Arsenal 3:0 Manchester United

Niall · Sep 27, 2015

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Date - Sunday, October 04 2015.
Kickoff Time - 1600 Hrs BST.
Venue - The Emirates, London.

League standings and form guide

1. Manchester United : DLWWW

4. Arsenal : DWWLW

Previous Meetings

Manchester United 1 : 1 Arsenal

Arsenal 1 : 2 Manchester United

Arsenal 0 : 0 Manchester United

Manchester United 1 : 0 Arsenal

Arsenal 1 : 1 Manchester United

All-Time Record

Manchester United wins - 80
Arsenal wins - 67
Draws - 45

Pre-Match Pressers

Louis Van Gaal

Arsene Wenger

Team News

Manchester United

Luke Shaw sidelined. Ander Herrera and Marcos Rojo doubtful.

Arsenal

Laurent Koscielny, Mikel Artera and Mathieu Flamini out. Francis Coquelin doubtful.

Know the opposition

Arsenal Football Club nicknamed The Gunners, are a professional football club based in Holloway, London, England; and were founded in 1886 as Dial Square, by the workers of the Royal Arsenal armaments facility, before being subsequently renamed as Royal Arsenal. Arsenal are one of the most successful and popular clubs in the history of the English league, with a trophy haul than includes 13 League titles, 12 FA Cups, and 2 League Cups, among others. Since the arrival of current manager Arsene Wenger, Arsenal have built a reputation for playing an attractive, streamlined style of football that rivals some of the best teams in Europe while boasting the likes of Thierry Henry, Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Cesc Fabregas and Robin Van Persie. The club plays its home games at the Emirates Stadium, and has a bitter sporting rivalry with neighbors Tottenham Hotspur in a match termed the North London Derby; apart from a competitive rivalry against the other major clubs of the Premier League, especially Manchester United - in an affair that peaked in the late 1990s-early 2000s period.

Referee

Anthony Taylor.

Samid · Sep 30, 2015

LVG is good against the big teams and we generally do well against the Arse. We'll beat them. 1-3.

ChaddyP · Sep 30, 2015

Mata hatrick

WR10 · Sep 30, 2015

Big, big game. Beat them and we're going to be at the top for a while. We need Carrick for this one and a fully fit Smalling/Blind and Martial will take care of the rest

InfiniteBoredom · Sep 30, 2015

We'll murder these fannies. It's good in a way that our performance today is not truly stellar. LvG will be demanding more at the weekend. Herrera needs to play, he schooled their midfield last season.

Mustafa Ahmed · Sep 30, 2015

Please start Ashley at LW.

LvG pls.

Hernandez - BFA · Sep 30, 2015

A win here would be huge. We can't go into another international break with a fresh loss again.

Offside · Sep 30, 2015

I'm usually sceptical when a team is due a win against us but think we will get a result here.

Hammerfell · Sep 30, 2015

Offside said:
I'm usually sceptical when a team is due a win against us but think we will get a result here.

They had their win in the FA Cup last season.

YouOnlyLiveTwice · Sep 30, 2015

I heard Koscielny is out for them, big boost for us if true.

Raw · Sep 30, 2015

We'll scrape it 2-1 I reckon. Arsenal will have a bunch of chances wasted/saved by De Gea and Martial + Mata will score 2.

nemanja15 · Sep 30, 2015

de Gea

Young
Smalling
Blind
Darmian

Carrick
Schweinsteiger

Mata
Rooney
Memphis

Martial

SUBS: Romero, Jones, Valencia, Schneiderlin, Fellaini, Herrera, Pereira.

Amadaeus · Sep 30, 2015

Arsenal are questionable with their end product and because of that, I can honestly foresee De Gea being our man of the match. He usually does well against them, so I am not worried that Arsenal will score that much against us.

I also feel Van Gaal will easily outsmart Wenger tactically and give us a comfortable victory. Walcott is predictable as a striker, Ozil tends to go missing in match like these and most of their players lack mental strength. I feel we need to put Arsenal back in their place after a couple of underperformance last season by us.

