Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic was not happy after he was subbed during a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon. The Serbian midfielder could be seen demonstrating with a section of the home support as the north Londoners asserted themselves at the front of the race for fourth again.
Nuno Tavares opened the scoring after just three minutes, arriving perfectly on time to tap into an empty net after David De Gea had saved Bukayo Saka's shot. Saka made it 2-0 before half-time from the penalty spot and Granit Xhaka extinguished any hopes of a United comeback in the second half, firing home a rocket from long-range after Bruno Fernandes had spurned a chance to equalise from a penalty of his own.
It is a result that leaves Mikel Arteta's side six points clear of the Red Devils and two ahead of fifth-place Tottenham. With the two rivals each boasting a game in hand on United, it will take a miracle to get back into the race again. It was a result that impressed the man in the Arsenal dugout too.
