Mikel Arteta admitted that Bruno Fernandes was 'smart' to take advantage of the wall of Arsenal more than a garden further back than it had to be when he fired Manchester United of a free kick.
Fernandes struck injury time in the first half with an excellent strike that David Raya defeated after Leandro Trossard was booked for the pollution of Alejandro Garnacho.
It turned out that referee Anthony Taylor had placed the Arsenal players 11.2 meters away from the ball instead of the 10 -meter regulation, and Fernandes used the extra distance to get his shot on and over the wall.
“Bruno was smarter than we,” said Arteta. “He has been smarter than the referee, that's okay, they allowed him to do it.
“He did it. It was a goal. Football is for StreetSmart players and if he did and made it, he was smarter than we and the referee. '
Declan Rice, who equalized in the second half, admitted that the Arsenal players could see that they were further away from the ball than necessary.
“It felt like the ball was flying over us at a low height,” said Rice. “It felt far back. Anthony is the ref, he makes that decision. '
United -midfielder Christian Eriksen could see the funny side and added: 'It helped that the wall was about 15 meters away, so it was just perfect for Bruno!
'You saw how far back they were and it was beneficial for us. We felt lighting from the fans in the stadium after the goal. '
Arteta was frustrated that Arsenal dominated the game, but Raya was still grateful for a number of excellent rescues after donating united opportunities.
'How we admitted [chances] At certain times it was not acceptable, “he added. 'We have opened the gate to lose the game. There was no chance to lose the game and we opened it ourselves. I will always defend my players, but at those moments we have to do better. '
Before the match, thousands of United fans protested against the Glazer family and Sir Jim Ratcliffe about their running from the club and are planning to increase ticket prices.
Head coach Ruben Amorim said: 'This club will never die, that is clear. You feel it on the street. This is a large company and maybe all fans in this competition sometimes find that it is more difficult to go to the games and pay for tickets. '
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