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Arsenal host Manchester United this afternoon in the big match of the Premier League weekend. The Gunners are unbeaten after three matches and are aiming to jump up the table and keep the pressure on league leaders Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta’s summer signings, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice, are still adapting to playing in this new team with the manager trying to implement a more offensive-minded approach without sacrificing defensive balance. So far, Arsenal have had mixed results and they may need to fall back onto last season’s gameplans when facing Manchester United today.
For their part, United have had an indifferent start to the season. Two scratchy wins and a defeat to Spurs leave them just inside the top half of the table but they were busy on transfer deadline day with both incomings and outgoings. Erik ten Hag’s need to improve quickly, particularly in these bigger fixtures, so the added reinforcements of Sofyan Amrabat, Jonny Evans and Sergio Reguilon could prove key to their success this term.
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88’ NO GOAL! - Garnacho scores late on but is ruled offside by VAR (ARS 1-1 MUN)
81’ SHOT! - Saka has the chance to score late on but fires a shot at Onana (ARS 1-1 MUN)
68’ CLOSE! - A fine set piece from the Gunners sees Martinelli fizz one wide (ARS 1-1 MUN)
60’ NO PENALTY! - The referee overturns the decision after a VAR intervention (ARS 1-1 MUN)
59’ PENALTY! - Havertz is tripped inside the box by Wan-Bissaka (ARS 1-1 MUN)
28’ GOAL! - Odegaard guides in Arsenal’s equaliser (ARS 1-1 MUN)
27’ GOAL! - Rashford smashes United into the lead (ARS 0-1 MUN)
13’ CHANCE! - Havertz misfires from close range (ARS 0-0 MUN)
Arsenal FC 1 - 1 Manchester United FC
GOAL! Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United (Garnacho, ‘87)18:19 , Ben Fleming
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United18:18 , Ben Fleming
87 mins: Hojlund bursts into the box and crumbles to the floor under intense pressure from the Arsenal defence. Erik ten Hag gesticulates furiously for a penalty but nothing doing for the ref or VAR.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United18:16 , Ben Fleming
85 mins: A late double change from United. Garnacho comes on for Antony while Lindelof makes way for Evans who makes his first appearance back in a United shirt since leaving in 2015.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United18:12 , Ben Fleming
81 mins: MISS! A big chance late on for Saka but he fires straight at Onana! It’s patient build-up from the home side, as they probe for their opening. Eventually, the ball is fired in low from White and finds Saka in all kinds of space. The goal is gaping but he can only fire straight at the keeper from about six yards out.
18:08 , Ben Fleming
76 mins: Just under 15 minutes remaining in regular time as Arteta opts for a triple change. Nketiah makes way for the returning Jesus up top while Havertz is replaced by Vieira in midfield. Tomiyasu returns from his suspension to replace Zinchenko at left-back.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United18:05 , Ben Fleming
74 mins: United slowly but surely growing into this second half late on. Rashford gets time on the ball again but his effort is deflected behind off White for a corner.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United18:03 , Ben Fleming
72 mins: Great work from Rashford down the left side as he drives into the box. United’s No.10 tries to pull it back to Hojlund but the striker can’t generate the space to get a shot on goal.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:59 , Ben Fleming
68 mins: CLOSE! Arsenal go close right after those changes from a set-piece. The ball drops to Martinelli but the Brazilian’s effort fizzes just wide of the post with Onana scrambling to his left.
Shortly after, there’s a yellow card for the United keeper who was taking his time with the goal-kick.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:58 , Ben Fleming
67 mins: Trouble for United, here, as Martinez sits down on the Emirates turf. The Argentine looks to have picked up an injury as Harry Maguire begins his warm-up on the sidelines.
The Englishman does come on to the pitch to replace Martinez as Hojlund also comes on to replace Martial for his United debut.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:54 , Ben Fleming
63 mins: Odegaard drives and drives further into the box, trying to create a shooting opportunity. In the end, the captain’s effort from a tight angle is tame and Onana makes a regulation save.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:52 , Ben Fleming
61 mins: PENALTY OVERTURNED! Taylor looks at the monitor and changes his original decision. A huge let-off for United.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:51 , Ben Fleming
Anthony Taylor is asked to head to the monitor...
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:50 , Ben Fleming
59 mins: PENALTY! He missed a big chance early in the first half but it’s a telling contribution now from Havertz in the second half as he wins a penalty for Arsenal. The German drives into the box and is caught by the leg of Wan-Bissaka.
It’s minimal contact and a VAR check is under way...
