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Manchester United u21s kicked off their season on Friday evening away to Arsenal at Borehamwood FC’s Meadow Park.
Either side felt one another out within the opening levels with the primary actual likelihood falling to Arsenal within the tenth minute when Ismeal Kabia obtained the ball 14 yards out to shoot however despatched it over the bar and out of the stadium.
Kabia discovered his ft a minute later although when he broke free down the fitting wing to cross low to Khayon Edwards to slip and tuck in from shut vary.
Neither facet regarded significantly threatening all through the primary half with United proving to be the makers of their very own demise. Within the thirty fourth minute, Elyh Harrison was up area out of his purpose and misplaced move which gave the Arsenal midfielder the prospect to chip into the open purpose from lengthy vary but it surely thankfully bounced simply inches vast.
Shortly after, Harrison regarded to make amends with a very good save however United couldn’t clear the hazard earlier than Michal Rosiak struck onerous and low from the sting of the field into the underside nook.
The floodgates opened then with the house facet including their third minutes later. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji dribbled inside from the left wing earlier than ending contained in the field as Tommy Rowe desperately chased behind, unable to maintain up with the pace of the play.
United’s distress wasn’t performed there although as Arsenal capped off a dismal 10 minutes for United with their fourth simply earlier than the half time break.
A cross to Edwards on the again put up head was initially stopped on the road by Harry Amass however was then inadvertently knocked in by Harrison falling over.
Into the second half, United regarded to make an enchancment and couldn’t have began any higher with Ethan Ennis pulling one again inside a minute of the restart. A ball excessive from James Nolan was simply lower out however a poor headed clearance fell straight to Ennis to run via on purpose and expertly end previous Brian Okonkwo.
Ethan Wheatley then regarded to trigger some havoc as he danced previous two Arsenal defenders into the field however the space was too congested and he misplaced possession as he tried to knock it previous the third.
An off the ball encounter noticed Ethan Williams see straight crimson on the hour mark. It was a boiling over level because the match had witnessed plenty of off the ball wrestling bouts regardless of missing the identical aggression within the soccer.
With an additional man and three targets forward, Arsenal cruised via a lot of the second half till late on when Amass discovered Wheatley within the field to show and end previous the keeper.
There’s a fast flip round for Travis Binnion’s facet as they now tackle Barnsley within the EFL Trophy on Tuesday evening.
United: Harrison, Nolan (McAllister 73), Aljofree, Fredricson, Amass, Rowe, Curley (Jackson 81), Williams, Mather (Sharpe 63), Ennis (Ogunneye 63), Wheatley
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