Acquainted faces collide within the imperious trendy cauldron of SoFi Stadium within the early hours of Sunday morning as Arsenal tackle Manchester United in a pre-season pleasant.
These two confronted off on the East Coast in the USA final summer season and United ran out snug 2-0 victors. Nevertheless, the Purple Devils’ triumph was not an indication of issues to return as Arsenal completed virtually 30 factors forward of Erik ten Hag’s facet within the 2023/24 Premier League desk and accomplished their first double over United since 2006/07.
It was a reasonably disastrous marketing campaign for Ten Hag, who has remained within the job off the again of United’s FA Cup remaining conquer Manchester Metropolis. INEOS are backing the Dutchman of their first switch window on the helm and supporters ought to get to see United’s new stars in motion out within the States. Their pre-season started with a 1-0 defeat to Rosenborg however they did beat Rangers 2-0 earlier than flying out.
Sunday’s bout is Arsenal’s second sport of their US tour after they took on Bournemouth on Wednesday evening. It is a important summer season for the Gunners, who’re aiming to dethrone Metropolis on the Premier League summit in 2024/25.
Right here is 90min’s information to Man Utd’s pleasant conflict with Premier League rivals Arsenal.
Arsenal vs Man Utd H2H File (Final 5 Video games)
Present kind (all competitions)
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Arsenal |
Man Utd |
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Arsenal 2-1 Everton – 19/05/24 |
Rangers 0-2 Man Utd – 20/07/24 |
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Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal – 12/05/24 |
Rosenborg 1-0 Man Utd – 15/07/24 |
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Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth – 04/05/24 |
Man Metropolis 1-2 Man Utd – 25/05/24 |
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Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal – 28/04/24 |
Brighton 0-2 Man Utd – 19/05/24 |
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Arsenal 5-0 Chelsea – 23/05/24 |
Man Utd 3-2 Newcastle – 15/05/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
arsenal.com MUTV (subscription required) |
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United States |
ESPN+, fuboTV, ESPN App, ESPN, ESPN Deportes |
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Canada |
N/A |
Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Magalhaes and Kai Havertz have teamed up with the squad forward of the upcoming pleasant after lacking the conflict with Bournemouth. All three are set to play some function in LA.
Arteta has named a youthful-looking squad for the Gunners’ tour, however the Spaniard will seemingly persist with the vast majority of his senior gamers in opposition to United.
New arrival Tommy Setford might begin in objective with each senior goalkeepers absent, whereas Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney are nursing damage setbacks at dwelling.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Man Utd (4-3-3): Setford; White, Timber, Kiwior, Zinchenko; Partey, Odegaard, Vieira; Nelson, Jesus, Trossard.
Ten Hag will not be capable of name upon those that loved deep runs with their respective nationwide groups this summer season, so the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are unlikely to characteristic.
Marcus Rashford missed the 2-0 win over Rangers with a minor knock however returned to coaching earlier than United flew throughout the Atlantic. Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia, Harry Maguire, and Antony are additionally nursing accidents.
There needs to be a begin for summer season signing Leny Yoro after he impressed throughout his first look for the membership at Murrayfield. Jadon Sancho and Amad Diallo are amongst these vying for minutes out broad.
Man Utd predicted lineup vs Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Onana; Ogunneye, Yoro, Evans, Murray; Casemiro, Collyer; Amad, Mount, Sancho; Hojlund.
Arsenal actually loved their duels in opposition to Man Utd final season, however this bout is certain to be a complete lot totally different. Arteta, specifically, will probably be eager to experiment given the Gunners have performed only one pre-season fixture.
United are slightly extra seasoned this summer season and that would play to their benefit in LA. They comfortably beat an experimental Arsenal XI within the US final summer season and Ten Hag’s facet might kick off their tour on the West Coast with a bang after the Dutchman oversaw a much-improved efficiency in opposition to Rangers earlier than the Purple Devils flew out.
