Arsenal, it seems, has recently had a problem with beating Manchester United. When United were struggling at the beginning of the season, the Gunners were largely expected to beat the Red Devils. Yet, United managed to beat the Gunners, 2-1. In the last six Premier League matches, Arsenal managed only two draws; United won the other four encounters. Luck seems to desert Arsenal in such matches, as, no matter how well they play, they almost always seem to at the wrong end of the score line.
The Gunners come into this match in good form though; they have won five of their six previous matches in all competitions. The only loss though was a rather important loss; they went down to Monaco 1-3 in the Champions League. Turning that tie around will be difficult although Arsenal's main focus seems to be on staying in the top four in the English Premier League. United have won four, drawn one and lost one of their last six matches. As they do not have European competition to look forward to, they have a slight advantage. The players are more rested as they have up to seven matches less under their belt than Arsenal.
In what might have been a torrid evening for him, even at home, Robin Van Persie is out with an injury. The former Gunners captain is of course a huge part of the United setup. For Arsenal, the usual suspects are out; this group of course includes Abou Diaby, Mikel Arteta, Mathieu Debuchy and Jack Wilshere. Their tough midfielder, Mathieu Flamini is also out. Gabriel Paulista had to go off in midweek with a suspected hamstring problem and will most likely be ruled out of this clash.
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