No fit striker on the squad, no problem! Manchester United are no doubt wary of that eye-popping score line from the midweek Champions League slate: Arsenal FC 7, PSV Eindhoven 1. The Gunners may have an injury crisis in the final third, but it didn’t stop them from bagging seven goals last time out.
How did Mikel Arteta pull this off?
Arsenal at Manchester United FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. March 9, 5:30 pm, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
Starting XI Predictions: Manchester United Arsenal
Team News for Both Sides: go here
PL Position, Form: Arsenal 2nd, 54 pts, WWWLD Manchester United 14th, 33 pts, WLLDW
Google Result Probability: Arsenal 55% Draw 26% Manchester United 19%
Well he made an unconventional lineup that had midfielders in attack, defenders in the midfield, and so on and so on. Maybe he keeps it a little unorthodox here on Sunday at Old Trafford.
Or perhaps he reverts to something more standard and expected? Or why not just something that’s a little of both?
Arsenal Starting XI Prediction at Manchester United
David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard; Mikel Merino, Ethan Nwaneri, Leandro Sterling
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