Man United vs Arsenal form
Leaving behind a disastrous season, empty-handed and finishing only in 15th place - the lowest in Premier League history, Man United is looking forward to the new season with many troubles.
Limited financial capacity due to not participating in European Cup and decreased brand appeal has caused the Red Devils to continuously face difficulties in the transfer market.
Until the opening round of the 2025/26 Premier League, the Old Trafford team was only temporarily stable in terms of refreshing the attack. Three quality contracts with Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo and Benjamin Sesko temporarily brought optimistic signals to the front line.
But in the remaining areas, especially the midfield position, Man United still has not had any additions.
The reconstruction plan under coach Ruben Amorim has encountered many obstacles in the context that even the plan to liquidate redundant factors such as Antony, Garnacho, and Sancho has not been completed.
On the pitch, the Manchester giants have not yet achieved satisfactory results in pre-season friendly matches. In the last two matches, the Red Devils were held to draws by weaker opponents Everton and Fiorentina.
Therefore, despite playing at Old Trafford, Man United are still considered underdogs when welcoming their great rivals from London. Since the 3-1 victory at the beginning of the 2022/23 season, the home team has not known the taste of defeating Arsenal in official matches.
Specifically, in the last 6 encounters, Man United only drew 2 and lost 4. At Old Trafford last season, the two sides shared points in a match with 2 goals. Bruno Fernandes opened the scoring at the end of the first half, before Declan Rice equalized for the Gunners in the 74th minute.
Beating Arsenal at the moment is not easy. Especially when the away team is going through a very busy summer transfer period.
The London giants have spent a total of more than 200 million euros to bring 6 expensive new players to Emirates. The most notable of these are central midfielder Martín Zubimendi and "heavy artillery" Viktor Gyokeres, a striker who also rejected Man United to play for the Gunners.
With a series of quality additions, Arsenal's goal must certainly be the Premier League championship after three consecutive times of being second to Man City and Liverpool.
And to realize their ambition to compete for the throne, the battle-hardened army under the command of Mikel Arteta needs to prove their class in the opening round.
Man United vs Arsenal squad information
Man United: Mazraoui and Lisandro Martinez will be the two most notable absentees for the home team.
Arsenal: Only centre-back Gabriel Jesus is out due to injury.
Expected lineup Man United vs Arsenal
Man United: Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Cunha; Sesko
Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Prediction: 1-1
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