Arsenal will seek to regain first place with a victory over manchester united at Old Trafford this afternoon.
city of manchester moved two points up the table first division table after beating Fulham 4-0 on Saturday. Now the pressure is on Arsenal to respond with a victory over rivals United today. If they do not get the three points, City will be able to retain the title if they win. Tottenham On tuesday night.
Mikel Arteta has named an unchanged lineup for the third consecutive game. David Raya keeps the goal once again with Ben White, William SalibaGabriel Magalhaes and Takehiro Tomiyasu forming the back four.
Declan Rice and Martin Osdegaard once again start in Arsenal's midfield, while Thomas Partey maintains his place in the holding after returning to full fitness in recent weeks.
Bukayo Saka He is able to start on the right flank after recovering from a small knock. Leandro Trossard keeps his place on the left wing ahead of Gabriel Martinelli while Kai Havertz leads Arsenal's forward lineup with Gabriel Jesus On the bench.
As for Man Utd, they need a result to boost their chances of finishing in a European qualification spot. Erik Ten Hag has been forced to go with a back four made up of Diogo Dalot, Jonny Evans, casemiro and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Scott McTominay is fit to return to midfield and partners Kobbie Mainoo and Sofyan Amrabat in the middle of the field. Bruno Fernandez and Mark Rashford He returned to training last week but is not part of the team.
Rasmus Hojlund He leads the forward line-up with Garnacho and Amad offering attacking support to Man Utd.
Here are the confirmed lineups:
Man Utd
Onana; Dalot, Casemiro, Evans, Wan-Bissaka; Amrabat, McTominay, Mainoo; Amad, Hojlund, Garnacho
Substitutes: Bayindir, Amass, Kambwala, Ogunneye, Collyer, Eriksen, Forson, Antony, Wheatley
Arsenal
stripe; Blanco, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Vieira, Smith Rowe, Martinelli, Jesús, Nketiah
