Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Arsenal:
Leno; Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Koscielny, Kolasinac; Guendouzi, Xhaka; Mkhitaryan, Ramsey, Iwobi; Lacazette
Manchester United:
De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Fred, McTominay, Pogba; Pereira; Lukaku, Rashford
Arsenal are between the teams fighting for Champions League spot. The Gunners have 57 points, one less than Manchester United and that's why this match is extremely efficient. As You probably know, Arsenal lost 3:1 to the French side Rennes in UEFA Europe League on Thursday. Most probably the result have spoiled the atmosphere in the squad, however, the current domestic form is solid. Arsenal have two wins and one draw on the last three matches in the Premier League. Last weekend they played an 1:1 draw with Tottenham at Wembley. Manager Unai Emery will try to continue the positive series, though he has some injury and suspension issues. Danny Welbeck, Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding are sidelined through injuries, while Lucas Torreira must serve the first of his three-match ban for last week's sending-off against Tottenham. Alexandre Lacazette will probably lead the attack. The French striker is looking to become only the second Arsenal player to score in six consecutive home Premier League games after Thierry Henry, who did so twice (in August 2000 and October 2004). Shkodran Mustafi, who wasn't at desired level against Rennes could be replaced by Ainsley Maitland-Niles at right-back.
Manchester United have 58 points and they will try to finish between the Top 4. The Red Devils played very good since Ole Gunar Solskjaer replaced Jose Mourinho in December. The positive series continued in the last seven days. Last weekend they obtained a dramatic 3:2 win over Southampton in the Premier League. Andreas Pereira was the key name on that match after scoring his first Premier League goal and also providing an assist. Romelu Lukaku should also be mentioned as he scored a brace. On Wednesday United created a small 'miracle' by winning 3:1 against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes. Once again Romelu Lukaku scored a brace, while Marcus Rashford scored the decisive goal in the finish of the match. The atmosphere in the squad is excellent, even Solskjaer has lot of injury worries. Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones, Matteo Darmian, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata remain sidelined through injury. The ex-Arsenal player Alexis Sanchez will also miss the match after he picked up a knee injury against Southampton. Anthony Martial, who suffered a hamstring injury against Liverpool, is also sidelined. Phil Jones, Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic have an outside chance of making the squad. On the positive note, Paul Pogba is available after he missed the great victory in Paris through suspension.
Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview:
Manchester United have won three of the last four competitive matches against Arsenal. I believe the Red Devils are able to get another positive result. They are fantastic under Ole Gunar Solskjaer. On Wednesday United won 3:1 against Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes and secured quarter-finals in UEFA Champions League. On contrary, Arsenal lost 3:1 at Rennes in Europe League. I don't see the Gunners winning this one.
Arsenal vs Manchester United Pick: Manchester United +0.5 AH @ 1.64 with
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