🔥Arsenal on top, Calafiori sinks United, Gyokeres missing, Bayindir 😨

First day of action at Old Trafford where the revamped Manchester United under Ruben Amorim, coming off a disastrous season, hosted Mikel Arteta's super Arsenal, in pursuit of the coveted title.

The Manchester clash ends 1-0 for Arsenal thanks to a first-half goal by Riccardo Calafiori, skillfully positioning himself in the right spot (on the goal line) to head the ball and punish Bayindir's failed exit, the goalkeeper preferred over Onana but with certainly not better results.

It was the debut match for Cunha and Mbeumo for United and Gyokeres (poor performance) for Arsenal.

GYOKERES GHOST: HORROR STATS

A terrible debut in the Premier League for Victor Gyokeres, the relentless striker acquired from Sporting Lisbon. His anonymous match lasted only 60 minutes, and the stats are unforgiving for the Swede.

As highlighted by Opta, Gyokeres had 0 shots, 0 chances created, and only 4 successful passes to teammates. At the 60th minute, Arteta decided to take him out to bring in Havertz, who owned the role last year.

The anonymous performance has already sparked the first memes in England.

"Gyokeres touched his hair more times (28) than the ball (3) in the first half. In short, a debut to forget.

CALAFIORI BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! NIGHTMARE FOR UNITED'S GOALKEEPERS

At the 13th minute, Riccardo Calafiori opens the scoring. A corner kick (the specialty of the house, as we will see) curves towards United's goal.

The trajectory is indeed tricky, but Bayindir, the goalkeeper chosen by Amorim instead of Onana, is disastrous.

A failed exit and a goal from the line by Calafiori. Amorim's words were not prophetic, as he justified Onana's absence by clarifying that Bayindir's starting position was a technical choice.

ARSENAL DEVASTATING ON CORNERS

Another goal from a set piece for Arsenal, which under Arteta has turned this dynamic into an infallible weapon.

As reported by Opta, Arsenal has scored 31 goals from corners since the start of the 2023-2024 season. Liverpool, second in this ranking, is stuck at 20.

And when Arsenal's opponent is Manchester United, the London defenders shine. As reported by Opta, three of the last four goals by the Gunners against United in the Premier League have been scored by defenders.

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