run without a shutout in the competition – 11 games between Dec 2017-Mar 2018 and 11 games between Dec 2001-Feb 2002.

Good football, good chance! At the other end as Ben Osborn picks out David McGoldrick with a lovely threaded pass, the forward gets a shot off but it's just wide.

Great footwork from Nicolas Pepe now to beat a man and find space, he picks out Bukayo Saka breaking down the right wing this time but his low cross is well defended.

How the Blades' season may have differed had they had John Egan fit.

Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert on BBC Radio 5 Live

It's been a bright start by both sides but I don't think Arsenal have set up defensively like this before, with this personnel. Any chances for Sheffield United to get the ball in early, I suggest would be better.

It's been all Arsenal so far, their latest flowing move comes to an end as Nicolas Pepe is offside.