Arsenal - Man United prediction: Both need a kick

After 3 matches played since the beginning of the season, Arsenal almost became the second team to win all after defending champion Manchester City. The reason for saying that is because they played with one more player and led Fulham but equalized in the final minutes of the match in round 3. Although not as convincing as Manchester City, Arsenal still showed the possibility of being the team that could chase their opponent for another season. They need to prove that with a win against Manchester United.

7 points after 3 matches is not a bad result, but if you look at the upcoming journey of the "Gunners", they cannot rest assured. This is a match that is considered the decisive part of Arsenal's early season because since the match against Man United, in the next 5 matches, the "Gunners" will meet the 3 remaining teams in the Big Six group: Tottenham, Man City and Chelsea. Even in the next 2 rounds, Arsenal will have to face Newcastle.

Mikel Arteta understands how harsh the Premier League is, just a few bad results in a few games can put any race in check, typically the race against Man City last season. Although we know that going through this period, The Gunners will only meet teams that are rated much lower, but without a good springboard, it is uncertain that they will get what they need in the next period.

Only 1 point behind Arsenal, Manchester United's performance was rated as much less convincing. Looking back at the 3 matches the "Red Devils" have played since the beginning of the season, if Erik ten Hag's team lost all 3, it is not too surprising. However, they still have 6 points, which is quite a big surprise. This match will have to be played away, Man United are being underrated.

Unlike Arsenal, Man United are "happy first, miserable later" because after the match at Emirates Stadium, it was not until round 10 that they faced Man City, a team in the Big Six. Therefore, if Arsenal get a point off the field, Man United can be more confident in the early stages of this season.

This could be a good time for Erik ten Hag because the Dutch coach's team is devastated, especially in the defensive position with the absence of Raphael Varane and Luke Shaw. The duo will be out for at most two months, just at the time United were preparing to face Man City. If they get a good result against Arsenal and the following teams, Man United will have enough motivation to continue the next difficult period as Arsenal prepare to face.

Arsenal's expected lineup: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Partey; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli

Manchester United's expected lineup: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund