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The Guardian
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Guardian
Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal: Premier League
Update: Date: 2025-08-17T18:02:25.000Z Title: Jamie Jackson's match report is here Content: Riccardo Calafiori punished an error from Altay Bayindir to give Arsenal victory against a lively Man Utd Rob Smyth Sun 17 Aug 2025 20.01 CEST First published on Sun 17 Aug 2025 16.00 CEST 8.01pm CEST 20:01 7.57pm CEST 19:57 [Was the performance a step forward?] It's the first game of the season so we can't speak about a step forward. We did a lot of good things but obviously it wasn't enough. We created too many chances without scoring; that's the main negative today. [On Arsenal's goal] Corners are part of the game. We know they are very good at set-pieces. I haven't seen the goal again but when you touch the goalkeeper when he wants to jump it makes it very difficult for him and unfortunately Altay couldn't get the ball out of the goal. I was at the first post and I haven't seen a replay so I can't talk about [whether it was a foul]. But Altay said there was a touch as he went to punch the ball. We know in the Premier League they don't give much in this type of situation. [On Cunha and Mbeumo] They created a lot and they were in the right positions. They were dangerous and it was a good first impression for them. But I'm sure they will do much better. Updated at 8.00pm CEST 7.28pm CEST 19:28 'Charles Antaki (4.21pm) didn't get his wish for goals, plural,' says Kári Tulinius, 'but I'm sure he doesn't mind.' 7.28pm CEST 19:28 Arsenal don't win often at Old Trafford, but when they do it's usually like this. Their last seven victories on this ground have been 1-0: 1985-86, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2006-07, 2023-24 and now 2025-26. New signings or not, it was a victory for established strengths: set-pieces and the best defence in England. Man Utd were lively, especially Matheus Cunha, and deserved a draw on the balance of play, but Arsenal slowly drained the optimism out of them. It was ultimately settled by a simple header from Riccardo Calafiori, who took advantage when Altay Bayindir made a mess of Declan Rice's corner. Updated at 7.30pm CEST 7.24pm CEST 19:24 All over at Old Trafford. 7.23pm CEST 19:23 90+6 min Saka's superb cross looks set to give Madueke a tap-in, only for Bruno Fernandes to divert the ball with a crucial flying kick. It hits Madueke and bounces clear. 7.23pm CEST 19:23 90+5 min Fernandes's corner is headed up in the air by Saliba. De Ligt then heads it down into the crowd and Raya claims. 7.22pm CEST 19:22 90+5 min One last corner for Man Utd. Peter Schmeichel is forward… 7.21pm CEST 19:21 90+4 min Havertz draws a foul from Ugarte to eat up another 30 seconds. He's been excellent since coming off the bench. 7.20pm CEST 19:20 90+2 min Arsenal take the corner and go back to the halfway line. Lewis-Skelly lets the ball run under his foot and then fouls Mbeumo; he's booked. Updated at 7.20pm CEST 7.19pm CEST 19:19 90+2 min: Chance for Saka Odegaard finds Saka with a cute short pass into the area. Saka watches the bounce and batters a shot that deflects behind off the lunging De Ligt. 7.18pm CEST 19:18 90+1 min Timber is booked for timewasting. 7.18pm CEST 19:18 90 min Six minutes of added time. 7.16pm CEST 19:16 89 min Desperate defending from Arsenal. Saliba makes a vital challenge on Cunha on the six-yard line, then De Ligt – getting well forward as the right-sided centre-back – has a snapshot blocked. Actually, having seen that again Saliba didn't win the ball when he challenged Cunha. I'm not sure it was a foul, though, mainly because Cunha fell into Saliba rather than the other way round. I'd like to see it again though. Updated at 7.17pm CEST 7.15pm CEST 19:15 88 min Ugarte receives the ball 30 yards out with four or five men waiting for a pass. They can wait all they like, because Ugarte has decided he's Arie Haan and that's all there is to it. Goalkick to Arsenal. Updated at 7.16pm CEST 7.14pm CEST 19:14 86 min Arsenal's defence have managed the second half expertly, with United rarely threatening to get in behind as they did in the first half. 7.13pm CEST 19:13 85 min Extended pressure from United, with the impressive Cunha involved in everything. He's been the best of the debutants on either side I'd say. Arsenal withstand the pressure until Timber is fouled by Dorgu. He's booked, as is David Raya for taking his time over the resulting free-kick. Updated at 7.13pm CEST 7.10pm CEST 19:10 83 min: Arsenal substitution Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice, who isn't injured but looks pretty shattered. 7.10pm CEST 19:10 82 min The resulting free-kick is 22 yards from goal to the right of centre. Rice's kick deflects off Dorgu and into the side netting; Bayindir had it covered. 