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Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United: Louis van Gaal has last laugh at Gunners

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Louis van Gaal admitted he would have been branded ‘crazy’ if Manchester United had lost to Arsenal.

Injuries forced Van Gaal to play an unusual three-man defence of Chris Smalling, Tyler Blackett and Paddy McNair, but he had the last laugh as Kieran Gibbs’ own goal and Wayne Rooney’s clinical finish secured a 2-1 victory for the Reds at the Emirates – their first on the road of the season.

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