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Arsenal rang in the new year by giving boss Mikel Arteta his first victory as lackluster Manchester United crashed to a 2-0 defeat, while Tottenham and Chelsea also slipped up in the Premier League’s top four race Wednesday.

Arteta had watched Arsenal take only one point from his first two matches, with last weekend’s 2-1 defeat against Chelsea especially painful after the Blues scored twice in the final minutes.

But the Gunners had played well for long periods in that London derby and they produced an even more sparkling display to put United to the sword at the Emirates Stadium.

报道中的put to the sword就是“屠杀、杀死”的意思。例如：

The entire population of the town was put to the sword by the conqueror.

全镇的居民都遭到征服者的屠杀.