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Arsenal drew first blood through an Alexis Sánchez goal in the sixth minute before Mesut Özil added to the score barely 74 seconds later. In their next match, 4 October, the last match before a new international break, United suffered a 3–0 defeat against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, which was their worst defeat against the Gunners in the league for 17 years. Memphis Depay opened the scoring in first half stoppage time and Wayne Rooney scored 40 seconds into the second half – ending his longest barren spell in the Premier League after not scoring in 11 matches – before Juan Mata scored the final goal in the last minute of regular time to secure a 3–0 win. On 26 September, United went on top of the league for the first time in over two years after beating Sunderland at home. United also added a third goal from Juan Mata before Pellè could score his second and the final goal of the match. Graziano Pellè first gave Southampton the lead before Martial scored a brace the first goal before halftime and the second goal after. Martial continued his scoring when United won 3–2 away to Southampton. Christian Benteke then pulled one back for Liverpool with a bicycle kick before deadline day signing Anthony Martial scored a debut goal to seal a 3–1 win. The first half was goalless, but goals from Daley Blind and Ander Herrera gave them the lead going into the last ten minutes. September įollowing the international break, Manchester United returned to action with a home match against Liverpool. After going ahead early in the second half through Juan Mata, they conceded twice in five minutes just after the hour mark, first to a header from André Ayew, who then provided the assist for Bafétimbi Gomis. In the final fixture before the first international break, United conceded their first goals of the season as they lost 2–1 to Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium. United kept a third clean sheet in a row at home to Newcastle United on 22 August, but the forwards were unable to find the net and the match finished as a goalless draw. The game had moved to Friday for policing reasons due to an English Defence League march in nearby Walsall the following day, a decision which also gave United an extra day to prepare for their UEFA Champions League play-off against Club Brugge. United then went top of the League for the first time since August 2013 with another 1–0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park the following Friday Adnan Januzaj's goal in the 29th minute was his first since April 2014.
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Manchester United began their campaign with a 1–0 win at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 8 August, with an own goal from Kyle Walker proving the difference between the two teams. The fixtures for this league season were announced on 17 June 2015 at 09:00 BST. Main article: 2015–16 Premier League August Four days later, Manchester United faced European champions Barcelona at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, before completing the campaign at Chicago's Soldier Field with a game against Paris Saint-Germain. It was originally scheduled to be played at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, but it was moved to reduce the amount of travelling the team would have to do.
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The first match against Mexican side Club América was played on 17 July at CenturyLink Field in Seattle, and was followed, four days later, by a game against Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes at the Earthquakes' home ground, Avaya Stadium in San Jose. Manchester United announced a shortened pre-season tour of the United States on 28 April 2015. Main article: 2015 International Champions Cup