Arsenal’s strong second half seals win over Lille

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Gary Rose, Jess Anderson and Charlotte Coates

Not United's worse performance (not a high bar admittedly), if they had taken their chances they could have got something from the game. Plus I don’t think was a red. But as always they cause their own problems and seem to make life harder than it needs to be.

6521Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingAlan ShearerFormer England striker on Amazon Prine

[Carrick] needs a result. I don't care who or what you are, what the size of the club is or how much has been spent. What it all boils down to is attitude. It's results. And at the moment they haven't been good enough.

I said before the game, and during, that they need to stick with him. They can't keep thinking, I'll get ride of another manager, bring another one in. It doesn't work like that.

7837Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPaul RobinsonFormer England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

It has been a decent enough performance but as soon as Manchester United went down to 10 men it was always going to be an uphill struggle.

It's a difficult place to come and that made their task 10 times harder.

It'll be interesting to hear what Michael Carrick has got to say. I don't think he'll be overly down and disappointed with the way that his side has played.

103157Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Nice scenes at full-time at the Emirates as Olivier Giroud embraces his former team-mate Mikel Arteta before applauding the home fans.

Crazy to think Arteta is just four years older than Giroud.

37848Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingAlly McCoistFormer Scotland striker on TNT Sports

Bang average first half, but real real quality in the second, making them comfortable winners with a clean sheet.

31692Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing All over and it is defeat for the 10 men of Manchester United.

A better performance from the weekend but it is nine games played this season and just two wins.

712336Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Matheus Cunha sees a late effort well saved by Jan Oblak as Manchester United try to get something.

292181Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Well Arsenal took 64 minutes to find the opener but once they did the floodgates were open.

A comfortable win for Mikel Arteta's side.

1188206Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing SCENES!

From 2-0 up, to 3-2 down, to 3-3. What a game this has been and it looks like Viking are going to take points off Bayern Munich.

In the 90th minute, Herman Haugen gets up at the back post to get his head on it and send the home fans crazy.

1874100Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Arsenal continue to probe for a fourth, they want the icing on the cake, but there's no one there to get on the end of Declan Rice's pass.

Kai Havertz goes into the referee's book for stepping in on goalkeeper Berke Ozer.

210176Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingElizabeth ConwayBBC Sport Spanish football reporter at Metropolitano Stadium

Only around half of the 3400 travelling United fans are in the stadium now.

557169Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Into the final couple of minutes of this match. Atletico Madrid will take the win but there has been some positives for Manchester United. They've not played too badly, just not taken their chances.

207356Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingElizabeth ConwayBBC Sport Spanish football reporter at Metropolitano Stadium

A huge number of United fans have left their seats and are heading out of the stadium.

867194Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSteven GerrardFormer England and Liverpool captain on TNT Sports

I love how Mikel Arteta has put Max Dowman right into his favourite position. The experience is now more important for Dowman than keeping Saka in that position.

73884Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingPaul RobinsonFormer England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live

He's not going to score an easier goal, Lookman.

It's a really good save initially from Lammens. He gets very unlucky.

You feel that's it done for Manchester United.

642223Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing And for Arsenal's final change, Eberechi Eze makes way for 16-year-old Max Dowman.

1605139Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingElizabeth ConwayBBC Sport Spanish football reporter at Metropolitano Stadium

The Wandsworth-born Lookman finishes off United.

633348Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing Michael Carrick reacts to Atletico's second by making a couple of changes – on come Matheus Cunha and Harry Maguire for Bruno Fernandes and Ayden Heaven.

209233Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingSteven GerrardFormer England and Liverpool captain on TNT Sports

I think it's a nice touch – Olivier Giroud definitely deserves an ovation. Arsenal fans showing the respect to the service and the quality that he brought to them.

But for me, the Lille manager waited too long to make these substitutions. I think they could have done with Giroud a lot earlier because Lille have struggled to keep the ball this whole second half and they have missed that focal point that can hold the ball up.

53679Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharing A shock at the San Siro as Nicolo Tresoldi has completed a stunning hat-trick to put Club Brugge on the brink of a first win over Inter Milan.

29126Shareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bukayo Saka scored and assisted after coming off of the bench.

Football reporter at Emirates StadiumArsenal scored three goals in seven second-half minutes to maintain their perfect start to the league phase of the Champions League by beating Lille at Emirates Stadium.

Defender Jurrien Timber sent them on their way in the 64th minute after he collected a pass from Noni Madueke and lifted a clever finish over Berke Ozer.

England forward Eberechi Eze added the second three minutes later when he finished first time from substitute Bukayo Saka's cross.

Having won at Napoli, Arsenal sealed a second victory in the competition when Saka himself rolled in the third in the 71st minute.

