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Two goals in three minutes gave Arsenal the victory over Manchester United on Sunday and finally delivered Arsene Wenger his first competitive win over Jose Mourinho at the 16th attempt.
If he leaves at Arsenal manager at the end of this season at least the “specialist in failure” will have ended that horrible statistic against The self-styled “Special One”.
Wenger will also have taken delight at ending United’s 25-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and, maybe, rekindling Arsenal’s outside hopes that they might finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League.
Mourinho will point to the eight changes he made after the Europa League semi-final victory over Celta Vigo, with the second leg to come this Thursday, and the competition representing United’s best chance of reaching the Champions League, but his team was hugely disappointing in a game that – frankly - felt like a skirmish between also-rans.
Wenger had beaten Mourinho before but only in the Community Shield with second-half goals from Granit Xhaka and Danny Welbeck – scoring for the third successive match against his former club – giving Arsenal their unassailable advantage here.
If he leaves at Arsenal manager at the end of this season at least the “specialist in failure” will have ended that horrible statistic against The self-styled “Special One”.
Wenger will also have taken delight at ending United’s 25-match unbeaten run in the Premier League and, maybe, rekindling Arsenal’s outside hopes that they might finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League.
Mourinho will point to the eight changes he made after the Europa League semi-final victory over Celta Vigo, with the second leg to come this Thursday, and the competition representing United’s best chance of reaching the Champions League, but his team was hugely disappointing in a game that – frankly - felt like a skirmish between also-rans.
Wenger had beaten Mourinho before but only in the Community Shield with second-half goals from Granit Xhaka and Danny Welbeck – scoring for the third successive match against his former club – giving Arsenal their unassailable advantage here.