Bruno put Man United ahead early in the second half, but in the 61st minute, Dalot was sent off for receiving a second yellow card. Arsenal quickly equalized with a goal from Gabriel Magalhaes. The home team played with an extra man for more than an hour, and was awarded a penalty but Martin Odegaard missed.
After a 1-1 draw in regulation time and extra time, Man United defeated Arsenal 5-3 in the penalty shootout. Kai Havertz was the only Arsenal player to miss. The German striker had a bad night, as he had missed two very clear chances in the match, with an expected goals index of up to 1.98.
“It was unbelievable that we lost this game. We dominated the whole game, outplayed our opponents and did everything we could to win the game.
Arsenal scored 1 goal, but with the number of situations, chances, penalties we had, the team should have scored more goals, but we didn't. We go home with great sadness, but I'm still proud of my players," Mikel Arteta said after the match.
When asked what he said to Kai Havertz after the match, Arteta emphasized: “For Kai personally as well as the Arsenal players, I love them all. I cannot forget what the players have done in the matches, not just because they lost 1-2 matches that were not as expected, denying their efforts.
This defeat is part of football. We need to quickly forget it because in the middle of the week we have an important match.”
This is Arsenal's second consecutive home defeat in the cup competition. Before that, they lost 0-2 to Newcastle in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final. In addition to losing to Man United, Arsenal also face a new injury concern for striker Gabriel Jesus.
As for Man United, coach Ruben Amorim emphasized that the team played better than when they lost 0-2 to Arsenal at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
“Especially in the first half, we played better than in the Premier League,” he said. “Man United were better at set-pieces, more determined, more aggressive, we showed great spirit, even with 10 men.
The sending off really hurt us. Arsenal had a few chances. The players were really tired. But I felt from the first minute of the game it was our day. And I felt a connection with the fans.”
