Arsenal run riot against terrible Sheffield United
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Arsenal players thanking the travelling fans after destroying Sheffield United || Image credit: Imago

Arsenal run riot against terrible Sheffield United

Faruq Ibrahim 23:21 - 04.03.2024

Arsenal score four or more goals for the fifth time this year with their routing of Sheffield United.

Arsenal continued their recent trend of scoring aplenty in the Premier League in their recent 6-0 defeat against bottom-placed Sheffield United.

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The Gunners travelled to Bramall Lane in a bid to match the results of Liverpool and Manchester City and keep pace in the title race. Mikel Arteta's men got the needed three points in spectacular fashion, putting six past the basement side of the Premier League.

How it happened

Arsenal wasted no time to get into gear, and after about four and a half minutes, they, went in front thanks to a combination in the box from Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard, with the Norwegian doing the finishing. 

They made it two in the 13th minute when Bogle deflected Bukayo Saka’s cross into the net. Two minutes later, Jakob Kiwior and Martinelli exchanged a couple of passes in the box, before the Brazilian fired past the helpless Ivo Grbic to make it three.  

Kai Havertz struck into the bottom corners to make it four in the 25th minute, and just before half-time, Saka cut back to Rice to make it five.  

Arsenal dropped the tempo in the second half, only scoring once, in the 58th minute, when Benjamin White fired a rocket past Grbic after Havertz set him up. 

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