London - Arsene Wenger bested Jose Mourinho in the Premier League at the thirteenth endeavor as Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday to restore their test for Champions League capability.
Fast fire second-half objectives by Granit Xhaka and United old kid Danny Welbeck at the Emirates Stadium sentenced the guests to their first annihilation in 26 group recreations, since a 4-0 whipping at Chelsea on October 23.
Weapons store stay 6th, six focuses behind Manchester City, who possess the fourth and last Champions League billet, yet they are presently only two focuses beneath fifth-put United and hold diversions close by on both Manchester groups.
Wenger defeated Mourinho's Chelsea in the 2015 Community Shield, yet this was the first occasion when he had improved of his old adversary with alliance focuses in question.
While the chances stay stacked against Arsenal, they will approach their last four matches with expectation in place that they may yet press into the Champions League for the twentieth season running.
For United, the Europa League now looks significantly more like their best any expectation of securing Champions League football for next season.
Mourinho rolled out no less than eight improvements to the group that won 1-0 at Celta Vigo last Thursday, favorable position United will want to safeguard in this present Thursday's semi-last return leg at Old Trafford.
Matteo Darmian, Ander Herrera and Henrikh Mkhitaryan were the main players to keep their places from United's win in Vigo.
The shake-up yielded a full presentation for 19-year-old Axel Tuanzebe, who arranged at appropriate back yet was accused of the assignment of taking after Alexis Sanchez wherever he went.
With Darmian shadowing Mesut Ozil on the other portion of the pitch, Mkhitaryan and Juan Mata - back following a seven-week lay-off with a crotch damage - wound up playing as helper wing-backs.
The guests had two early sights of objective, Wayne Rooney heading over and Anthony Martial drawing a close post repel from Petr Cech, yet it was Arsenal who made the greater part of the running.
Holding on with their new 3-4-2-1 shape, the hosts were permitted to propel profound into United domain and chances soon arrived.
Aaron Ramsey drew a brilliant spare from David de Gea in the ninth moment, his penetrated exertion from an inside-right position obliging the Spaniard to drop on his right side and palm the ball behind.
Welbeck twice undermined, just to be foiled by pieces from Phil Jones and Chris Smalling, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain warmed De Gea's palms with a redirected exertion from 25 yards.
A slip by in fixation from Rob Holding practically skilled United an objective just past the half-hour.
His visually impaired go from wide on the Arsenal right moved straight into the way of Rooney, however Cech hustled from his line to create a sprawling piece.
The second half was trundling along at the same, genuinely walker pace before two objectives in the space of three minutes dropped triumph into Arsenal's lap.
They led the pack in the 54th moment because of an immense stroke of fortune as Xhaka's theoretical 25-yard strike smacked into Herrera's turned back and circled over the despondent plunge of De Gea.
Before United had sufficient energy to clear their heads, it was 2-0.
Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is flourishing at conservative back, formed a cross into the container and Welbeck met it on the edge of the six-yard box with a header that cannoned into the net by means of the underside of the bar.
Mourinho sent for fortifications, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford joining the shred set up of Mkhitaryan and the hapless Herrera.
In any case, Arsenal kept on bossing ownership and United came no nearer to decreasing the unpaid debts than a Rooney free-kick - one of a few long-run endeavors by the meeting captain - that Cech turned behind.
Mourinho gave a presentation to 20-year-old midfielder Scott McTominay in the end organizes, yet there was little else for United to value.
