Arsenal were mightily relieved as a 95th-minute equaliser from Smilla Holmberg rescued them a point at home to a much-improved Manchester United side, but the draw will not be enough to eradicate concerns about how far behind the leaders Manchester City they are slipping already.
Last term, Manchester City only dropped points in four games and the early-season leaders have a 100% record so far.
Renée Slegers’ team had scored just one goal from 43 shots across their opening two league fixtures.
The crowd eventually began as the substitute Holmberg earned them a point and Manchester United’s players fell to their knees.
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Arsenal were mightily relieved as a 95th-minute equaliser from Smilla Holmberg rescued them a point at home to a much-improved Manchester United side, but the draw will not be enough to eradicate concerns about how far behind the leaders Manchester City they are slipping already.
Instead it will be Arsenal now facing scrutiny as they failed to win at home for a second straight game and slipped four points behind the defending champions Manchester City after just three rounds of fixtures. Last term, Manchester City only dropped points in four games and the early-season leaders have a 100% record so far.
Despite their late leveller, this, therefore, was a result that Arsenal could ill-afford, especially after last weekend’s goalless draw at home to the newly promoted side Crystal Palace, where the north Londoners were wasteful in the final third. Renée Slegers’ team had scored just one goal from 43 shots across their opening two league fixtures.
Their winger Lisa Baum, an inspired summer signing from RB Leipzig who had scored their only goal of the campaign so far, shot straight at Phallon Tullis-Joyce early on and was providing crosses from the left. It had been Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland who went closest to scoring in the first half, being thwarted by two Misa Rodríguez saves in quick succession.
The grateful Manchester United midfielder confidently stepped the ball around Catley and slotted the opening goal home through the legs of Rodríguez.
The crowd eventually began as the substitute Holmberg earned them a point and Manchester United’s players fell to their knees.
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