7.08pm CEST 19:08 81 min A bad ball from Ugarte goes to Havertz, who is unapologetically taken out by Maguire. He's very lucky to escape a yellow card for that. Updated at 7.09pm CEST 7.07pm CEST 19:07 80 min: Man Utd substitution Harry Maguire on, Luke Shaw off. Maguire and Sesko up front on the opening day, surely not. For now he's in defence. Updated at 7.07pm CEST 7.06pm CEST 19:06 78 min Amad beats Madueke again, this time on the outside, and cuts the ball back. Zubimendi miskicks horribly but gets away with it. United come again through Shaw, whose cross is claimed by Raya. Amad went down under a challenge from Lewis-Skelly at the far post and enquired for a penalty. No dice. Updated at 7.07pm CEST 7.04pm CEST 19:04 77 min Amad beats Madueke through sleight of hip, cuts inside and shoots straight at Raya from 20 yards. The first part was good, the second not so much. 7.04pm CEST 19:04 76 min Arsenal have lacked ruthlessness on the counter-attack in the second half. They've got between the lines a few times only to take the wrong option or play an imperfect pass. 7.02pm CEST 19:02 73 min Dorgu's deflected cross loops towards Mbeumo, who hangs in the air and powers a downward header towards goal from 12 yards. It bounces up nicely for Raya, who throws himself to the left to push it away with both hands. Moments later, Sesko heads a cross well wide. That was a very tough chance, Mbeumo's a bit better though he had to generate all the pace on the header. He did that well but couldn't guide it into the corner. 6.59pm CEST 18:59 71 min: Double substitution for Arsenal Mikel Arteta is changing his full-backs: Jurrien Timber and Myles Lewis-Skelly replace Ben White and the goalscorer Riccardo Calafiori. 6.58pm CEST 18:58 70 min Ben White is down and needs treatment. Well, he's getting treatment: Cunha thinks he's trying it on and is having words with Odegaard among others. 6.57pm CEST 18:57 69 min Bayindir drills the ball into Cunha, who loses White with an outrageous volleyed backflick, runs 40 yards and slides the ball into Mbeumo in the area. He can't get his shot away and eventually there's a scramble involving Amad, Gabriel and Calafiori. Arsenal clear, the ball is swing back into the box and Mbeumo's hopeful overhead kick flies wide. Updated at 6.58pm CEST 6.55pm CEST 18:55 68 min Cunha, on the left now, flicks a nice pass into Dorgu in the area. He has the ball for about 0.2 seconds before Saliba smoothly picks his pocket. He does that so well. 6.52pm CEST 18:52 65 min: Double substitution for Man Utd Benjamin Sesko and Manuel Ugarte replace Mason Mount and Casemiro, who both had pretty good games. 7/10 maybe. Updated at 6.52pm CEST 6.51pm CEST 18:51 64 min Rice, teed up by Madueke, has a shot from the edge of the area that is kicked away by Yoro. 6.50pm CEST 18:50 62 min Arsenal protect a lead better than any team in England, and United – despite some promising attacks and around 70 per cent possession – are yet to have a shot on target in the second half. It looks like Ruben Amorim will attempt to change that by bringing on Big Ben. Updated at 6.51pm CEST
Finextra
07-07-2025
- Business
- Finextra
Zap taps TrueLayer and DNA Payments for new payments offering
Zap, a leading digital design and marketing agency, has launched its new payments product alongside Zap Cashier, a service that promises a seamless payment experience, embedded directly into Zap's technology platform. 0 Zap Pay's functionality is secured by TrueLayer, Europe's foremost Pay by Bank provider and DNA Payments, one of Europe's leading independent players in card payments. Over a quarter of Zap's clients are already using the service. The launch comes on the back of rising demand from end users and merchants to deliver faster, smoother payment journeys, features that are essential in the highly competitive gaming space. With Zap Cashier, end-users will enjoy a fully integrated pay-in and pay-out journey, eliminating the need for manual bank transfers. For merchants, Zap Cashier is already delivering significant time and cost savings, with less administration needed thanks to its full integration with the Zap platform. The service will also deliver enhanced customer support for Zap's clients and their users. Capital Competitions have been an early adopter of Zap's payment proposition. Jamie Jackson, Director at Capital Competitions said: "Since moving to Zap Pay our customer feedback has been great. The flow is clear and easy to use. We have noticed a much higher acceptance rate with less payment declines. The interface is simple and easy to use with great reporting tools on revenue received." Steven Sefton Digital Director at Zap said: 'This is the culmination of over a year's worth of development to deliver our customers a better player experience. It's a pleasure to be working with DNA Payments and TrueLayer to deliver better services to platforms and their users alike.' 'Pay by Bank is redefining how platforms handle payments,' said Mariko Beising, VP Partnerships at TrueLayer. 'Zap's move reflects the broader shift we're seeing: businesses across industries are turning to Pay by Bank to deliver better user experiences and lower payment costs. Colin Neil, Head of Corporate at DNA Payments, added: 'Simple, unified payments are the foundation of a great user experience and are an absolute necessity across a number of sectors. With our market-leading payment platform and Zap's drive to deliver the best competition system in the UK, we're able to deliver a best-in-class experience for site owners and users.' DNA Payments has direct plugins with leading eCommerce CMS platforms like Big Commerce and WooCommerce, underpinned by its leading checkout payments gateway. This unrivalled expertise in online payments allowed the team to help bring this product to market.
