Manchester United prepare to host Arsenal at Old Trafford this weekend. Arsenal won the reverse fixture against Manchester United with the match ending 3-1. The match was filled with drama towards the end with Arsenal scoring two goals in additional time to seal their victory. Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Gabriel Jesus scored for Arsenal while Marcus Rashford was the only Manchester United player to appear on the score sheet.
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In the last five Premier league games, Manchester United have drawn thrice, lost once and won once. There most previous match was against Crystal Palace which ended as a defeat for Manchester United. Crystal Palace put the ball in the back of Manchester United's net four times while the Red devils failed to score a single goal. This was the first time Crystal Palace have ever completed a league double against Manchester United in their history after defeating Manchester United both home and away. Micheal Olise, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell all appeared on the score sheet for Crystal Palace with the match ending 4-0.
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Arsenal are currently in good form with four wins and one loss in their last five matches. The loss of which came against Aston Villa when they were defeated 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. Since that defeat Arsenal have gone ahead to defeat Chelsea 5-0, Wolves 2-0, Tottenham Hotspur 2-3 and most recently Bournemouth 3-0 as they try to get their first Premier league title in 20 years. In all their four previous victories Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz have been in top form.
Manchester United and Arsenal have played against each other 240 times. In those meetings Manchester United have won 99 times, Arsenal have won 88 times and they have both settled for a draw 53 times. The top scorer of this fixture is former Manchester United player Wayne Rooney with 12 goals. The biggest margin of victory in this fixture was recorded back in 2011 when Manchester United defeated Arsenal 8-2 during the Wenger-Ferguson rivalry.
Manchester United players such as Marcus Rashford, Lisandro Martinez, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay are all back in team training. However Ten Hag will be without Tyrell Malacia, Willy Kambwala, Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount. With all the centre backs injured, Ten Hag may have to put Casemiro in the centre back position again despite his poor performance against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
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Arsenal currently don't have any injured players and may arrive at the Theatre of Dreams with a fully fit squad.
