Manchester United vs. Arsenal: Preview, team news, prediction for Premier League match
A classic rivalry is re-ignited on Sunday as Manchester United prepare to host Arsenal at Old Trafford.
United are unbeaten in three matches after their 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday. The Red Devils also won their most recent Premier League match, a 3-2 victory over Ipswich Town that ended a three-match winless skid in the league.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are winless in their last two league matches and have likely permanently fallen out of the title race behind leaders Liverpool. The Gunners are coming off a high-scoring victory though, as they pummeled PSV Eindhoven 7-1 in the Champions League during the week.
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Here's what you need to know about Manchester United and Arsenal ahead of their match.
Manchester United vs. Arsenal: Head-to-head and recent statistics
All-time meetings: 242
Manchester United wins: 102
Draws: 50
Arsenal wins: 90
Manchester United have the edge in the all-time meetings between these sides, with 102 wins from 242 matches.
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Manchester United vs. Arsenal: Team news
(Sources: Injuries, suspensions)
Manchester United
Injured: Mount, Shaw, Evans, Heaton, Bayindir, Martinez, Diallo, Mainoo, Maguire, Ugarte
Suspended: Dorgu
Arsenal
Injured: Saka, Tomiyasu, Jesus, Martinelli, Havertz
Suspended: None
Manchester United vs. Arsenal: What the managers are saying
Ruben Amorim, Manchester United
(via Manchester United)
"In the Premier League, every game is really important. In our moment, we need to win. It’s always a problem when we don’t win so we have to focus on everything at the same time. I think the biggest problem is to not have all of the players because, in the beginning, people talk about our rotation - especially in Europe, we are changing all the time. It’s because of this because it’s really hard and the Europa League is so much harder, in my opinion, than the Champions League. Not the games but the recovery to play Premier League on the weekend, so we have to deal with that.”
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal
(via Arsenal)
"There’s a history of that (getting unexpected wins) at the football club - the players they have, the club that they have. Watching the game last night against Real Sociedad, it became very clear that they’re very capable of putting a really strong performance in and beat you on the day. We know the difficulty of the match and that’s what we’re preparing for."
Manchester United vs. Arsenal: Prediction
Even without forwards, Arsenal should be favoured to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Manchester United 1-2 Arsenal
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