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Josh Challies

Martin Keown aims subtle dig at Man United after Arsenal's stunning comeback against Chelsea

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has aimed a dig at Manchester United following the Gunners comeback against Chelsea to secure a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

Mikel Arteta's side trailed twice in the match but equalised twice through Gabriel Martinelli and Hector Bellerin, with the former earning a wealth of plaudits for his performance.

The 18-year-old has now scored in back-to-back Premier League matches for Arsenal, filling the void left by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's suspension perfectly.

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Keown was among the many to heap praise upon the teenager but he couldn't resist a dig at United, who previously had the Brazilian on trial at the club.

"His instinct to goal, the way he moves off the ball," he said to BT Sport. "I think that’s 10 goals now this season, tell me where there's another 18-year-old in Europe scoring this amount of goals.

"Maybe Jadon Sancho.

"I think he is a top player and Arsenal are lucky to have him.

"To have been at Manchester United, he was there on trial, and they didn’t take him, there’s question marks there.”

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