Manchester United's decision to start with two strikers proved crucial in their win over Arsenal, according to defender Chris Smalling. Jose Mourinho's side claimed a thrilling 3-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to put the pressure on leaders Manchester City and move seven points clear of the fourth-placed Gunners. United raced into a two-goal lead after 11 minutes, with Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard scoring after the visitors pressured Arsenal defenders Laurent Koscielny and Shkodran Mustafi into mistakes. Arsenal dominated the rest of the match but were undone by another counter-attack that was finished by Lingard, having got themselves back into the game through...
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