Boss Mikel Arteta had made five changes to the side that beat Leeds 2-1 in the Premier League at the weekend, but the frontline of Eze, Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres did not click in a laboured first half from the Gunners.

He resisted the temptation to make wholesale changes at the break and was rewarded when Dutch defender Timber found the breakthrough with a neat finish.

Saka, Kai Havertz and captain Martin Odegaard were then introduced and all three substitutes played a major role in the next two goals as last season's beaten finalists wrapped up a convincing success.

Arsenal won all eight of their league phase games in the previous campaign before they lost the final to Paris St-Germain – and look like they will be hard to beat at this stage of the competition again.

What do BBC Sport's player ratings mean?

Published21 AugustSaka stars off bench – Arsenal player ratingsDavid Raya: Not tested at all by the Lille attack. 6

Jurrien Timber: Scored a fine opening goal as he looks to be build back to full fitness after early-season injury issues. 7

Ezri Konsa: An assured performance. Looks to be building his partnership with Gabriel nicely. 7

Gabriel Magalhaes: An excellent block in the first half and very comfortable all evening. 7

Myles Lewis-Skelly: Moved to left-back for this game after becoming a regular in midfield. A couple of decent crosses. 6

Declan Rice: Given the captain's armband as he anchored the Arsenal midfield. A solid performance as always. 7

Bruno Guimaraes: Tried to inject energy into the midfield. Should have scored with an early chance and tested the Lille goalkeeper with a speculative effort. 6

Mikel Merino: Tidy in possession but not his best in an Arsenal shirt. 6

Noni Madueke: After putting in one of his better performances on the opposite wing in the Premier League win over Leeds, he was given a chance from the right. Some inconsistent play but got the assist for the opener. 7

Eberechi Eze: The forward's third start of the season and a big chance to impress with supporters expecting more from the England international. Flashes of his quality and scored the second goal. 7

Viktor Gyokeres: An ineffective first half and had just 12 touches of the ball before he was replaced. 5

Bukayo Saka (on 65, Madueke): Changed the momentum of the game. Scored a goal and got an assist 8

Martin Odegaard (on 65, Merino): His energy and drive lifted the team. 7

Kai Havertz (on 65, Gyokeres): Assisted Saka for his goal. 7

Ben White (on 78, Timber): The game was won when White came on. 6

Max Dowman (on 85, Eze): Introduced on the right wing. 6

Subs not used: Arrizabalaga, Meslier, Mosquera, Calafiori, O'Neil, Hashi, Salmon.

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Number11, Raya, GoalkeeperRayaNumber1212, Timber, DefenderTimberNumber1515, Konsa, DefenderKonsaNumber66, Gabriel Magalhães, DefenderGabriel MagalhãesNumber4949, Lewis-Skelly, DefenderLewis-SkellyNumber4141, Rice, Defensive MidfielderRiceNumber3939, Bruno Guimarães, Defensive MidfielderBruno GuimarãesNumber2020, Madueke, Attacking MidfielderMaduekeNumber2323, Merino, Attacking MidfielderMerinoNumber1010, Eze, Attacking MidfielderEzeNumber1414, Gyökeres, StrikerGyökeresStarting lineupNumber11, Raya, GoalkeeperDavid Raya Number4949, Lewis-Skelly, DefenderM. Lewis-Skelly Number66, Gabriel Magalhães, DefenderGabriel Magalhães Number1515, Konsa, DefenderE. Konsa Number1212, Timber, DefenderJ. Timber B. White 78', substituted for B. White at 78 minutesNumber3939, Bruno Guimarães, Defensive MidfielderBruno Guimarães Number4141, Rice, Defensive MidfielderD. Rice (c), CaptainNumber1010, Eze, Attacking MidfielderE. Eze M. Dowman 85', substituted for M. Dowman at 85 minutesNumber2323, Merino, Attacking MidfielderMikel Merino 29', Yellow Card at 29 minutesM. Ødegaard 65', substituted for M. Ødegaard at 65 minutesNumber2020, Madueke, Attacking MidfielderN. Madueke B. Saka 65', substituted for B. Saka at 65 minutesNumber1414, Gyökeres, StrikerV. Gyökeres K. Havertz 65', substituted for K. Havertz at 65 minutesSubstituteshome team, ArsenalNumber1313, Arrizabalaga, SubstituteKepa Arrizabalaga Number3333, Calafiori, SubstituteR. Calafiori Number5656, Dowman, SubstituteM. Dowman Number2929, Havertz, SubstituteK. Havertz 90'+2, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2Number3030, Meslier, SubstituteI. Meslier Number7474, Hashi, SubstituteM. Hashi Number33, Mosquera, SubstituteCristhian Mosquera Number5353, O’Neill, SubstituteC. O'Neill Number77, Saka, SubstituteB. Saka Number8989, Salmon, SubstituteM. Salmon Number44, White, SubstituteB. White Number88, Ødegaard, SubstituteM. Ødegaard away team, LilleManager: Davide Ancelotti

