{"id":379944,"date":"2026-01-20T08:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379944\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T08:37:10","slug":"man-united-tested-gianluigi-donnarumma-and-david-raya-unlike-any-other-premier-league-side-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/379944\/","title":{"rendered":"Man United tested Gianluigi Donnarumma and David Raya unlike any other Premier League side this season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Manchester United eventually found a way past Manchester City\u2019s Gianluigi Donnarumma in the derby and the next challenge will be beating Arsenal shot-stopper David Raya.<\/p>\n<p>If it wasn\u2019t for Gianluigi Donnarumma\u2019s brilliance, Manchester United should have won by more in the derby over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-beat-man-city-2-0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United won 2-0 against City<\/a> with goals from Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu, but the Red Devils also had three goals disallowed and several huge chances saved by Donnarumma.<\/p>\n<p>          Is Manchester United\u2019s XI stronger in 2026 or 2021? <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">This was the line-up Michael Carrick used to defeat Arsenal in his spell as interim manager<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Predicted-XI-11-819x1024.png\" alt=\"United\/Arsenal 2021 graphic\" class=\"wp-image-323927\" \/>Getty Images     <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/transfer-news\/what-manchester-united-fans-need-to-know-about-interest-in-gianluigi-donnarumma\/#:~:text=Italian%20outlet%20Sportmediaset%20reported%20in,a%20teenager%20at%20his%20age.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United were linked with Donnarumma<\/a> in the summer but instead chose to sign Senne Lammens. Ineos will be pleased with their decision following the Belgian\u2019s brilliant start at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Up next for Michael Carrick\u2019s side is a trip to Premier League leaders Arsenal, and once again, United\u2019s forwards will have to find a way past a world-class keeper in the shape of David Raya.<\/p>\n<p>David Raya and Gianluigi Donnarumma challenged by Man United<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/three-stats-that-prove-man-united-humiliated-man-city-in-the-derby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United completely dominated City<\/a> from the first minute at Old Trafford. City only managed one shot on target, while the Red Devils had seven attempts on Donnarumma\u2019s goal \u2013 and that doesn\u2019t include the three disallowed goals.<\/p>\n<p>As per <a href=\"https:\/\/theanalyst.com\/articles\/man-utd-vs-man-city-stats-premier-league-01-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Opta<\/a>, Donnarumma had made five saves by the hour mark of Saturday\u2019s derby, which is already the most he made in a single Premier League match.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, United eventually found a way past the Italian.<\/p>\n<p>          Bruno Fernandes cut City apart \u2013 now he needs to do it against Arsenal next weekend! <\/p>\n<p class=\"grv-talking-point__subtitle\">He was extremely unlucky to have a goal ruled out of his own<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UIF-2026-01-17T194118.184-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-323595\" \/>Fernandes      <\/p>\n<p> \ud83d\udc47 Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say <\/p>\n<p>In the first game of the season, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/match-coverage\/five-things-learned-as-manchester-united-lose-1-0-to-arsenal\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">United lost 1-0 to Arsenal<\/a> but dominated the match at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/man-united-threatened-arsenal-and-david-raya-in-a-way-no-other-premier-league-side-could\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raya made seven saves against United<\/a>, which is still the most he has been forced to make in a single game.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal and City have the best defensive records in the Premier League, so it is a huge compliment to United that they have been the biggest threat to Donnarumma and Raya this season.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal will be wary of Man United\u2019s attacking threat<\/p>\n<p>United currently have the third-best attacking record in the Premier League based on goals scored.<\/p>\n<p>The Red Devils have scored 38 goals in 22 games \u2013 a figure only beaten by Arsenal and City.<\/p>\n<p>Next Sunday, United\u2019s attack will come up against the league\u2019s best defence, and supporters will have bitter memories of Raya\u2019s performance at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitedinfocus.com\/news\/michael-carricks-message-to-man-united-players-after-beating-man-city-showed-experience-beyond-his-years\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Carrick\u2019s message to Man United players after beating Man City showed experience beyond his years<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carrick\u2019s style of play saw United hit City with relentless counter-attacks, and that could be the best route to goal again in North London next week.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal go into the match on the back of two goalless draws in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>  Join Our Newsletter <\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best United content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United eventually found a way past Manchester City\u2019s Gianluigi Donnarumma in the derby and the next challenge&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379945,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[73319,218,20875,221,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-379944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-david-raya","tag-football","tag-gianluigi-donnarumma","tag-premier-league","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}