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Martin Ødegaard started off the bench in his first Arsenal game. He was shattered in favor of players like Emile Smith-Rowe, Nicolas Pépé and Gabriel Martinelli.
With ten minutes to go, the Norwegian made his debut when he was replaced by Smith-Rowe.
Ødegaard failed to get involved in anything special, but there were some opportunities to feel the ball.
DEBUTED: Martin Ødegaard received instructions from Mikel Arteta before his debut.
Photo: Andy Rain / AP
Despite the gigantic opportunities for both teams, they finished 0-0.
– This was not a typical 0-0 match, summed up TV 2 expert commentator Nils Johan Semb after the match.
– The city is the favorite of the title
For Solskjær and United, part of today’s result means they have gone 18 Premier League away games without losing. It is a club record.
There are still two points lost in the title fight.
– They fall a lot to Arsenal in the second half, and then there are great opportunities for the rival to score. City looks great and is the biggest favorite for the title. But there’s a lot of time left, says TV 2 expert Petter Myhre, after the game.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær was relatively happy after the match, even though he thinks they could have won the match.
– I felt we had the greatest opportunities. It was a decent game and well delivered on defense, says Solskjær in an interview shown on TV 2.
It came from a loss to bottom bottom Sheffield United. This means that Manchester United have taken a point out of a possible six in the last two games.
– It was definitely Wednesday (against Sheffield United) that was disappointing. Sometimes you can’t control whether or not you take a risk, says the Norwegian.
Solskjær made five changes from the start, which meant that Edinson Cavani, among others, was involved from the start.
RECORD: Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Manchester United have played 18 games without losing away from home in the Premier League.
Photo: Shaun Botterill / AP
The start of the game was relatively uneventful, but it was United who had the first chance of the game. Fred received a boring punt and tried to open the ball in goal. But the ball went just outside Arsenal’s goal.
Solskjær’s men gradually had more and smaller opportunities. Rashford and Bruno Fernandes had good chances, among other things.
Several great opportunities
After the break, however, it was Arsenal that got big chances. Lacazette hit a free kick that hit the crossbar.
Towards the end, Cavani had a great opportunity, but his scissor kick flew just off the post.
Today’s result means United are three points behind Manchester City, with one more game played.
Arsenal are ranked number eight in the league, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to reach the top four.