Number11, Özer, GoalkeeperÖzerNumber3838, Goffi, DefenderGoffiNumber33, Ngoy, DefenderNgoyNumber44, Alexsandro, DefenderAlexsandroNumber1515, Perraud, DefenderPerraudNumber1717, Mukau, MidfielderMukauNumber66, Bentaleb, MidfielderBentalebNumber2121, André, MidfielderAndréNumber77, Bakwa, StrikerBakwaNumber1818, Ueda, StrikerUedaNumber1010, Haraldsson, StrikerHaraldssonStarting lineupNumber11, Özer, GoalkeeperB. Özer Number1515, Perraud, DefenderR. Perraud C. Verdonk 78', substituted for C. Verdonk at 78 minutesNumber44, Alexsandro, DefenderAlexsandro Ribeiro Number33, Ngoy, DefenderN. Ngoy Number3838, Goffi, DefenderM. Goffi 81', Yellow Card at 81 minutesNumber2121, André, MidfielderB. André (c), CaptainNumber66, Bentaleb, MidfielderN. Bentaleb O. Sahraoui 72', substituted for O. Sahraoui at 72 minutesNumber1717, Mukau, MidfielderN. Mukau M. Kjærgaard 72', substituted for M. Kjærgaard at 72 minutesNumber1010, Haraldsson, StrikerH. Haraldsson Number1818, Ueda, StrikerA. Ueda O. Giroud 78', substituted for O. Giroud at 78 minutesNumber77, Bakwa, StrikerD. Bakwa S. Diaoune 82', substituted for S. Diaoune at 82 minutesaway team, LilleNumber2626, Cossier, SubstituteI. Cossier Number3535, Diaoune, SubstituteS. Diaoune Number1212, Gill, SubstituteO. Gill Number99, Giroud, SubstituteO. Giroud Number1414, Kjærgaard, SubstituteM. Kjærgaard Number2323, Nianzou, SubstituteT. Nianzou Number2828, Perrin, SubstituteG. Perrin Number1111, Sahraoui, SubstituteO. Sahraoui Number5050, Sajous, SubstituteT. Sajous Number22, Srdanovic, SubstituteL. Srdanovic Number2424, Verdonk, SubstituteC. Verdonk Number1919, Önal, SubstituteB. Önal Arsenal (active)Lillehome team, ArsenalManager: Mikel Arteta

Number11, Raya, GoalkeeperRayaNumber1212, Timber, DefenderTimberNumber1515, Konsa, DefenderKonsaNumber66, Gabriel Magalhães, DefenderGabriel MagalhãesNumber4949, Lewis-Skelly, DefenderLewis-SkellyNumber4141, Rice, Defensive MidfielderRiceNumber3939, Bruno Guimarães, Defensive MidfielderBruno GuimarãesNumber2020, Madueke, Attacking MidfielderMaduekeNumber2323, Merino, Attacking MidfielderMerinoNumber1010, Eze, Attacking MidfielderEzeNumber1414, Gyökeres, StrikerGyökeresStarting lineupNumber11, Raya, GoalkeeperDavid Raya Number4949, Lewis-Skelly, DefenderM. Lewis-Skelly Number66, Gabriel Magalhães, DefenderGabriel Magalhães Number1515, Konsa, DefenderE. Konsa Number1212, Timber, DefenderJ. Timber B. White 78', substituted for B. White at 78 minutesNumber3939, Bruno Guimarães, Defensive MidfielderBruno Guimarães Number4141, Rice, Defensive MidfielderD. Rice (c), CaptainNumber1010, Eze, Attacking MidfielderE. Eze M. Dowman 85', substituted for M. Dowman at 85 minutesNumber2323, Merino, Attacking MidfielderMikel Merino 29', Yellow Card at 29 minutesM. Ødegaard 65', substituted for M. Ødegaard at 65 minutesNumber2020, Madueke, Attacking MidfielderN. Madueke B. Saka 65', substituted for B. Saka at 65 minutesNumber1414, Gyökeres, StrikerV. Gyökeres K. Havertz 65', substituted for K. Havertz at 65 minutesSubstitutesNumber1313, Arrizabalaga, SubstituteKepa Arrizabalaga Number3333, Calafiori, SubstituteR. Calafiori Number5656, Dowman, SubstituteM. Dowman Number2929, Havertz, SubstituteK. Havertz 90'+2, Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 2Number3030, Meslier, SubstituteI. Meslier Number7474, Hashi, SubstituteM. Hashi Number33, Mosquera, SubstituteCristhian Mosquera Number5353, O’Neill, SubstituteC. O'Neill Number77, Saka, SubstituteB. Saka Number8989, Salmon, SubstituteM. Salmon Number44, White, SubstituteB. White Number88, Ødegaard, SubstituteM. Ødegaard away team, LilleManager: Davide Ancelotti

