Carrick stuns Gunners to blow title race open

ARSENALS charge towards a first English Premier League title in 22 years was halted by Manchester United’s stunning 3-2 victory at the Emirates on Sunday, pulling Manchester City and Aston Villa back into the title race.

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PLAYERS tussle in front of the goal as Arsenal's Mikel Merino scored in their 3-2 loss to Manchester United on Sunday in the English Premier League at the Emirates Stadium.

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City and Villa, who beat Wolves and Newcastle 2-0 respectively this past weekend, are now just four points behind the Gunners. United’s victory also lifted them into the Top 4 at Liverpool’s expense after the defending champions’ long unbeaten run came undone at Bournemouth.

Here, we look at three talking points from the weekend

Michael Carrick looked to have been handed a baptism of fire with Manchester City and Arsenal dished up in the first two games of his reign. The former Red Devils midfielder returned to Old Trafford to take over a side that had won just once in seven matches.