Lineups: Arsenal (3-4-2-1): Cech; Koscielny, Mustafi, Monreal; Bellerin, Ramsey, Xhaka, Kolasinac; Ozil, Sanchez; Lacazette Manchester United (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Lindelof, Smalling, Rojo; Valencia, Pogba, Matic, Young; Lingard; Lukaku, Martial Alexandre Lacazette was a surprise starter for Arsenal, appearing to have been ruled out of the match entirely. The rest of the team lined up as … Read more
Manchester United beat Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates, to end Jose Mourinho’s rotten record away from home against top-six opposition. Antonio Valencia gave United an early lead, and Jesse Lingard doubled it inside 10 minutes. Alexandre Lacazette got one back for Arsenal soon after half-time, but Lingard’s second goal sealed the points for United. The … Read more
Rarely have Charles Darwin and David De Gea been mentioned in the same sentence. Perhaps never. Yet the Spaniard’s performance against Arsenal was so spectacular that it optimised the transformation of a skinny teenager arriving at the gates of Carrington in 2011, to undoubtedly the world’s best shot-stopper. Darwin’s memorable quote: ‘It is not the … Read more
David De Gea (10) One of the greatest goalkeeping performances of any generation. Could do nothing about Arsenal’s goal but otherwise was flawless. If he could get an 11 he would. Antonio Valencia (8) Stood up to barrages of pressure from Alexis Sanchez’s acceleration. Positioning could’ve been tighter across the 90 minutes, but it was … Read more
Where the hell do I start with this game. Predictions were all about the United away record against the top 6 and whether Arsenal could find a way round the United bus. As it turned out there was no bus but instead a huge wall by the name of David De Gea who was quite … Read more
Lineups: Watford (3-4-3): Gomes; Mariappa, Prodl, Kabasele; Femenia, Doucoure, Cleverley, Zegelaar; Hughes, Richarlison, Gray Manchester United (3-4-3): De Gea; Lindelof, Smalling, Rojo; Valencia, Pogba, Matic, Young; Lingard, Martial, Lukaku Marco Silva made just one change from the side that beat Newcastle 3-0 at St. James’ Park; Christian Kabasele coming in for Miguel Britos. Will Hughes … Read more
United surprised a few pundits with a stunning display of incisive counter-attacking football at Vicarage Road on Tuesday evening as they emerged after 90+ enthralling minutes with a 4-2 victory over a spirited Watford team. Indeed, it was much more convincing than many United fans could have hoped for, albeit Watford had a lot of … Read more
The hectic month of December will see Manchester United’s title credentials severely tested, as they face a gruelling nine fixtures in all competitions within the next 30 days, starting with a visit to rivals Arsenal on Saturday evening. Jose Mourinho’s side go into the match on the back of a 4-2 victory away to Watford … Read more
Manchester United have betten Arsenal only once in the past five league games but will be aiming to get something from their visit to the Emirates tomorrow evening. Both United and Arsenal have won four of their last five league games and currently sit 2nd and 4th in the table, respectively. Arsenal are yet to … Read more