Arsenal supporters have mocked Manchester United‘s Sofyan Amrabat for being convincingly beaten by Martin Odegaard.
United faced one of the hardest games in the league on Sunday when they hosted title-chasing Arsenal at Old Trafford, and trailed early through Leandro Trossard’s goal, which proved to be the winner.
The Red Devils were hoping to bounce back from a 4-0 humiliation at Crystal Palace on Monday, but struggled again as pressure continued to mount on Erik ten Hag.
The Dutchman did adopt a slightly different approach for the game, with Abrabat replacing Christian Eriksen in midfield and the hosts defending in a 4-4-2 shape rather than being more open.
One moment, however, was highlighted by supporters in the match, which involved Arsenal skipper Odegaard getting the better of loanee Amrabat.
Arsenal supporters have mocked Sofyan Amrabat (pictured) for being convincingly beaten by Martin Odegaard
Amrabat went to press his opponent, but was duped and ended up falling over up the pitch
Arsenal fans took to social media to mock the midfielder, who is on loan from Fiorentina
In the 55th minute of the game, Odegaard picked up the ball on the right of the pitch on roughly the half-way line via a deflection off Scott McTominay.
Amrabat looked to press his opponent, but Odegaard showed good feet to get away from the midfielder, faking to go left and ending up going right, breaking away from the Fiorentina loanee to continue the attack.
The Morocco man ended up over-committing, and fell to the ground as Odegaard advanced with the ball in the United half.
‘Odegaard is so RUDE, Amrabat has a family you know,’ one fan posted on X, formerly Twitter, accompanied by two laughing face emojis.
‘What Martin Odegaard just did to Sofyan Amrabat is illegal in 95 per cent of countries across the globe,’ another wrote.
A third posted: ‘Odegaard taking out Amrabat like that,’ accompanied by a gif of Ryan Gosling laughing.
United showed an improved performance in the game overall, but failed to create any clear-cut chances to test the Arsenal defence.
Odegaard and Amrabat engaged in a number of battle during the game, which Arsenal won 1-0
Arsenal won the game 1-0 at Old Trafford through Leandro Trossard’s first half strike
The Gunners have forged a resolute defence this season, conceding five fewer goals than any other side this season.
At the other end of the pitch, goal scorer Trossard left Aaron Wan-Bissaka on his back as the United defender slipped with Arsenal pushing for a second goal.
The second strike never arrived, but the one was enough with Arsenal taking the title race to the final day.
