Arsenal take on their old rivals Manchester United on August 17 at Old Trafford. The Gunners will be eager to improve on last season’s efforts, where they finished a distant second behind Liverpool, while Manchester United will be determined to move on from last season’s disastrous 15th-place finish. Here is our Arsenal predicted lineup vs Man United.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United
How Arsenal Have Lined Up Recently
During pre-season, Mikel Arteta has appeared to move fluidly between 4‑3‑3, 4-4-2, and 4-3-2-1. Their final pre-season game against Athletic Club saw David Raya start in goal, with Jurriën Timber and Riccardo Calafiori starting in the full-back positions. There were no surprises at centre back, with William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhães renewing their partnership from last season.
In Midfield, Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice started as deep-lying midfielders, giving Martin Ødegaard the freedom to cause havoc further forward. In the wide areas, we saw Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli, with Viktor Gyökeres starting in attack and scoring.
Arsenal Injuries and Absentees to Consider
Arteta spoke at the pre-match press conference and discussed the availability of certain players, including Leandro Trossard: “I think he’s much better. I think he will be able to train again tomorrow, and if that’s the case, he will be fit.”
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The Gunners boss also discussed Zubimendi and Gyökeres: “[Viktor’s] getting better and better every day,” Arteta said. “He’s normally a really fit player. It’s true that he hasn’t trained so much with us. He had those two moments in games when he’s participated and the feeling was very good. So let’s see what we do on Sunday.
“[On Zubi], he had a great integration. As everybody can see this immediately, a very big impact on the team. I’m really happy and he will be fit.”
Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Manchester United
GK: David Raya
LB: Riccardo Calafiori
CB: William Saliba
CB: Gabriel Magalhães
RB: Jurriën Timber
CM: Martin Zubimendi
CM: Declan Rice
AM: Martin Ødegaard
LW: Gabriel Martinelli
ST: Kai Havertz
RW: Bukayo Saka
