Man Utd starting XI and confirmed team news vs Arsenal FC in the Premier League fixture today.
Manchester United have confirmed their starting line up to face Arsenal in the Premier League fixture on Sunday afternoon. Michael Carrick will hope to build upon the impressive 2-0 victory over Man City a week ago and named an unchanged starting line up for the clash at the Emirates.
United head into the match sixth in the Premier League based on results earlier in the day, but could rise to fourth in the table if they manage to defeat the league leaders away from home. It will be a different type of test for United against Arsenal than the one they faced against City, but head coach Carrick has opted for the same starting line up for the match.
Here is a look at all the official team news and the confirmed starting line ups.
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Manchester United starting line up vs Arsenal
Manchester United have named an unchanged team to to face Arsenal in the Premier League today.
It means Senne Lammens keeps his place in goal after he kept just his third clean sheet of the season against Man City. Michael Carrick has opted to name an unchanged back four, with Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez selected at centre-back and Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw chosen in the full-back roles.
Carrick have also kept faith in Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo as a central midfield partnership, with club captain Bruno Fernandes used in his favoured attacking midfield position. Bryan Mbeumo and Patrick Dorgu remain in their attacking roles with Amad Diallo selected ahead of Matheus Cunha once again.
United have welcomed Noussair Mazraoui back to the bench for the North London clash following his recent involvement in the Africa Cup of Nations. The defender was granted additional time off after Morocco suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Senegal in the tournament last weekend. In terms of other team news, Matthijs De Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee are both still sidelined due to injury while teenager Shea Lacey has not been selected after he served a one-match ban against Man City.
Manchester United XI vs Arsenal: Lammens; Maguire, Martinez, Dalot, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes (c); Amad, Dorgu, Mbeumo. Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko.
Arsenal XI vs Manchester United: Raya; Timber, Gabriel, Saliba, Hincapie; Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard; Saka, Jesus, Trossard. Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, White, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Eze, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres.
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