
Seven days after halting their four-game losing run with an impressive 2-2 draw against table-toppers Liverpool at Anfield, United got the better of Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, winning 5-3 on penalties to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup, setting up a tie with Leicester City at Old Trafford next month.
Having gone into the Liverpool and Arsenal double-header on a four-game losing run, almost everybody associated with United anticipated the worst. They were in dire straits and their record at both Anfield and the Emirates in recent years was uninspiring to say the least.
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