Number11, Özer, GoalkeeperÖzerNumber3838, Goffi, DefenderGoffiNumber33, Ngoy, DefenderNgoyNumber44, Alexsandro, DefenderAlexsandroNumber1515, Perraud, DefenderPerraudNumber1717, Mukau, MidfielderMukauNumber66, Bentaleb, MidfielderBentalebNumber2121, André, MidfielderAndréNumber77, Bakwa, StrikerBakwaNumber1818, Ueda, StrikerUedaNumber1010, Haraldsson, StrikerHaraldssonStarting lineupNumber11, Özer, GoalkeeperB. Özer Number1515, Perraud, DefenderR. Perraud C. Verdonk 78', substituted for C. Verdonk at 78 minutesNumber44, Alexsandro, DefenderAlexsandro Ribeiro Number33, Ngoy, DefenderN. Ngoy Number3838, Goffi, DefenderM. Goffi 81', Yellow Card at 81 minutesNumber2121, André, MidfielderB. André (c), CaptainNumber66, Bentaleb, MidfielderN. Bentaleb O. Sahraoui 72', substituted for O. Sahraoui at 72 minutesNumber1717, Mukau, MidfielderN. Mukau M. Kjærgaard 72', substituted for M. Kjærgaard at 72 minutesNumber1010, Haraldsson, StrikerH. Haraldsson Number1818, Ueda, StrikerA. Ueda O. Giroud 78', substituted for O. Giroud at 78 minutesNumber77, Bakwa, StrikerD. Bakwa S. Diaoune 82', substituted for S. Diaoune at 82 minutesSubstitutesNumber2626, Cossier, SubstituteI. Cossier Number3535, Diaoune, SubstituteS. Diaoune Number1212, Gill, SubstituteO. Gill Number99, Giroud, SubstituteO. Giroud Number1414, Kjærgaard, SubstituteM. Kjærgaard Number2323, Nianzou, SubstituteT. Nianzou Number2828, Perrin, SubstituteG. Perrin Number1111, Sahraoui, SubstituteO. Sahraoui Number5050, Sajous, SubstituteT. Sajous Number22, Srdanovic, SubstituteL. Srdanovic Number2424, Verdonk, SubstituteC. Verdonk Number1919, Önal, SubstituteB. Önal Close ModalMatch OfficialsReferee: Felix ZwayerVideo Assistant Referee: Robert SchröderAssistant Referee 1: Robert KempterAssistant Referee 2: Nikolai KimmeyerFourth Official: Richard HempelAssistant VAR Official: Tiago Bruno Lopes MartinsMatch momentumGraph view (active)Table viewArsenal

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ARS58%LIL42%Arsenal 58%Lille 42%xGArsenal 1.8496Lille 0.37521.85xG0.38ShotsArsenal 16Lille 416Shots4Shots on targetArsenal 8Lille 08Shots on target0Total touches inside the opposition boxArsenal 50Lille 3ARS503LILGoalkeeper savesArsenal 0Lille 50Goalkeeper saves5Aerial duels wonArsenal 11Lille 1411Aerial duels won14Fouls committedArsenal 13Lille 913Fouls committed9CornersArsenal 7Lille 07Corners0In-depth match statsAttackShotsArsenal 16Lille 416Shots4Shots on targetArsenal 8Lille 08Shots on target0Shots off targetArsenal 3Lille 13Shots off target1Attempts out of boxArsenal 4Lille 34Attempts out of box3Total offsidesArsenal 4Lille 34Total offsides3ExpectedxGArsenal 1.8496Lille 0.37521.85xG0.38xG from open playArsenal 1.8222Lille 0.37521.82xG from open play0.38xG from set playArsenal 0.0274Lille 00.03xG from set play0xAArsenal 1.73663Lille 0.07966011.74xA0.08DistributionTotal passesArsenal 543Lille 405543Total passes405Pass accuracy %Arsenal 89.9Lille 84.989.9Pass accuracy �.9Backward passesArsenal 64Lille 5164Backward passes51Forward passesArsenal 167Lille 101167Forward passes101Total long ballsArsenal 26Lille 4926Total long balls49Successful final third passesArsenal 194Lille 27194Successful final third passes27Total crossesArsenal 26Lille 226Total crosses2DefenceTotal tacklesArsenal 16Lille 1816Total tackles18Won tackle %Arsenal 50Lille 5050Won tackle PFouls committedArsenal 13Lille 913Fouls committed9Total yellow cardsArsenal 2Lille 12Total yellow cards1Total clearancesArsenal 8Lille 388Total clearances38Head to HeadSeason so farUEFA Champions League