Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview


Arsenal vs Manchester United

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Emirates Stadium

Date: 23rd April 2022

Kick-off time – 12:30 GMT

Arsenal will welcome Manchester United to the Emirates this Saturday for another crucial fixture in the Premier League.

The Gunners rekindled their quest for a top-four finish last time out when they beat Chelsea 4-2 at Stamford bridge. That win, which was secured courtesy of a brace from Eddie Nketiah, Emile Smith Rowe, and Bukayo Saka, ended a three-game losing run for Mikel Arteta’s side.

They come into this tie sitting in fifth place, level on points with Tottenham but with a worse goal difference. They are also three points ahead of Manchester United in the race for the top four and so, they will come into this tie desperate to keep their lead ahead of United.

The Red Devils come into this tie on the back of a crushing 4-0 defeat to their fierce rivals Liverpool. In a one-sided game at Anfield, a brace from Mohamed Salah and further strikes from Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane gave the title-chasing Reds a win, condemning Ralf Rangnick’s side to their third loss in their last five competitive games (W1, D1).

With their search for a new manager now over following the announcement of Ajax manager Erik ten Haag as their permanent manager, the visitors will be now focused on securing a top-four finish to enable the Dutchman to attract the players he will require in rebuilding the team.

Given that they come into this tie sitting three points behind the Gunners with five games to go, they still have a chance of finishing in the top four.

Man United’s chance of a top four finish can only be sustained if they win this game as a loss here will mean that they could end the weekend six points behind Tottenham and Arsenal having played a game more than the duo.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

May 12, 2024
Manchester United 16:30 Arsenal
May 13, 2024
Aston Villa 20:00 Liverpool
May 14, 2024
Tottenham Hotspur 20:00 Manchester City
May 15, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 19:45 Chelsea
Manchester United 20:00 Newcastle United
May 19, 2024
Arsenal 16:00 Everton
Brentford 16:00 Newcastle United
Brighton & Hov… 16:00 Manchester United
Burnley 16:00 Nottingham Forest
Chelsea 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 16:00 Aston Villa
Liverpool 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Luton Town 16:00 Fulham
Manchester City 16:00 West Ham United
Sheffield United 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Manchester City 36 26 7 3 91 33 +58 85
2 Arsenal 36 26 5 5 88 28 +60 83
3 Liverpool 36 23 9 4 81 38 +43 78
4 Aston Villa 36 20 7 9 73 53 +20 67
5 Tottenham Hotspur 36 19 6 11 71 59 +12 63
6 Newcastle United 36 17 6 13 79 57 +22 57
7 Chelsea 36 16 9 11 73 61 +12 57
8 Manchester United 35 16 6 13 52 55 -3 54
9 West Ham United 37 14 10 13 59 71 -12 52
10 Brighton & Hov… 36 12 12 12 54 58 -4 48
11 AFC Bournemouth 37 13 9 15 53 65 -12 48
12 Crystal Palace 37 12 10 15 52 58 -6 46
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 37 13 7 17 50 63 -13 46
14 Fulham 37 12 8 17 51 59 -8 44
15 Everton 37 13 9 15 39 49 -10 40
16 Brentford 37 10 9 18 54 61 -7 39
17 Nottingham Forest 37 8 9 20 47 66 -19 29
18 Luton Town 37 6 8 23 50 81 -31 26
19 Burnley 37 5 9 23 40 76 -36 24
20 Sheffield United 37 3 7 27 35 101 -66 16

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