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The Gunners went into yesterday’s Emirates showdown off the back of 12 consecutive Premier League home wins.
And they knew another victory would move them to within a point of Jose Mourinho’s second-placed side.
However, Arsenal suffered an early setback when Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard put United 2-0 up inside 10 minutes.
And, despite hitting back through Alexandre Lacazette after the break, they saw their hopes of taking anything from the game ended when Lingard bagged his second goal.
We played good football and dominated the match, but wasted too many chances
Mesut Ozil explains why Arsenal lost to Manchester United
Ozil has now opened up on the loss, which leaves Arsenal fifth, a distant 12 points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City.
"The day after I'm still very unhappy about the result," he wrote on Twitter.
"We played good football and dominated the match, but wasted too many chances.
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Mesut Ozil was on the losing side as Arsenal suffered a 3-1 defeat against Manchester United
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Mesut Ozil explained Arsenal's defeat to Manchester United on Twitter
"The 3rd goal killed us, but we have to keep going.
"Thanks for your support Gunners."
Next up for Arsenal is Thursday night’s Europa League tie against BATE Borisov.
They return to Premier League action when they visit Southampton at the weekend.