Fans at Emirates Stadium have to be pretty angry about how things are going this season for their team. They just can't seem to find a break and losing against Olympiakos halfway through the week in the Champions League does not have them nor Arsenal's fans too thrilled before they host Manchester United.
While most of the goal-scoring hopes of the Gunners were focused on Alexis Sanchez, this season has not been his season so far and both Mesut Ozil and Santi Cazorla have created more scoring chances (29, 28), than the Copa America champion. This season, Olivier
Despite their irregularity, Arsenal is still in fourth place in the Champions League. Four wins so far this season have been shadowed by the two losses and one draw that are included in their record. That gives them a total of 13 points and only three behind Manchester United.
This is always a game that is too close to call. In 180 matches between the two sides, Manchester United holds a slight lead with 77 wins and Arsenal has 61, the rest of the games ended in a draw.
The story of the week for Arsene Wenger is trying to decide who will be the
After seven games, the Red Devils have a reason to believe that despite all the controversy around Louis van Gaal as a manager, it was the right call to bring the Dutch manager in. The team knows that they are not clear of danger, as even Arsenal is within striking distance so early in the season.
770 days had to go by for Man United to return to the top of the EPL. The team has had a rough time since then, missing the opportunity to play in Champions League and observing from behind, how Chelsea dominated the competition for a long time.
Anthony Martial has proven to be one of the
September 20 was
Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo are in the injured list for Manchester United. Arsenal has a total of six injured players including Flamini and Arteta. This game at Emirates Stadium in London will be very important for both sides on their mentality moving forward.
Arsenal vs Man United team sheets
Arsenal lineup: Cech, Bellerin, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal, Coquelin, Cazorla, Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez, Walcott
Arsenal bench: Ospina, Debuchy, Chambers, Gibbs, Chamberlain, Campbell, Giroud
Man United lineup: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Blind, Darmian, Carrick, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Rooney, Memphis, Martial
Man United bench: Romero, Jones, McNair, Schneiderlin, Valencia, Fellaini, Wilson
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