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:46 , Ben Fleming
54 mins: SAVE! United respond now with a chance of their own as Martial is slipped in down the left side of the area. The Frenchman forces a good save from Ramsdale on the angle before Saliba gets a crucial block in to deny Rashford’s effort on the rebound.
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53 mins: The first shot of the second half falls Arsenal’s way. Havertz picks out Nketiah inside the box, but the striker sees his shot blocked inside the box.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:40 , Ben Fleming
49 mins: Martinelli gets on the ball again down the left but Antony does well tracking back to shepherd the ball out of play for a goal-kick.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:36 , Ben Fleming
Kick-off! Arsenal get us back underway for the second half at the Emirates. Will we have a second-half winner? Let’s find out...
HALF-TIME: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:33 , Ben Fleming
A big second half coming up for both sides. United won’t want to lose their second game in four and their second in a row against ‘top six’ opposition.
Arsenal already lost a bit of ground to Manchester City with their draw against Fulham last week. Mikel Arteta’s side won’t want to give up any more ground today.
HALF-TIME: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:19 , Ben Fleming
Another late corner is swung in by Arsenal, but it comes to nothing and the whistle sounds. A slow start to this encounter but it was sprung into life with two goals in as many minutes.
Rashford fired United ahead with their first shot of the game but Arsenal hit back through Odegaard just moments later. Havertz had spurned a chance for the hosts earlier in the game for the home side, who had the better of the chances throughout that first 45.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:18 , Ben Fleming
47 mins: A late corner is swung in by Martinelli. It flies all the way through to Nketiah at the back post who lays it back to Saka on the edge of the box. Saka creates some space and unleashes a vicious strike on goal, but it’s deflected behind for another corner.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:16 , Ben Fleming
45 mins: We head into the first of three minutes of added time to end this first half.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:13 , Ben Fleming
43 mins: Zinchenko finds a bit of space on the left-hand side and he floats a ball to the back post. Saka can’t win the header, with Dalot heading away, but Arsenal recycle the ball and have a corner.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:12 , Ben Fleming
40 mins: A yellow card follows shortly after for Saka after the Arsenal winger is late into a challenge on Fernandes.
A brief VAR check for a red but no further action taken.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:10 , Ben Fleming
38 mins: It’s poor from Lindelof who assumes the ball is going to bounce out of play on the left-hand side. Instead, it stays in and the Swede brings down Nketiah as he scrambles back on the cover.
A clear foul and an easy yellow card for the referee.
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:08 , Ben Fleming
A pretty impressive recent record for Rashford in this fixture:
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United17:03 , Ben Fleming
32 mins: This game has truly sprung into life as United go on the attack now. The ball finds Eriksen on the edge, but the Dane’s effort is deflected behind for a corner. Fernandes delivers but Arsenal deal with the threat.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United (Odegaard, ‘28)16:59 , Ben Fleming
Well, that didn’t last long! Arsenal respond in emphatic fashion as Odegaard slams it home just 110 seconds after going behind. Martinelli was dangerous in the early stages and he’s at the heart of it again.
The Brazilian finds space on the left before cutting it back to the captain on the edge of the box who lashes his strike into the bottom-right corner past Onana.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United (Rashford, ‘27)16:57 , Ben Fleming
From out of nowhere, United lead at the Emirates. Eriksen intercepts a sloppy pass before driving up the pitch. The Dane picks out a lovely through ball to find Rashford and from there, the England forward does the rest.
He cuts inside, bends it around two Arsenal defenders and Ramsdale into the far post.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:52 , Ben Fleming
22 mins: Halfway through the first half and United are still yet to register a shot on goal. Five for Arsenal but, crucially, none on target.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:49 , Ben Fleming
18 mins: Arsenal continue to have the lion’s share of the chances in the early goings. Odegaard has a slither of space around the edge of the box but his shot is quickly closed down.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:45 , Ben Fleming
13 mins: CHANCE! That’s really messy from United at the back and it gifts Havertz a gilt-edged chance in the box. A miscued clearance lands a the feet of the German but he misfires with his left foot from close range and the away side can clear.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:38 , Ben Fleming
7 mins: A calmer few moments after those early chances from Arsenal. it’s a hot day in North London and that may well play a factor as the game wears on. Right now, United seem in no rush as they patiently probe in possession.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:34 , Ben Fleming
3 mins: Moments later, Arsenal have a corner which they take short. Martinelli shimmies through on goal but it’s a tight angle and the ball is forced out for a goal-kick.
16:32 , Ben Fleming
2 mins: A bright start from Arsenal as Martinelli surges down the left. The Brazillian looks for Nketiah inside the box but his cross is just behind the striker and cleared away.
Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United16:31 , Ben Fleming
KICK-OFF! United get us under way in the first half as the sun beams down on the Emirates.
Kick off moments away!16:29 , Ben Fleming
The players are out of the tunnel and we are moments away from getting this crunch fixture underway!
Sofyan Amrabat ‘will put everything’ into playing for Manchester United16:20 , Mike Jones
Sofyan Amrabat plans to bring energy to Manchester United after joining from Fiorentina until June 2024, subject to international clearance and registration requirements.
The PA news agency understands United have paid a 10million euros (£8.6m) loan fee for Amrabat, with the season-long deal including the option to trigger a permanent move.
If that option is taken, Fiorentina will receive a 20m euros (£17.1m) transfer fee and up to 5m euros (£4.3m) in potential add-ons.
Sofyan Amrabat ‘will put everything’ into playing for Manchester United
Arsenal vs Man Utd16:15 , Mike Jones
Marcus Rashford was directly involved in four of Manchester United’s five league goals against the Gunners last season.
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Arsenal vs Man Utd16:10 , Mike Jones
should he score today, Bukayo Saka would become the first Arsenal player to score in four consecutive Premier League appearances against Manchester United.
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Arsenal vs Man Utd16:05 , Mike Jones
Bruno Fernandes has scored three goals in his last five Premier League appearances for Man Utd, having scored just once in the previous 15.
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Arsenal vs Man Utd16:00 , Mike Jones
Manchester United have won on only one of their last 10 top-flight visits to London (three draws, six defeats). That victory was a 2-1 triumph at Fulham last November.
Meanwhile, 12 of the last 16 top-flight goals Arsenal have conceded at the Emirates have been scored in the second half, but three of the other four have been scored in the opening minute of the game.
Mikel Arteta hails Eddie Nketiah’s fight to play for England after first call-up15:55 , Mike Jones
Mikel Arteta praised Eddie Nketiah’s fight to be in the picture to play for England after the Arsenal striker earned his first senior call-up.
Nketiah made the cut in Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for the upcoming Euro 2024 qualifier against Ukraine and a friendly in Scotland.
The 24-year-old is England’s all-time record goalscorer at under-21 level but has yet to be given his chance in the senior ranks.
But that opportunity could come in the next couple of weeks and Arteta believes it would be just reward for the efforts of the Arsenal forward.
Mikel Arteta hails Eddie Nketiah’s fight to play for England after first call-up
Arsenal vs Manchester United15:50 , Mike Jones
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 22 home Premier League matches against United teams (with 19 wins and three draws), facing Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle, Sheffield and West Ham in that run without losing.
Arsenal vs Manchester United15:45 , Mike Jones
Manchester United have won six of their last seven Premier League games but they can lose both of their opening two away fixtures of a league campaign for the first time since the 1973-74 top-flight season, in which they were relegated.
Will they beat Arsenal today or face another loss away from home?
Arsenal vs Man Utd15:40 , Mike Jones
Arsenal have lost just two of their last 24 Premier League home games with 18 wins and four draws but the Gunners have kept only four clean sheets in their last 26 home league games.
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Arsenal vs Man Utd team changes15:36 , Mike Jones
Mikel Arteta makes three changes to the Arsenal team that drew with Fulham last time out. Thomas Partey and Jakub Kiwior drop out of the back line with Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel coming in. Eddie Nketiah stops up top ahead of Leandro Trossard.
There’s just one change for Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United with Victor Lindelof coming in to replace the injured Raphael Varane.
Arsenal vs Man Utd line-ups15:33 , Mike Jones
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Rice, Odegaard, Havertz; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli
Man Utd XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Fernandes, Rashford; Martial
Arsenal vs Manchester United15:25 , Mike Jones
Manchester United have lost five of their last nine top-flight meetings with Arsenal (won two, drawn two). The home team has scored three goals in each of the last four league games between these two teams.
Can Arsenal repeat that stat today?
Pre-match thoughts from Mikel Arteta15:20 , Mike Jones
Arsenal boss, Mikel Arteta, gave his thoughts about taking on Manchester United this afternoon saying:
“We know the history between the two clubs and the games that we had in the past. They were a really good example so it’s going to be a really competitive match and a big battle on Sunday. Obviously we want to come away from that with three points.
“We all want to win games, we all want to play the best possibly way. That’s not going to dictate but it gives you momentum and belief.
“Before the international break, it’s very important to finish well and win your game and go into September with another block of games on a high.”
Erik ten Hag tips Rasmus Hojlund to have ‘very good impact’ at Manchester United15:15 , Mike Jones
Erik ten Hag is convinced Rasmus Hojlund has the quality, confidence and bravery to flourish at Manchester United as the summer signing prepares to make his debut.
