20 Arsenal fans arrested for taking to the streets to celebrate win against Manchester United

Police in Uganda have arrested 20 Arsenal fans for taking to the streets to celebrate the English Premier League team's win against Manchester United.

The fans were riding in a motorcade of five vehicles and over 10 motorbikes in Jinja City causing a traffic jam on Monday, January 23.

Baker Kasule, one of the fans told Daily Monitor that a police patrol vehicle pulled in front of them and asked each one of them to disembark and climb onto the patrol car.

"I don’t know what we have done but we were simply celebrating our victory over rivals Manchester United," Kasule said adding that "they are 20 supporters in total."

The Sunday, January 22 evening match between the two arch-rivals saw Arsenal restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

A game that fully lived up to expectations of fans saw Marcus Rashford give United the lead with a stunning early opener only for Eddy Nketiah to head Arsenal level in a frantic first half.

Bukayo Saka's flashing drive gave Arsenal the lead in the 53rd minute but Lisandro Martinez's header levelled it up before the hour mark, to set up an absorbing finale.

Mikel Arteta's side has 50 points from 19 games with Manchester City on 45 and United in fourth place with 39, below Newcastle United on goal difference.