Standard Liege vs Arsenal LIVE result: Young Gunners fight back to knock out Standard and seal top spot
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Your support makes all the difference.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 2 - 0 AZ Alkmaar - Greenwood
58 mins: GOAL! Man Utd are in complete control now. Midtsjo makes a run with the ball and Garner looks like he wins it off him. The replays show it was a foul. But the ball comes to Greenwood on the edge of the box, he lets fly and finds the back of the net.
Man Utd 2 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
60 mins: Chong gets a run out as he replaces Anthony Martial for Manchester United. Mata tries to find him with a ball that is sent into the box from the left but the ball is cleared.
United get the ball into the box with Greenwood making the run. Clasie comes across and cleans him out, the referee points to the spot and Man U have a penalty.
Man Utd 3 - 0 AZ Alkmaar - Mata
62 mins: GOAL! Juan Mata takes the penalty as Anthony Martial has been taken off. Mata drives it into the right hand corner with pace and Man Utd are going to win this game with ease.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar - Greenwood
64 mins: GOAL! Oh my days! United win the ball high up the pitch with Matic, he gives the ball to Mata who finds Greenwood in the box. He takes a shot with his left foot and squeezes the ball in at the near post.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
66 min: After a tepid first half this game has burst into life over the course of 10 and a hlaf minutes. Man Utd have scored four goals without reply and their confidence is through the roof.
Two goals for teenager Mason Greenwood who likes a goal in the Europa League.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
69 mins: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his team has a big enough lead now and feels it's safe to give Phil Jones a run out for 25 minutes or so. Ethan Laird is also brought on as Ashley Young and Harry Maguire are taken off.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
72 mins: As impressive as Man Utd's second half display has been over at the Molineux Wolves have scored four goals in six minutes to give them a great chance of topping their own group as well.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
75 mins: Greenwood is searching for his hat trick. Mata flicks a ball into the box from the left. Greenwood gets free in the middle of the six yard box and attempts to head the ball but misses it. Chong tries to regain possession but AZ clear the ball.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
78 mins: Stengs goes for goal with a curling shot from outside the box. Romero watches it well and tips the shot over the bar for a corner. The corner ball is whipped into the penalty area for Alkmaar but Williams gets it clear.
Man Utd 4 - 0 AZ Alkmaar
81 mins: Koopmeiners gives away a foul and Man Utd win a free kick to the left of the box. Pereira sends it into the box and Vlaar heads it out for a corner kick. Utd pay it short but Alkmaar are out of their box quickly and they force United back.
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