Blatzo · Sep 30, 2015

vanrooney · Sep 30, 2015

Think tiredness could be a problem as Arsenal rotated a bit - nevertheless i expect / hope for a tight win

bosnian_red · Sep 30, 2015

Tough game here. Arsenal are due a win at home against us really, that's why I'm hoping we get a draw. We're a better side then them but they have a few great players going forward and Sanchez is in top form right now. If we get a win then it'll be huge for us and turn us into early favorites for the title IMO and we'd look like we might start pulling away from the pack. A loss and it's all very tight at the top between United, City and Arsenal which is what I think the real level of the teams is.

De Gea
Young Smalling Blind Darmian
Schneiderlin Schweinsteiger
Mata Rooney Memphis
Martial

A big performance from Rooney is vital here. We need Schneiderlin to be hugely improved compared to today as well as he was pretty bad today I thought.

Dazzmondo · Sep 30, 2015

Early Predicted Line-up:

__________________________________________________________

1. de Gea

25. Valencia 12. Smalling 17. Blind 36. Darmian

31. Schweinsteiger 28. Schneiderlin

8. Mata 10. Rooney 7. Memphis

9. Martial
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Bench: 20. Romero, 4. Jones, 18. Young, 16. Carrick, 21. Herrera, 44. Pereira, 27. Fellaini

Predicted Score: Arsenal 1-3 Man Utd (Martial, Rooney, Mata, Sanchez)

King Eric 7 · Sep 30, 2015

I'm expecting both teams to carve out chances in this game, with Arsenal having a lot more attempts on goal than we have. Arsenal will hit us on the counter and it will be a matter of whether their finishing lets them down or not. Their defence is their weak point and I think we will be more clinical than them so hoping for an away win if we can play with enough energy for the vast majority of the match.

Tincanalley · Sep 30, 2015

Lots of rest over the next five days needed. Team looked knackered after Wolfsburg. All areas except goal need looking at. Will Carrick be fit? We need backup for Bastian. Poor games tonight from Valencia and from Memphis, Young wasn't at his best either.

VanGaalEra · Sep 30, 2015

Don't care how we win, this is the biggest game of the season so far and a win here and we can enjoy the two weeks off and the boost for our squad and fans will be immense.

Jammy 1-0 victory with an OG does me fine.

Archie Leach · Oct 1, 2015

Our forward line is hitting its stride and Cech will be back in goals. Koscielny is out which is annoying so big test for Gabriel and Mert. 2-1 to us, Alexis and Theo, Martial for you - I like the cut of his jib.

pillory · Oct 1, 2015

This game will be decided by the number of times Martial touches the ball.

Brightonian · Oct 1, 2015

Hard to call this one until we know who's available, how knackered everyone is after tonight's game, and whether Van Gaal has the balls to do a bit of straightforward rotation for freshness. If we can play

Martial
Memphis Herrera Mata
Schneiderlin Carrick
Rojo Blind Smalling Darmian

and get a decent amount of running out of everyone, then I'd say it'll be very even, and we could come away with a result.

If, however, Rojo, Carrick and Herrera can't get fit or Herrera continues to be 'not allowed', and we have to play the same, physically weary line-up from tonight's game, then Arsenal could well take us apart. Their defence is shaky but their forwards are really starting to click. They produced some electric, unplayable stuff going forwards against Olympiakos.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Oct 1, 2015

De Gea
Darmian Smalling Jones Blind
Schneiderlin Bastian
Mata Rooney Young
Martial

Ideally I'd love SmallBlind partnership and I'd rather do that if Rojo is fit but if not I'd rather Blind be at LB than Valencia at RB.
Sticking with this selection I'd have Young as he'll help cover Blind and Memphis needs a bit of a rest.
I'd have Herrera over Rooney but that's not going to happen.

cyberman · Oct 1, 2015

Who actually believes in a side being due a result?
The reason they have such a poor record against us is due to Arsene failing to address the same problems they have year in, year out.
We then take advantage of those same deficiencies year in, year out.

