MANCHESTER, England: Arsene Wenger’s final match at Old Trafford as Arsenal manager ended in defeat as a stoppage-time header from substitute Marouane Fellaini earned Manchester United a 2-1 Premier League win on Sunday. Paul Pogba had given United a 16th-minute lead before Henrikh Mkhitaryan, signed from United in January, brought Arsenal level, six minutes after the interval. It looked like a youthful, mostly second-string Arsenal side had earned a respectable draw before Belgian Fellaini nodded in a deep cross from Ashley Young to grab all three points for Jose Mourinho’s side and secure their Champions League place.
The Arsenal manager, who will leave the club at the end of this season, has not tasted victory at United for 10 years and Wenger has never managed to win away against a Mourinho team in the Premier League. Wenger, who clinched the league and Cup double at Old Trafford in 2002, was centre stage before the game as he was presented with a gift by former United manager Alex Ferguson and Mourinho, and the Frenchman was warmly applauded by the crowd. The hosts were mostly untroubled but lacked sharpness and they had a narrow escape just before the break when Reiss Nelson headed just wide. United are five points ahead of Liverpool but 16 adrift of Manchester City with three games left. — Reuters
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