Ole’s men were enjoying a fine run of form and had even beaten arch-rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup where the youngsters put in a shift combined with a sublime goal from Bruno Fernandes. Everything seemed to be going fine until they lost to bottom-placed Sheffield United.
The result in midweek was a shock to pundits and supporters all around the world as Ole made 5 changes to his team and they never seemed to get going on the day.
Manchester United will be wanting to prove a point to all the critics and what better way to do that than against arsenal in their own backyard.
WHEN AND WHERE?
Date – 30th January Thursday
Time – 6:30 PM BST
Venue – Emirates Stadium
TEAM NEWS
Manchester United would want to put their mid-week performance behind them and Ole would want to bring in the main starters. It is most likely that martial may be benched and even expect Eric Bailly or Victor Lindelof to start the game along with Harry Maguire in the central defensive partnership.
RECENT FORM
Manchester United form: D-W-W-W-L
Arsenal form: W-D-W-L-W
KEY BATTLE
Bruno Fernandes vs Bukayoko Saka
Arsenal seems to be shaping up in good form as a few good fixtures and some goals are starting to come their way now.
Bukayo Saka has been getting himself in good positions and has scored on the last two occasions whenever Arsenal has struck against their oppositions.
He is filled with the vigour of youth and the inclusion of Emile Smith Rowe is proving to be an amazing factor as many people are already touting him as a replacement for Mesut Ozil.
MATCH PREDICTION
Manchester United just suffered a loss shock loss to Sheffield United to sit at the end of the table. Their confidence may be a bit shaken up but they would definitely want to prove a statement with this game against arsenal.
We could expect Ole to field a stronger team as compared to the one which played out the defeat against Sheffield United. All the top players of the team will be wanting to go and have a good game at The Emirates.
We predict that the game can end in a 1-1 draw or 2-1 victory for Manchester United.
