Arsenal will need solidity in midfield
In the previous season, when they were in a down-and-out form, Arsenal suddenly lost to Man United in the context of being considered to be the better team. One of the reasons for the failure at the beginning of the previous season when facing the "Red Devils" was that the "Gunners" had very poor counter-attacks.
Going deeper, it can be seen that Arsenal, when playing against teams that are considered weaker, want to use the midfield and strikers to exploit their opponents. However, if they meet formidable and enduring opponents, The Gunners can easily "hide" when counter-attacked because they do not have enough players to block.
To avoid conceding goals in such situations or even lose early as usual, Arsenal need to be solid in front of the quartet. In previous matches, Thomas Partey played as a right-back but that may have to change. It is likely that this midfielder will be pushed up to the middle of the field to pair up with Declan Rice to create an unperded shield.
Luckily for Mikel Arteta, Oleksandr Zinchenko returned to the left wing of the "Gunners" in this match, so they can rest assured about their creativity and defensive ability. At home at Emirates, Arsenal have only kept a clean sheet in 4/21 matches since the beginning of the 2022-2023 season. That record is terrible and they need to change right now.
Arsenal's expected lineup (4-3-3): Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Manchester United will not take any risks to change
In other words, the "Red Devils" do not have many people to bring the Emirates a different look. Three new signings were announced in the final hours of the summer transfer window, one unplaced Andre Onana (Altay Bayindir), the other two were almost unable to play after only 48 hours at Old Trafford (sergio Reguilon and Sofyan Amrabat). Therefore, in the context of the injury storm, Ten Hag still has to use the old options.
The left wing could still be Diogo Dalot as the defender showed acceptable roundness in the match against Nottingham Forest. Lisandro Martinez's partner is none other than Victor Lindelof when Harry Maguire is too bad and Jonny Evans is only used to impart experience and coach young players.
Mason Mount has not set a return date, Christian Eriksen is still fighting alongside Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes. Last season, when the three of them were together, Man United had only lost one match. Ten Hag will not take any risks to find a breakthrough in this important match.
Up front, according to Ten Hag's announcement, Rasmus Hojlund is ready. If the Danish striker plays from the start, it will be very difficult to hope to be in the best condition. However, once Marcus Rashford and Antony were returned to their rightful places and in good form, Hojlund's appearance only required good prey to succeed.
Manchester United's expected lineup: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund
The match between Arsenal and Manchester United will take place at 10:30 p.m. on September 3 (Vietnam time), live on K+.
