Gunners show their mettle by winning ugly after early blunder by keeper Bayindir

"1-0 to the Arsenal" rang around Old Trafford after the final whistle as the Gunners ended up sitting pretty by winning ugly for a change.

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Scrappy does not do it justice, and the result was more about familiar failings rather than any of the big-money new signings for either side.

Ultimately, it was decided by a tale of two keepers.

Arsenal's David Raya was man-of-the-match while Manchester United's Altay Bayindir had a stinker on Riccardo Calafiori's winner.

United have splashed out £200million on a new front three and Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha were excellent. Benjamin Sesko had a decent cameo as a late substitute.

But unless they sign a keeper, all of their good work elsewhere will be undermined.

Last season's No.1 Andre Onana is being frozen out, Bayindir is hopeless on crosses and they desperately need to plug the gap... otherwise they will not push on.

Arsenal's own big-money striker, £64m hitman Viktor Gyokeres (circle), looked heavy and ineffective. The visitors looked way better when Kai Havertz came on.