Manchester United's miserable record against the top-four continued after they limped to a disappointing 3-1 defeat against Arsenal on Saturday - which means that Michael Carrick is the only United manager to take any points off of the Premier League's big-hitters this season.
United travelled to the Emirates Stadium with their top-four hopes hanging by a thread. However, they succumbed to their second heavy defeat in a week, with goals from Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka and Granit Xhaka enough to effectively kill United's season. Cristiano Ronaldo briefly gave the visitors hopes after halving a two-goal deficit before the break.
The result leaves Arsenal on the brink of ending their multi-year exile from the Champions League at United's expense. For United - and the club's interim manager Ralf Rangnick - it was another sorry afternoon against the one of the Premier League's top teams.
