INSTANT REACTION: Smilla Holmberg’s brilliant stoppage-time volley rescued a point for Arsenal Women as Manchester United held the Gunners to a 1-1 draw at the Emirates.

But after last weekend’s 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, that’s now four points dropped from consecutive home games and some familiar questions are beginning to appear.

In this quick post-match reaction, Roberto looks at Manchester United’s disciplined defensive performance, why Player of the Match Verónica Medina caused Arsenal problems, the impact Holmberg made from the right and another impressive performance from Misa Rodríguez.

There’s also the timing of Renée Slegers’ substitutions, Selina Cerci’s late penalty shout and the question we’ll come back to in the full match review: are teams beginning to find a repeatable way of frustrating this Arsenal side?

This is the immediate reaction rather than the full analysis. We’ll be back with a complete Arsenal Women 1–1 Manchester United match review after going back through the whole game.

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