Arsenal will travel to Manchester, where they will be hosted by Manchester United in Premier League’s Saturday marquee match. Arsenal have been amazing since their defeat the the premiere against Liverpool, as theyhave gone undefeated in 10 matches ever since. Manchester United haven’t really lived up to their full potential just yet, and as a result, they have already fallen off 8 points behind league leaders Liverpool.
Manchester United (5-3-3) were coming off 2 consecutive unsuccessful results before traveling to Swansea. Thankfully, they managed to record a solid 3-1 win, as they showed from the early minutes of the match that they were there to win. They scored all 3 goals at the first half, and even saw forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic score after 2 months. Coach Mourinho was very pleased with his defensive line, and his team’s overall performance. Manchester United are sitting at the 6th spot with 18 points, and they will surely need to improve on all fronts in order to climb the standings. United have not been very consistent at home so far in the season, as they have won just 2 of their 5 matches (2-1-2). As if that wasn’t enough, they will also have to deal with several absences. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will serve a one match ban, while Bailly and Smalling are unavailable due to injuries. Wayne Rooney, Fellaini and Shaw are all listed as unavailable.
Arsenal (7-1-3) are coming off a solid performance before the international break, as they were stuck at a 1-1 draw against Tottenham in the London Derby. The first half of that match was pretty exciting, as Tottenham looked like they were better at the first 20 minutes. However, it was Arsenal who created the biggest scoring chance at the 39th minute, but their shot was deflected off the crossbar. Arsenal managed to take the lead nonetheless, when Tottenham managed to score an own goal at the 42nd minute. Harry Kane was Tottenham’s savior, as he equalized in his first match after a long while. The two teams tried to steal the match, but in the end, they were happy with a point each. Arsenal’s coach Arsene Wenger was rather frustrated after the match, claiming that the penalty that was granted to Tottenham was “soft”. That draw has dropped Arsenal to the 2nd spot of the Premier League, but just 2 points behind the new leaders, Liverpool. The Gunners have been stunning after losing to Liverpoll in the premiere, as they have gona undefeated ever since (7-0-3). Moreover, Arsenal have an excellent record on the road so far (4-0-1), but most of their rivals have been rather weak. Alexis Sanchez played 83 minutes for Chile’s National Team earlier this week, proving that he is ready to go, but he is still listed as questionable for this match. Cazorla and Bellerin are listed as unavailable due to injuries.