Looking more closely at the match-up, Arsenal are a lot closer to where their manager wants them to be than are United. They’ll also want to exploit the space in behind Arsenal’s back four and will, you’d think, give it a sterner examination than it’s faced so far this season. The difference this time is that, with Antony on one side and Jadon Sancho on the other, they’ve two wingers coming inside, which might help them establish some midfield control – I’m sure it’ll be part of the plan.
United, meanwhile, will probably play as they did against Liverpool, sitting in a mid-block and leaping into action when they think the ball can be won. But in Martínez, he meets a player as agile and clever, in excellent form.
Jesus, meanwhile, was exactly the kind pf player Arsenal needed and he’s started the season playing with so much confidence. Saka will want to draw him in then spin away, that being something he does well and Malacia’s aggression occasionally verging on the rash – though his recovery pace can still get him out of trouble. Saka hasn’t started the season that well, which actually augurs well for Arsenal – it shows they can cope without him, and that they can still get much better – while Malacia has been extremely impressive. There are some potentially belting contests in this match, but Bukayo Saka v Tyrell Malacia and Gabriel Jesus v Lisandro Martínez look especially tasty. It started, pretty much, with an unfortunate tangle of legs on an icy pitch in February 1983. So say all of us, but the hatred precedes the dawn of football in 1992. Manchester United v Arsenal: a classic Premier League rivalry. It’s time for Manchester United v Arsenal, part 237 (not counting the Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy final of 1988). The players are out, the atmosphere is lively. Both teams are playing 4-2-3-1 as expected. He probably should have been booked for that.ġ min Peep peep! Manchester United kick off from left to right as we watch. Arsenal break and Martinez flattens Jesus near the byline. B-movie or not, it’s gonna be fun.”Ĥ min Xhaka hooks a long-range shot that hits McTominay on the edge of the area.Ģ min Dalot’s cutback from the left side of the area (don’t ask) is cut out by Xhaka. “Two of the great names of English football.
It’s been a pretty quiet start.ĥ min “As a genuine neutral when it comes to English club football, I’m looking forward to this one,” says Simon McMahon.
The referee stops play, rightly, though United aren’t happy.Ħ min Antony’s first contribution is a cross that doesn’t beat the first man. Play resumes with an uncontested drop ball.Ħ min McTominay wins the ball high up the field from Jesus, who bangs his head against the turf as he falls. It was an awkward chance, which came to came at thigh height.Ĩ min Jesus is okay to continue. Eriksen meets it on the volley with his left foot but slices it wide of goal. That was a pretty good chance, even though he had a couple of defenders charging towards him.Ĩ min: Chance for Eriksen! Antony produces a stylish flick behind his standing leg to find Dalot, who whips a first-time cross beyond the far post. He opens his body and sidefoots over the bar. Sancho teases White on the left side of the area and makes room for a low shot that is pushed away at the near post by Ramsdale.ĩ min: Chance for Saliba! Xhaka’s cross hits a defender and rolls invitingly towards Saliba on the edge of the area. 11 min Man Utd have had 85 per cent of the possession so far.
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