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Gabriel Magalhaes refused to shake Harry Maguire’s hand in the immediate aftermath of Arsenal’s 3-2 defeat to Manchester United.

Matheus Cunha’s excellent finish in the 87th minute sealed the win for Michael Carrick’s side at the Emirates Stadium to put a dent in Arsenal’s Premier League title challenge.

Gabriel and Maguire were involved in a heated tussle during the closing stages of injury time, with the United centre-back throwing his Arsenal rival aside with both hands.

The pair were then involved in a heated altercation immediately after the full-time whistle as Senne Lammens, Noussair Mazraoui, Noni Madueke and referee Craig Pawson were forced to step in to diffuse the situation.

In newly released footage from Malaysian broadcaster Stadium Astro, Maguire can be seen offering his hand to Gabriel but the Arsenal defender pulled his hand away and started to argue with the United centre-back.

The pair then stood closer together and exchanged words before Maguire and Mazraoui, who was in close proximity, pushed Gabriel in the chest. Lammens then rushed over to pull Gabriel away from Maguire before the Arsenal defender headed towards the tunnel.

The defeat has left Arsenal top of the Premier League but their lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa is only four points.

United, meanwhile, are fourth in the Premier League on 38 points, one ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea and two ahead of Liverpool, who are in sixth.

Speaking after United’s win, Gary Lineker described Maguire as ‘one of the most underrated players in football’.

‘I know people have a pop at him, even people in the game have a pop at him. And I know that he can be turned by a striker with pace but he makes up for it to a degree with his intelligence,’ Lineker said on The Rest Is Football podcast.

‘He can play as well, he’s good on the ball and he’s never let England down when he’s played for his country. I would also say he’s bloody brilliant in both boxes from set-pieces.

‘There is an obvious weakness with the slight lack of pack but he’s got the experience to handle that.’

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Emmanuel Petit wishes Arsenal had signed Bryan Mbeumo last summer and says the Manchester United star would have helped the Gunners become Premier League champions.

Mbeumo, who joined United in a £65m move from Brentford, played a significant role in Sunday’s impressive 3-2 victory over Arsenal.

The Cameroon international also starred in United’s derby win over Manchester City last weekend, with his two recent goals taking his overall tally for the Red Devils to nine from 19 games.

Mbeumo was regularly hailed as Manchester United’s signing of the summer earlier in the season and Wayne Rooney described the 26-year-old as the club’s ‘best player’ back in October.

United beat Premier League rivals Tottenham to a deal for Mbeumo, who scored 20 goals in his final season at Brentford, but Petit has suggested Arsenal should also have been part of the transfer tussle.

Asked which rival player would help deliver the Premier League trophy to stuttering Arsenal, Petit told talkSPORT: ‘I saw exactly what I thought about this player against Arsenal, it’s Mbeumo.

‘I think in terms of movement, he’s very intelligent. He’s got this flair in front of the goal. He’s very good in terms of assists as well.

‘I love his work rate. I love his behaviour on the pitch, technically, mentally as well. But more importantly, I like his movement, the link with his players all the time.

‘He brings something different up front. He’s not that physical, but in the meantime he puts everything he has on the pitch. But I love him because he’s very intelligent.

‘When I saw Manchester United buy him in the last transfer market, I thought, this is a good bargain.’

United’s victory over Arsenal sent the Red Devils back into the Champions League places, above Club World Cup winners Chelsea and reigning Premier League champions Liverpool.

For Arsenal, a defeat to Michael Carrick’s United leaves them just four points ahead of second-placed Manchester City as they chase a first league title since 2004.

The Gunners, who have now gone three league games without a win, will be desperate to get their title charge back on track when they visit Leeds United this weekend.

Before that trip to Elland Road, Arteta’s side play their final Champions League group game against Kazakh minnows Kairat.

As the only team with a perfect record in Europe, Arsenal are already guaranteed to be in the knockout stages and will likely finish the group phase top.

Manchester United, meanwhile, will look to carry on their momentum and make it three wins from three under Carrick when they welcome Fulham to Old Trafford on Sunday.

Carrick’s return to United was initially only expected to be a temporary one but a number of pundits have already tipped the ex-England midfielder for the permanent job following a superb start to his reign.

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