The news that the Emirates had sold out for the first time in the WSL inevitably brought a sense of expectation to the 60,000-plus fans who turned out in their numbers, and the game that followed didn’t disappoint.
Manchester United were outclassed and outplayed in an aggressive and high-tempo match-up which saw Arsenal close the gap to just three points between them and joint-league leaders Chelsea and Manchester City.
On closing the gap at the top, Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall said: ‘It will be nice to say (this game) will be really significant, but the reality is that it’s what we’ll do in the next eight games that will give this victory here any value.