Arsenal vs Manchester Utd prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2023-09-02 15:30.
Sunday’s Premier League (PL) action will be rounded off with the latest chapter in one of the competition’s greatest ever rivalries when Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates Stadium. Always a fiery affair, there can be no better fixture for the Gunners to respond after a disappointing 2-2 draw with Fulham, a result which prompted boss Mikel Arteta to compel his players to “show another level of desire.”
Despite some murmurings of discontent from the home faithful over the team selection and formation, the Spaniard has every right to be annoyed with the performance as his side conceded both early and late in that stalemate, making Arsenal the first side in PL history to concede within the first minute three times in a calendar year. All three of those strikes came on home soil, but the Gunners should be appreciative of the visit of United given they’re unbeaten in each of the last five H2Hs at the Emirates (W4, D1), with each of those four victories seeing Arsenal net before half-time.
Manchester United had their own early troubles in their last outing, falling 2-0 behind within four minutes against Nottingham Forest – the quickest they’ve ever trailed by two goals in PL history. Erik ten Hag’s men eventually came back to win 3-2, leading the Dutchman to praise the “brilliant” character of his side ahead of their crunch visit to the capital.
London is far from a happy hunting ground for the Red Devils who’ve won just one of their last ten PL away matches there (D3, L6). That includes a pair of H2H defeats at the Emirates that saw United concede three goals in each, so shoring up the defence could be key to victory – a quest made more difficult by injuries to RaphaĂ«l Varane and Luke Shaw.
Players to watch: Looking to take advantage of Shaw’s absence, Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has netted in three consecutive H2H meetings, the last two of which came between half-time and the 60th minute. Fellow England international Marcus Rashford will be looking to upstage him after netting three times against the Gunners last season.
Hot stat: Both teams have scored on the day in just one of Man Utd’s last nine PL away matches (W3, D1, L5).