Arsenal continued their good league form this week as they beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary’s, but on Saturday, they face another tough challenge against Manchester United.
The Gunners may be catching United at the best possible time as they come off the back of a shock 2-1 loss against Sheffield United.
The London club of course ran out 1-0 winners against the Red Devils earlier this season, and they will be hoping for the same result this time around.
However, if Mikel Arteta is to get the better of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer he needs to get his team selection spot on, and with that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Arsenal’s starting XI for this one.
We think that Arteta won’t be making wholesale changes for this one.
There is just one change from the side that beat Southampton as Kieran Tierney comes in for Hector Bellerin, while Cedric Soares moves to right-back.
Arteta has a big call to make with his full-backs, Cedric has been exceptional in recent weeks, so it’s hard to drop him, but you’d struggle to make a case for Tierney not starting now that he’s back from injury.
The midfield and attack remains the same as what we saw against the Saints. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is still away from the squad due to personal issues, while we think this game will come a little too soon for Martin Odegaard to get a start.
Nicolas Pepe and Bukayo Saka retain their spots after scoring against Southampton, meaning that Willian is once again consigned to the bench.
This should be an interesting game on Saturday, and Arteta certainly has a few tough decisions to make with his XI.
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