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Standard Liege vs Arsenal LIVE result: Young Gunners fight back to knock out Standard and seal top spot

Follow all the action live from the Stade Maurice Dufrasne

Michael Jones
Thursday 12 December 2019 15:00 EST
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Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe in action against Liege
Arsenal's Emile Smith Rowe in action against Liege (Reuters)

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Follow all the reaction live as Arsenal‘s youngsters beat Standard Liege in the Europa League.

Freddie Ljungberg’s side only needed to avoid defeat to guarantee their qualification for the knockout stages and came into the fixture riding a wave of momentum after the interim head coach secured the first win of his tenure against West Ham last weekend.

Konstantinos Mavropanos, Joe Willock, Bukayo Saka, Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe all started for the Gunners, who defeated the Belgian side 4-0 in the reverse fixture in October., as they drew 2-2 to finish top of the group. Follow all the reaction below:

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What time does it start?

Standard Liege vs Arsenal kicks off at 5.55pm on Thursday 12 December.

Can I stream it?

The game will be available to live stream via the BT Sport app on your laptop, smartphone or tablet. Subscribers will also be able to watch it on BT Sport 2. Coverage starts at 5.30pm.

Prediction

It looks like the Londoners may have stumbled upon a winning formula in the victory against West Ham, having lost their previous encounter against Brighton in an embarrassing 2-1 home defeat. There’s a lot of work to be done but on account of the attacking fluidity seen at the London Stadium on Monday night, there’s no reason to believe Arsenal can’t get the job done against Standard Liege. Confidence levels should be back on the up too. A tricky, hard-fought 90 minutes await, but I’m backing Arsenal to edge it.

Standard Liege 1-2 Arsenal

Odds

Standard Liege: 5/2

Draw: 14/5

Arsenal: 19/20

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

33 mins: Good counter attack from Man Utd. Greenwood gets the ball to Mata who sends Young free to run forward down the right hand side. Young pulls the ball back to the middle as he gets into the box and Mata shoots but has his shot blocked. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:34

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

36 mins: Pereira whips a corner into the box. Maguire fights his way to the ball and wins the header. The connection isn't great and Bizot smothers the ball low down. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:36

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

39 mins: Idrissi puts a low ball into the six-yard box that de Wit tries to tap goalwards but he's held off by Harry Maguire who lets the ball run. Romero doesn't cover it and the ball almost sneaks into the far corner of the net. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:40

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

42 mins: Half chance for de Wit to put AZ Alkmaar into the lead. Svensson puts the ball into the box and de Wit gets to it but puts his shot over the crossbar. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:42

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

45 mins: Idrissi picks up the ball on the left wing with loads of space in front of him and only Williams to beat. He mistimes his run though and is caught offside. A Man Utd free kick ends the first half as Bizot gathers the ball from Tuanzebe's header.

Goalless at the break.

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:47

As it stands Man Utd will be going through to the round of 32 by topping Group L. Earlier Arsenal fought back for a draw against Standard Liege to finish the top of their own group.

Here's what happened: 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 20:54

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

Second half: No changes in personnel at half time. Man Utd get the game restarted, more creativity is needed from Man Utd's midfielders, a goal could be enough for them to seal this game with a win. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 21:03

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

48 mins: Big chance for Alkmaar. They play the ball out quickly to the left wing where the ball is sent past Young into the box. Stengs makes a run but doesn't expect the ball to reach him. When it does he only manages to tap it to Romero. 

Michael Jones12 December 2019 21:05

Man Utd 0 - 0 AZ Alkmaar

51 mins: Great work from Greenwood. Garner passes the ball out to him on the right wing. He brings it into the box, fools the defenders with a couple of nifty step overs and finds Martial with a pass. Martial takes and touch and then hits the ball over the bar!

Michael Jones12 December 2019 21:09

Man Utd 1 - 0 AZ Alkmaar - Young

53 mins: GOAL! A beautiful move from Man Utd is rewarded with a goal. Pereira keeps hold of it in the corner before a back heel gets the ball to Mata. Mata gives it to Matic and runs into the box. Matic returns the favour with a cutting pass. Mata is onside and squares the ball looking for Martial. He doesn't get to the ball but it runs to Young who smokes it into the back of the net.

Michael Jones12 December 2019 21:10

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