Archie Leach · Oct 1, 2015

We should line up as:

Cech
Bellerin Mertesacker Gabriel Monreal
Coquelin Cazorla
Ramsey Ozil Sanchez
Walcott

MyOnlySolskjaer · Oct 1, 2015

Archie Leach said:
We should line up as:

Cech
Bellerin Mertesacker Gabriel Monreal
Coquelin Cazorla
Ramsey Ozil Sanchez
Walcott

Pretty solid bar Gabriel who has been a bit shaky. What do you make of Ramsey on the right wing?

Archie Leach · Oct 1, 2015

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Pretty solid bar Gabriel who has been a bit shaky. What do you make of Ramsey on the right wing?

Gabriel has been very good, stupidity with Costa aside. I'm more worried about Mertesacker.
Ramsey on the right reduces his best attributes but gives us our best shape, allowing Bellerin space. Chamberlain has been inconsistent, as much as I love him and is defensively suspect.

RedStarUnited · Oct 1, 2015

Arsenal = Best and quickest team in transitioning from defence to attack, we need to be careful on Sunday.

Gerald G · Oct 1, 2015

We need to sit back and counter.

De Gea
Darmian--Smalling--Jones--Blind
Schweinsteiger--Schneiderlin
Mata--Rooney--Memphis
Martial

I really hope Carrick & Herrera are fit for this one. I would want Rooney dropped for this for Herrera but I don't know if Herrera will be fit enough + I'm giving Rooney one last chance because he's playing Arsenal and usually does well.

peridigm · Oct 1, 2015

I hate to see Smalling and Blind split up but we need to settle on the fullbacks for this run of games. We're right back to where we were last year due to Shaw's injury but we don't have to be. Valencia is not doing so well this season at RB. I'd like to see Darmian - Smalling - Jones - Blind for this one. The rest of the team picks itself.

RedDevil@84 · Oct 1, 2015

Go for the kill.
1-3. One each for Martial, Mata and Rooney.

hbgreg · Oct 1, 2015

Arsenal fans turning up for the fecking poll as usual. SMH.

Archie Leach · Oct 1, 2015

hbgreg said:
Arsenal fans turning up for the fecking poll as usual. SMH.

Seeing as an Arsenal win is considered the sixth most likely result, I don't think we're influencing the poll too much.

hbgreg · Oct 1, 2015

Archie Leach said:
Seeing as an Arsenal win is considered the sixth most likely result, I don't think we're influencing the poll too much.

Just you wait pal.

Sereques · Oct 1, 2015

Would be great to have a win before the break

Longlivekeano · Oct 1, 2015

--------------DDG-----------

Jones-Smalling- Blind-Darmian

-----Carrick-Schneiderlin------

------------Rooney------------

---J Mata---Martial----Depay--

Prediction: 1-2 Depay, Martial

Sunny Jim · Oct 1, 2015

Mustafa Ahmed said:
Please start Ashley at LW.

LvG pls.

Him or Perreira, Depay has been shite recently.

wiz4231 · Oct 1, 2015

Hoping for

De Gea

Darmian....Smalling....Jones....Blind

Carrick........Bastian
Mata
Memphis................................Young
Martial

Subs: Morgan, Pereira and Wilson.

Were going to need a solid defence in this game and in my opinion bringing Jones back and moving Blind to LB will solidify us.
If Carrick's fit he has to play, he is key in big games (vs Liverpool) and alongside Bastian they will boss CM between them.
Rooney needs to be dropped, we cannot carry passengers in crucial matches, were on top and we need to win to stay there. Give the captains armband to Mike, Carrick or Bastian and play Mata at #10 (I don't think Herreras fit).
Young, Martial and Memphis upfront.

Mani · Oct 1, 2015

Expecting 1-1 or 2-2 draw,though LVG is good against top sides i expect this would be a close one.

My starting eleven for this one,
--------------DDG-----------

Valencia-Smalling- Blind-Darmian

-----Carrick-------Bastian--------

J Mata-------Rooney------Depay

-------------Martial--------------

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