Arsenal make the trip to Old Trafford at the weekend to face rivals Manchester United after consecutive games dropping points in the league.
Mikel Arteta’s side won 7-1 in their last match, which was a Champions League win against PSV in the first leg of their round-of-16 tie.
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However, before that they suffered a defeat to West Ham and a draw with Nottingham Forest, meaning they haven’t won in the Premier League since mid-February.
They are now 13 points off league leaders Liverpool, which could be 16 by the time they play United as the Reds have a game against Southampton on Saturday.
Arteta will be without five players for the game due to injury: Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Takehiro Tomiyasu. However, Saka and Martinelli are closer to returning – the other three are out for the season.
Man United however, have a lot of injury concerns, plus they have only won one of their last five games in all competitions, and it came against Ipswich Town. Click here to see our predicted XI for Arsenal as they prepare to face an age-long rival at Old Trafford.
Arsenal made solid favourites for United clash
The Gunners have the better team on paper, they are in better form, and they have less injury problems. So it comes as no surprise that they have been made comfortable favourites by the bookmakers.
According to Oddschecker, Arsenal are backed to win at 4/5, which gives them a 55.6% chance of winning on Sunday.
Man United are backed to win at odds of 9/2 (18.2%), and a draw is backed at 13/5 (27.8%). We predict a 3-1 win for Arsenal in what could become a comfortable afternoon for Arteta’s XI.
Where to watch the Gunners’ trip to Old Trafford
The game kicks off on Sunday 9 March at 4.30 pm GMT from Old Trafford, and will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football.
Highlights will be posted to the Sky Sports YouTube channel after the game, and BBC One will show extended highlights of all of Sunday’s matches at 10.35 pm for Match of the Day 2.
Click here to see Arsenal’s first team squad for the 2024/25 season with individual profiles for every player.