Manchester United Win 2-1 On Strength Of Wayne Rooney Goal

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Manchester United Win 2-1 On Strength Of Wayne Rooney Goal

Manchester United and Arsenal swapped a couple of pretty goals from Wayne Rooney and Olivier Giroud, but United hung on to win 2-1.

Manchester United took a 2-0 lead on Arsenal in the 85th minute with this great goal on the counter that turned out to be a very important bit of insurance. United zig-zagged the ball out of their own end and into attacking position with three touches—Marouane Fellaini to Angel Di Maria to Wayne Rooney—and Rooney finished with a subtle little flick that just tucked in under the crossbar off Emiliano Martinez's hand.

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Ten minutes later, Olivier Giroud made things interesting with an even prettier goal. Mikel Arteta lofted a ball over the defense and Giroud ran along side it, allowing it to settle before slicing a half-volley through David De Gea's finger tips.

Here's an even better angle of Giroud's effort:

United hung on through final minutes of added time for the 2-1 win.

[NBC]