There were some signs of life in the final ten minutes, as the Brazilian mustered up an effort that stung the palms of the United shotstopper, but later his blushes would be spared by the offside flag, as he managed to blaze a close range effort over the ball with an empty goal to aim at.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he hopes to have wingers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli back from injury when they host Fulham on April 1.