Business Wire
07-07-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Zap Launches New Payments Offering, Powered by TrueLayer and DNA Payments
LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zap, a leading digital design and marketing agency, has launched its new payments product alongside Zap Cashier, a service that promises a seamless payment experience, embedded directly into Zap's technology platform. Zap's payment functionality is secured by TrueLayer, Europe's foremost Pay by Bank provider and DNA Payments, one of Europe's leading independent players in card payments. Over a quarter of Zap's clients are already using the service. The launch comes on the back of rising demand from end users and merchants to deliver faster, smoother payment journeys, features that are essential in the highly competitive gaming space. With Zap Cashier, end-users will enjoy a fully integrated pay-in and pay-out journey, eliminating the need for manual bank transfers. For merchants, Zap Cashier is already delivering significant time and cost savings, with less administration needed thanks to its full integration with the Zap platform. The service will also deliver enhanced customer support for Zap's clients and their users. Capital Competitions have been an early adopter of Zap's payment proposition. Jamie Jackson, Director at Capital Competitions said: "Since moving to Zap our customer feedback has been great. The flow is clear and easy to use. We have noticed a much higher acceptance rate with less payment declines. The interface is simple and easy to use with great reporting tools on revenue received." Steven Sefton Digital Director at Zap said: 'This is the culmination of over a year's worth of development to deliver our customers a better player experience. It's a pleasure to be working with DNA Payments and TrueLayer to deliver better services to platforms and their users alike.' 'Pay by Bank is redefining how platforms handle payments,' said Mariko Beising, VP Partnerships at TrueLayer. 'Zap's move reflects the broader shift we're seeing: businesses across industries are turning to Pay by Bank to deliver better user experiences and lower payment costs.' Colin Neil, Head of Corporate at DNA Payments, added: 'Simple, unified payments are the foundation of a great user experience and are an absolute necessity across a number of sectors. With our market-leading payment platform and Zap's drive to deliver the best competition system in the UK, we're able to deliver a best-in-class experience for site owners and users.' DNA Payments has direct plugins with leading eCommerce CMS platforms like Big Commerce and WooCommerce, underpinned by its leading checkout payments gateway. This unrivalled expertise in online payments allowed the team to help bring this product to market. About ZAP Zap is a UK-based technology and marketing company that builds and supports platforms for competition and raffle businesses. As the longest-serving provider in the space, Zap is trusted by hundreds of businesses for its secure, scalable, and entirely in-house platform. About DNA Payments DNA Payments is a leading independent, full-service omnichannel payments provider, offering a wide range of payment solutions to businesses of all sizes. With a focus on innovation and customer service, DNA Payments empowers businesses to accept payments seamlessly across all channels. About TrueLayer TrueLayer is Europe's fastest growing payments network. We power smarter, safer and faster online payments by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data. Businesses use our products to onboard new users, accept money and make payouts in seconds, and at scale. We're live across 21 countries and more than 15 million users trust us to process their transactions. Though we're not stopping here. We're on a mission to change the way the world pays. And we won't stop until we've unlocked the full potential of payments.
The Guardian
18-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
Manchester United and Spurs save their seasons; big day in EFL: football
Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Jamie Jackson was at Old Trafford to witness the mayhem. He writes: This is Manchester United and their proud DNA of Fergie-time and that 2-1 triumph over Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou. So: enter Harry Maguire to head the winner 34 seconds into added time, put United in dreamland and take the roof off the stadium – Casemiro again the provider, to make it three involvements in the three crucial strikes. United, then, head to Spain for a semi-final first leg at Athletic Bilbao and after this who will wager against them reaching the showpiece at the same venue, after what was, too, a night of redemption for André Onana. Surely not … Photograph: Jon Super/AP They have left it too late … Photograph: Matt West/Shutterstock HARRY MAGUIRE! Photograph: Matt West/Shutterstock Share All of the talk from the Spanish capital leading up to this week of European football was 'Remontada this, remontada that'. Los Blancos were all talk and no action and it was ultimately Manchester United who managed the unthinkable comeback of the week. Against Lyon, Ruben Amorim's side scored three goals in the final six minutes of the match to seal a memorable 5-4 win over Lyon and book their berth in the Europa League last-four. For the first time in the history of a major European competition, a club had scored two goals in the 120th minute. Queue pandemonium at Old Trafford and on the Guardian sports desk . There is bound to be a load of reaction from Manchester alone, which we will be bringing you right here. Spurs and Chelsea also booked their spot in the semi-finals of their respective European competitions and we will cast an eye towards a big weekend including Premier League, WSL and Football League action. As always, if you have any thoughts, questions, complaints or musings (football related or otherwise), feel free to send me an email. Share
