Arsenal vs Man United – both sides eye a top four finish
Two old adversaries are set to lock horns once again at the Emirates on Sunday as they look for a top four finish in the Premier League. Jose Mourinho seems to show the sympathy towards Arsene Wenger by saying that he hopes that Wenger keeps his job at Arsenal.
The Portuguese though have not been the French man’s biggest fan down the years. He even branded Wenger “a specialist in failure”. Wenger’s position at the Emirates currently remains under question after 20 years at the helm.
Meanwhile Mourinho told the reporters ‘I fell sympathy for all the other managers because we live through the same pain, everyone”.
He also said “Football has changed. Now it’s a game that makes it impossible for managers to stay at their positions for long”.
“Football now means, if you don’t get success then you’re gone – so yes i feel bad for other managers. When you are at one club for 20 years, it is impossible to have success every single year. Even Sir Alex will tell you that”.
Getting back to the game :
Kick-off Sunday 4pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season Arsenal 3-0 Man United
Referee Andre Marinner
Arsenal team should be :-
Subs from Ospina, Martinez, Bellerin, Jenkinson, Debuchy, Holding, Perez, Mertesacker, Gibbs, Maitland-Niles, Elneny, Walcott, Sanogo, Iwobi, Welback
Doubtful Perez (match fitness)
Injured Cazorla (achilles, Aug), Reine-Adelaide (ankle, unknown), Xhaka (achilles, unknown)
Suspended None
Manchester United team should be :-
Subs from Pereira, Tuanzebe, Romero, Pogba, Lingard, Valencia, Rashford
Doubtful Rashford (knee), Young(leg)
Injured Fosu-Mensah (shoulder, unknown), Ibrahimovic (knee. unknown), Rojo (knee, unknown), Shaw (foot, unknown)
Suspended Fellaini (second of three)
United are one place & five points ahead of the Gunners in the standings, but Arsenal have a game in hand. To ensure a place at next seasons UEFA Champions League, both teams have work to do.
All in all this should be a good game!