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da esoccer bet： Neither Arsenal nor Manchester United will be particularly happy with their 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Monday night.
The result does see the Gunners move back into the top four, but they are just one point ahead of the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea, both of whom were victorious at the weekend. The Red Devils, meanwhile, sit in 10th place, behind Crystal Palace and Bournemouth.
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The match itself was a rather even affair, with the home side having 16 shots to Arsenal’s 10. That comes as a bit of surprise considering Unai Emery decided to play with three defensively-minded players in the middle of the park. One of those was Lucas Torreira, who was making just his second start of the campaign in the Premier League, alongside Granit Xhaka and Matteo Guendouzi.
Unfortunately for the Uruguay international, this performance is unlikely to have convinced his boss that he deserves to start more in the future. There were some contributions you would have expected, such as his two tackles, but zero interceptions and just one clearance are numbers that many would have expected to be higher.
Of course, going forward, little is expected from him, so he cannot be too harshly judged for his zero key passes and shots on target. But it isn’t something that works in his favour, either.
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The former Sampdoria midfielder’s influence on the Emirates outfit has waned significantly since last season. During Arsenal’s 14-match unbeaten league run, Torreira, who joined the club in a £26m deal last year, started in all but three matches and played the 90 minutes in all but one of those games when he was included from the beginning. He produced some important moments, too, such as the winner against Huddersfield and his acrobatic strike against Spurs at the Emirates Stadium as the Gunners won 4-2.
The speculation linking the 23-year-old with Milan during the summer clearly hasn’t done him too much good, but on the pitch, he has the kind of attitude that doesn’t appear to be affected by off-the-field affairs.
Against United, though, he was taken off after just 54 minutes, which shows that his manager was once again not impressed with his display.
We shouldn’t expect to see him back in the starting XI for a week or two at least.