United kicked off on the front foot and came close to taking an early lead, but a fingertip stop from Anneke Borbe denied Fridolina Rolfo from heading home.
Momentum then shifted in favour of the Gunners who were unable to capitalise on their player advantage, after our Canadian full-back Jayde Riviere received a second yellow card with 25 minutes left to play.
Scroll down to read what Marc made of the result, our spirited performance and the decision to send off Riviere, in his 100th WSL match as United boss...
DEFENSIVE RESILIENCE
“I felt that we were fantastic in our defensive work, and we needed to be.