LONDON.- He Arsenal He marked soon and was able to resist the attacks of the Manchester Unitedwinning 1-0 at Old Trafford this Sunday on the first day of the Premier Leaguein which the world champion Chelsea disappointed with a 0-0 against Crystal Palace.
A corner kick kicked by Declan Rice and topped head in the second stick by the Italian Riccardo Calafiori (minute 13), after a failed intervention of the United Turkish goalkeeper, Altay Bayindir, was enough for the three points to go for Arsenal.
It is both the 31 marked in a corner by the Mikel Arteta team since the beginning of the 2023-2024 season, which confirms it as a specialist in such actions.
The main offensive signing of Arsenal, the Swedish Viktor Gyökeres, had a bad premiere in the Premier League, without any shot and only hitting in four passes in an hour of the game, a very poor balance for the man called to lead the attack of the Gunners.
Manchester United gave a better image than that of a large part of the last season, which was very disappointing and in which I finished fifteenth, but it was not enough to avoid defeat against its audience.
The visiting goalkeeper, the Spanish David Raya, was the protagonist of the match with his Salvadoras interventions.
“It was not our best day with the ball. We defensively did not do our best game, so it has been a hard fight. We fought until the end defending that goal we had achieved, it is what we have to highlight today,” said Raya.
He was especially successful at a dangerous shot by Matheus Cunha in 38 and in a header of Bryan Mbeumo in 73.
In the 30, at Raya he saved the post, in a shot by Patrick Dorgu.
“I am very proud of my players. They were brave and tried everything. Congratulations on this game. We deserved a different result,” said United coach, Portuguese Ruben Amorim.
Crystal Palace surprises again
The other outstanding game on Sunday was the London derby in which Chelsea and Crystal Palace tied to zero.
It was the first official match for Chelsea since last month won the Club World Cup in the United States.
Crystal Palace is confirmed as an awkward team for the big ones, a week after winning in the penalty shootout to Liverpool in the Community Shield (England Super Cup).
In the final stretch of last season, El Palace already got meritorious draws against Liverpool and Arsenal, won Tottenham days before that team took the Europa League and conquered the England Cup leaving with honey on the lips to Manchester City.
In this Sunday’s game in Stamford Bridge, Chelsea monopolized the ball (71% possession), had numerous corner kicks (11) and constant occasions, but without the necessary aim, since of the 19 shots to which the goalkeeper Dean Henderson had only three were between the three sticks.
Crystal Palace hurt the backlash and came to mark of foul through Eberrechi Eze in the 13th, but the referee invalidated so much because one of his teammates had embedded in the wall of the rival team, something unauthorized.
Chelsea coach, Enzo Maresca, gave entrance to the Brazilian Estar Estar (18 years) and Liam Delap in the second half, but these two new faces of the team did not give the gunpowder that the club needed.
The Brazilian Andrey Santos, back to Chelsea after a assignment in Strasbourg, failed a clear occasion in the final discount (90+3).
“Globally, the attitude was very good, we tried until the end. Little by little we will go better,” Mares promised before the Sky Sports microphone.
In another game this Sunday, Nottingham Forest began the championship well, with a 3-1 victory against Brentford, thanks to a double of Chris Wood.
