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Arsenal fans praise Hector Bellerin’s Manchester United performance

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Arsenal finally ended their horrible run against ‘Big Six’ sides away from home in the Premier League by beating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday.

The Gunners took all three points courtesy of a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang second-half penalty, with Mikel Arteta coming in for huge praise for his tactical setup.

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The result has lifted the north London giants into the top half of the table, and the club are now just four points off top spot.

It was vital for Arsenal to get a win after back-to-back defeats against Manchester City and Leicester, and the team will now be full of confidence going into the final game before the next international break against Aston Villa.

At Old Trafford, there were many fantastic individual performances for the visitors.

Plenty of praise has gone the way of the likes of Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny and Gabriel Magalhaes.

One man who hasn’t quite gotten as many plaudits, is Hector Bellerin.

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The Spaniard was excellent for Arsenal, and it was him that won the decisive penalty, drawing a foul from Paul Pogba.

The right wing-back was solid defensively and made life difficult for Marcus Rashford when he pulled out wide and also Pogba who took up an unfamiliar left-sided role.

Bellerin hasn’t always convinced in recent times, but Arsenal fans hailed the 25-year-old for what was undoubtedly a great performance on Sunday: