Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal: 5 Hits and Flops | Premier League 2019/20

#3 Flop: Nicolas Pepe

Pepe in pursuit of Paul Pogba on another frustrating evening's work for the Ivorian winger

Well, where to start? Nicolas Pepe's best moment during this one came via an Andreas Pereira slip, which says more about just how ineffective Arsenal's £72m signing was against a United backline who have kept just three clean sheets in 2019.

His attempted through ball for Saka in transition should have been cut out by Pereira, who slipped and watched the pass slide through his legs into the teenager's path. David de Gea's double save moments later kept the scores goalless.

A minute later, United took the lead and it was that type of game in truth. Another frustrating display where Pepe fleeted in-and-out of the game, his end product and decision-making left a lot to be desired.

Ballooning a well-worked opportunity over the crossbar and losing possession a whopping 17 times before being replaced for Reiss Nelson with 15 minutes left, he was wasteful and more importantly, seldom dangerous.

That club-record fee continues to haunt him and displays like this prove he's trying too hard and expectations should be tempered. They won't be. Instead, they continue rising for a player who has shown brief signs of his potential but not enough to justify a bonafide starting berth right now.