Manchester United duo targeted online after poor start vs Arsenal

April 23, 2022 at 8:35 pm GMT+1

Arsenal and Manchester United are currently locked in Premier League action at the Emirates.

Arsenal headed into the game knowing that a win on the day would see them climb above Tottenham into 4^th for the time being, piling pressure on Spurs ahead of their late kick-off versus Brentford.

Man United, on the other hand, were aware that a loss to Arsenal would effectively end their chances of securing Champions League football for next term.

And, at the time of writing, it is Arsenal who are leading in the game thanks to an early strike from Nuno Tavares.

Varane & Lindelof targeted

The opener came about when the ball was floated into the United box with both Raphael Varane and Victor Lindelof failing to clear it.

It then fell to Bukayo Saka whose deflected shot landed in the path of the onrushing Nuno Tavares, with the Portuguese smashing his effort past David de Gea.

Arsenal take the lead in just two minutes 😱

Nuno Tavares tucks home the rebound to make it a nightmare start on a nightmare week for Man Utd! pic.twitter.com/aZdwwBuXOq
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 23, 2022

And now, after Manchester United's early setback, both Varane and Lindelof have come in for heavy criticism online due to their frankly dismal attempts to prevent Arsenal from taking the lead: