Date: Wednesday 4th December, 2024
Time: 9:15 pm
Stadium Emirates Stadium
Referee Samuel Barrott (England)
Goal Scorer:
Team News
Arsenal
An all-too frequent theme for Arsenal this season, the Gunners left the London Stadium with a handful of new injury concerns, as Gabriel Magalhaes had to be withdrawn at the break after an issue that he picked up against Sporting flared up in the first half.
The Brazilian's status remains up in the air at this juncture, and the same goes for Mikel Merino (knee), Thomas Partey (muscle) and Myles Lewis-Skelly (unspecified), all of whom missed the win over West Ham after sustaining injuries in training.
Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are definitely missing for the hosts on account of their knee problems, so a first Premier League start of the season could come Jakub Kiwior's way if Gabriel is not risked for the crunch clash.
Arsenal can expect little sympathy from Man United when it comes to injury woes, as the Red Devils suffered a huge scare over captain Bruno Fernandes, who came off on the 65-minute mark against Everton and was seen with an ice pack around his ankle on the bench.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Calafiori; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Martinelli
Manchester United
However, Amorim has affirmed that he expects Fernandes to be fit for this one, but two players who are definitely unavailable are the suspended Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo, both of whom picked up milestone yellow cards in the victory over Everton.
Thankfully for Amorim, Harry Maguire is fit again after injury and could be a straight swap for Martinez in defence, while Leny Yoro (foot) might finally make a matchday squad too, but Jonny Evans (knock) and Victor Lindelof (groin) may both miss out again.
Manchester United possible starting lineup:
Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire; Diallo, Casemiro, Ugarte, Shaw; Zirkzee, Fernandes; Hojlund
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Manchester United
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