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Manchester United beat Arsenal as Cristiano Ronaldo reaches 800 goals on career

Cristiano Ronaldo passed the 800-goal mark for club and country, scoring twice as Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-2 in an incident-packed Premier League match on Thursday.

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Arsenal took the lead in bizarre fashion in the 13th minute when from a corner United keeper David de Gea went down clutching his foot after he was stood on by team mate Fred and Emile Smith Rowe drilled a shot into the unguarded goal from the edge of the box.