Shkrodan Mustafi had a front row seat for a pair of terrible errors on Wednesday, one that benefited his Arsenal and the other that allowed Manchester United to take a point away from the 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.
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Arsenal led 1-0 when Mustafi’s bounding header was coughed up into the goal by United backstop David De Gea.
The Gunners led again, 2-1, but that only lasted for about 70 seconds as Sead Kolasinac’s giveaway allowed Lingard to zip past an unsuspecting Mustafi to make it 2-2.
“We tried everything to take the three points home, but we have to be a little more clever and sensitive to danger to avoid the second one,” Mustafi said. “But we have taken four points from two difficult games after Tottenham at the weekend. We gave 120 percent in the derby, but we are not here to give excuses. With a bit of luck we could take three points, but it is always important not to lose.”
Arsenal manager Unai Emery thought his men blew a good chance to win its first league match at Old Trafford since 2007.
“I think we controlled the game, the second half better than the first. We could have won this match in certain moments, but they equalized very quickly after both our goals,” he said. “We need to improve defensively, but we need to have balance and not lose our attacking chances.”