Premier League reaction, talking points and your views after Man Utd beat Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium
Their stunning 3-2 win leaves Arsenal with a four point lead over Man City and Aston Villa in the title race
It also sees Michael Carrick earn two impressive wins since taking interim charge, having also beaten Man City last weekend
Stats: Arsenal's forwards are struggling in front of goal as five players record just 0.17xG
Arsenal are still overwhelming favourites (81.74%) to win the Premier League title, according to Opta
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Manchester United won't make top [four] and won't win anything this season. They've had two cup finals - against Manchester City and Arsenal - and will now drastically drop off as these are the same players that have also cost two managers their jobs!
TJ
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Interestingly, Manchester United (0.02%) had not previously been given any title chance by Opta's supercomputer.
But back-to-back wins over Manchester City and Arsenal under interim boss Michael Carrick has seen them break into the top four and move to within 12 points of the Gunners.
But seriously, they couldn't, could they?
Despite Sunday's defeat at home to Manchester United, Opta still make Arsenal the overwhelming favourites to win the Premier League title (81.74%), based on projections of the remaining matches collated by their supercomputer.
After their victory at Newcastle this weekend, Aston Villa have been given a 9.39% chance of lifting the Premier League trophy for the first time.
Meanwhile, Manchester City, who picked up their first Premier League win of 2026 on Saturday, are being given an 8.71% chance of winning the league.
Only three other teams are being given a chance - however minimal - of winning the title.
They are:
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A big component of United's win is their rest period. But let's not pretend Arsenal don't have a bench of players who would get into United's first team. They played nothing like they did at Inter midweek, Arteta must learn how to use his depth. Teams will copy United's methods.
Harry
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There is no let-up in fixtures for Arsenal as they continue to battle it out in four different competitions over the next month.
Mikel Arteta's side will aim to bounce back from Sunday's disappointing defeat to Manchester United when they finish off their league phase campaign in the Champions League on Wednesday.
They top the Champions League table and are guaranteed direct entry into the last 16, but will want to maintain their 100% record with an eighth consecutive victory in the league phase at home to bottom side Kairat.
The Gunners then face four Premier League games before the end of February, as well as the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea and a fourth-round FA Cup tie at home to League One Wigan:
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Manchester United were good, but is everyone forgetting the extra games Arsenal are playing at the moment? Not a single pundit seems to have mentioned the fact United only have this competition to worry about! Never mind beating Inter Milan AWAY in midweek.
Connor
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Image source, Getty ImagesFormer Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane is under no doubt that Arsenal's recent performances in the Premier League should be a cause for concern for Gunners manager Mikel Arteta.
He believes that the Arsenal players are "feeling the pressure" after Sunday's first home loss of the season left the Gunners without a win in three top-flight matches.
"It's pressure. The pressure was on Arsenal today," said Keane on Sky Sports.
"They'll have seen the other results, they're in a great position, they've got everything going for them... but it's pressure.
"They're feeling the pressure and it's how they deal with it over the next month or two. That's what's cost them over the last few years.
"I can't believe they don't look like a confident team for where they are in the league. They've got to get back to basics and start embracing this challenge instead of being frightened of it."
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Image source, Getty ImagesArsenal's Premier League title challenge has been built on a solid defence, with a league-high 11 clean sheets from their 23 matches played.
Bryan Mbeumo's first-half equaliser followed a rare defensive mix-up, while it also took two stunning strikes from Patrick Dorgu and Matheus Cunha to breach Arsenal's back-line.
But should the fact that Arsenal conceded three goals in a match for the first time since December 2023 (v Luton) - ending a run of 121 matches across all competitions without conceding more than twice - be a cause for concern?
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Mikel Arteta told BBC Match of the Day that his Arsenal side were "not at our level and we paid the price".
He added: "When we lose a game I take the responsibility and I have to protect the players. We just gave it away. If you want to win you have to go through these moments and you can't expect to win every game, that's unrealistic.
"The margins are extremely small and we made them even smaller. Now we have to react and see what we are made of."
Totally unrealistic to win every game - Arteta
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To put Arsenal's recent run of results in the Premier League into context, their consecutive goalless draws - at home to Liverpool and at Nottingham Forest - and Sunday's first home defeat of the season, against Manchester United, have come in the middle of a run of victories in three different cup competitions:
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Michael Carrick, a lovely, understated, unconcieted man and manager. He deserves a full ongoing chance at the end of the season. The players obviously really like him and are so much happier and confident under his direction. Great stuff.
Anita
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Focus now turns to the next round of Premier League fixtures.
Of the title contenders, Arsenal play first, at Leeds on Saturday, while Aston Villa follow at home to Brentford in Sunday's early kick-off and Manchester City travel to Tottenham for the day's final match:
When Arsenal took to the field at Nottingham Forest on 17 January, they did so knowing that victory would have put them nine points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Yet, nine days later, and the Gunners' cushion over rivals Manchester City and Aston Villa is just four points.
A goalless draw at Forest, followed by wins for City at home to Wolves and Villa at Newcastle, put the pressure on Arsenal before Sunday's game against Manchester United and Mikel Arteta's side were unable to respond...
Arsenal 2-3 Man Utd
Matheus Cunha scored a dramatic late winner for Manchester United as they downed Premier League leaders Arsenal in a five-goal thriller at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday:
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Stick with us this morning as we assess the impact of Arsenal's defeat at home to Manchester United on the Premier League title race.
Mikel Arteta's side have now dropped seven points in their last three league matches - after following up back-to-back goalless draws against Liverpool and Nottingham Forest with a first home defeat of the season.
Their lead at the top of the table has now been cut to just four points over Manchester City and Aston Villa, following wins for City at home to Wolves and Villa at Newcastle.
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