The Old Trafford giants have needed a striker for some time and plumped for potential rather than the proven Harry Kane, who instead left Tottenham for perennial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.
United signed talented Hojlund at the start of August in a £64million deal that could reach £72million, but a back issue has prevented him featuring in the first three Premier League matches of the season.
Erik ten Hag tips Rasmus Hojlund to have ‘very good impact’ at Manchester United
Ten Hag previews game against Arsenal15:10 , Mike Jones
Erik ten Hag also spoke about how he is looking forward to an attacking game this afternoon and hopes his team have what it takes to defeat Arsenal.
“I think with their style and their system it’s quite clear and they did very well already last season, we were impressed,” said the United boss,
“But we have seen we can play good against them and we’re really looking forward [to it] because probably [it is] one of the most important games in the Premier League.
“I think everyone is looking forward [to it] and, as I said, both teams have an attacking style so it’s going to be a great game. The audience in the stadium and at home before the television definitely will be the biggest winners.
“But of course, we want and we have to win this game.”
Erik ten Hag on ‘important’ comeback against Nottingham Forest15:05 , Mike Jones
Manchester United completed a fine comeback in their last Premier League outing by coming from two goals behind to defeat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in a result that manager Erik ten Hag believes will be important for the team going forward.
“I think it was an important marker in the season,” he said, “The season is only in the third game but definitely it was because [it was] such a comeback [that] really gave good team spirit and such a comeback will give a boost to the belief in the team which is on the way and making improvement in the character and making improvement in the belief that even when you are down, when you are losing, that you can always turn around a game and that will help us.”
15:00 , Mike Jones
Arsenal have won four and drawn one of their last five home league games against Man Utd, including the last two.
The Gunners could win three home league matches in a row against the Red Devils for the first time since between 1988 and 1991.
Manchester United complete loan deal for World Cup star Sofyan Amrabat14:55 , Mike Jones
Manchester United have signed Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina as they made the Morocco midfielder their fourth signing of deadline day and their seventh of the summer.
United will pay a €10m loan fee to the Serie A club with an option to buy Amrabat next summer for a further €20m plus €5m in add-ons, meaning he could cost them £30m.
Manager Erik ten Hag is reunited with Amrabat, who played for him at Utrecht and who has been a target for United for much of the summer.
The 27-year-old had missed Fiorentina’s Conference League play-off against Rapid Vienna and was training alone as he tried to engineer a move to Old Trafford.
Manchester United complete loan deal for World Cup star
Arsenal vs Man Utd prediction14:50 , Mike Jones
On paper the two teams look fairly balanced despite Manchester United’s growing injury list. Home advantage could come into play though.
The Gunners should just about see off their rivals thanks to greater firepower in the final third.
Arsenal 2-1 Man United.
Arsenal vs Man Utd predicted line-ups14:45 , Mike Jones
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Partey, White, Saliba, Tomiyasu, Rice, Odegaard, Havertz, Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Man Utd XI: Onana, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Martinez, Dalot, Casemiro, Amrabat, Fernandes, Antony, Rashford, Martial
What is the early team news?14:35 , Mike Jones
Arsenal are without long-term absentee Jurrien Timber after he suffered an early season injury. Eddie Nketiah might also miss out, despite his first England call-up, but Gabriel Jesus is on the comeback trail. Takehiro Tomiyasu is back from suspension.
Man United are missing new signing Mason Mount, left-back Luke Shaw, central defender Raphael Varane and striker Rasmus Hojlund, among others.
Deadline day additions Sergio Reguilon and Altay Bayindir will perhaps have to wait for involvement from the start, but Sofyan Amrabat might be put straight in.
How to watch Arsenal vs Manchester United?14:30 , Mike Jones
The Gunners host the Red Devils at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 3 September with kick-off set for 4:30pm BST.
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Good afternoon!13:13 , Mike Jones
Welcome to The Independent’s coverage of Arsenal vs Manchester United. The Gunners play host this afternoon as they hope to close the gap on league leaders Manchester City by defeating United at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal finished second in the Premier League last season and are hoping to go one better this time around but they’ll need to win difficult clahses such as this one to do so.
Manchester United are also in need of a win after a scratchy start to the season sees them hovering in 10th after yesterday’s fixtures. Victory over Arsenal would propel Erik ten Hag’s men above the Gunners and keep them in the hunt for a title challenge ahead of the international break.
Kick off for this one is at 4.30pm and we’ll have all the build-up before then so stick around.
