The two most successful clubs in the history of the FA Cup, Arsenal and Manchester United, are set to face off against each other tomorrow when the Gunners host Man United at the Emirates Stadium. For the last few years, Arsenal have become the title contender in the English Premier League under Mikel Arteta. They have also won the FA Cup last year – which is also the first trophy for Arteta as the Arsenal boss.
Arteta is also determined to play well in the FA Cup this time as well. The manager said, “It’s a massive part of our history, we’ve won it 14 times and it is a competition very attached to us. It’s a beautiful game to play against a massive club, and a very special occasion as well with the amount supporters that they’re going to bring, so it’s a very big game.”
Man United, on the other hand, are still struggling under the new manager, Ruben Amorim. But the matches against big teams proved that Man United are a real threat to anyone. The Red Devils defeated Manchester City back in December, while they had a thrilling draw against Liverpool in their last league match. “When you look especially at the big teams [they’ve played], how they perform and the results that they’ve got, it’s very impressive,” said Arteta about Man United.
Stats & Facts
- This will be the 16th meeting between Arsenal and Manchester United in the FA Cup. It is the second most played tie in FA Cup history.
- Although the two teams met many times, it will be their first meeting in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.
- Arsenal have lost three of their last four FA Cup matches against Manchester United.
- Arsenal have been eliminated by Manchester United more times(8) than any other clubs in the FA Cup.
- Arsenal have been eliminated from the third round of the FA Cup in two of their last three seasons.
Team News
Arsenal boss Mike Arteta will miss several players against Manchester United. Bukayo Saka has not recovered yet from his hamstring injury, while Ethan Nwaneri, Ben White, and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain out of the squad due to their respective injuries.
As for Man United, they have no new fresh injury issues following the match against Liverpool. But Mason Mount, Victor Lindelof, and Luke Shaw still remain unavailable due to their injuries. Meanwhile, Marcus Rashford is not likely to be in the squad as he has a strong possibility of leaving the club in the next transfer window. Additionally, Ruben Amorim confirmed that he will start Altay Bayindir instead of Andre Onana in this match.
Possible Lineup for Arsenal:
Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Rice, Merino; Jesus, Havertz, Martinelli
Possible Lineup for Man United:
Bayindir; De Ligt, Maguire, Martinez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Diallo, Fernandes; Hojlund
Prediction: Arsenal 1-2 Man United
The injury of Bukayo Saka hit hard to the entire Arsenal squad. The Gunners had a 1-1 draw against Brighton and lost to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup. But they will have the home support, which can be a trump card for the Gunners.
Yet we pick Man United over Arsenal. Manchester United have shown their hunger against the league leader, Liverpool. Their performance against big clubs has been impressive.
Betfair Odds
Arsenal: 1.74
Draw: 3.80
Man United: 5.00
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