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WHOs: Manchester United vs arsenal
What: English Premier League
Or: Old Trafford, Manchester, United Kingdom
When: Sunday August 16 at 4:30 p.m. (3.30 p.m. GMT)
How to follow: We will have all the accumulation on Al Jazeera Sport From 4:30 p.m. (3.30 p.m. GMT) before our live text comments.
Arsenal faces an immediate test of their Piedrovistille from the title of Premier League Against a reworked Manchester United.
Al Jazeera Sport takes a closer look at the game.
How is the season formed for Arsenal?
Mikel Arteta challenged Arsenal to continue to dig for gold.
The Gunners have finished as the Premier League finalists in the last three seasons, aroused criticism of their inability to overcome the line in the title race.
Arsenal exploded large tracks when Manchester City brought them to the trophy in 2023 and 2024, before Liverpool left North Londonian Londoners in the grip of their wake last season.
The frustrations of the title of Arsenal have mounted, the fans wondering if Arteta is the right man to end their drought after winning the FA Cup 2020 since he took care of in December 2019.
But the Gunners showed their potential last season, with a race for the semi-finals of the Champions League which ended with a close defeat against the possible Paris Saint-Germain winner.
And, supported by a multitude of new signatures worth more than 180 million pounds ($ 244 million) in total, Arteta is convinced that they can finally get their hands on the premier League silverware this season.
“You continue to dig, dig, dig and dig and dig because one day gold will be there,” he told journalists on Friday.
“For three seasons, we had more points than (almost) any other team of this league, which is incredible.
“You have consistency, but now we have to do it in a season, to finish with more points than any other team.
“This is the goal. When I was taught, when I was educated, that’s all. ”
Hoped by injuries to Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz at various stadiums last season, Arsenal had no point and was held at 14 prints compared to the nine of Liverpool.
It was a crucial advantage because Arsenal finished 10 points behind the champions.
Who signed Arsenal this summer?
In an attempt to isolate Arsenal against another collapse linked to fitness, Arteta A Bring the Lisbon sportsman Viktor GyokerresThe midfielder of Sociedad Martin Zubimenndi, Winger de Chelsea Noni Madueke And the midfielder of Brentford Christian Norgaard.
After deploring Arsenal to sign the attacker of Aston Villa Ollie Watkins while Liverpool moved away during the January window, the Spaniard is a much more optimistic figure on the eve of the new season.
“I think we have great versatility, very different qualities compared to the opposition, so we are very satisfied,” he said.
Arteta said that “too” teams have a legitimate blow to win the Premier League to his liking, some that he even suspects “to surprise everyone”.
Whether it is an index that United, which has undergone their worst season since 1973-1974, could emerge as pretenders after their summer spree remains to be seen.
Arsenal was linked to a movement for The new striker of United Benjamin Sesko Before deciding to bet on Gyokerres for costs that could reach 66 million pounds (89.5 million dollars).
The Swedish scored 97 times in 102 games in two years at Sporting, a large part of which was the current manager of United, Ruben Amorim.
How does the season look like Man Utd?
Instead of being found with Gyokerres, Amorim revised his attack with the signatures of SESKO de Leipzig, Brentford Winger Bryan Mbeumo And wolves forward Matheus cunha at a combined cost of more than 200 million pounds ($ 271 million).
United, who has not won the title since 2013, had to spend big to erase the stench of their putrid campaign.
The Amorim team finished a dark 15th in the high flight and wasted a chance to qualify for the Champions League with amazed 1-0 defeat against other Tottenham sub-performants In the Europa League final.
The pressure is on Amorim, which Replaced the Erik Ten Hag dismissed In November, to make major improvements in its second season.
Amorim knows that Sesko will be the key to this target and think that 22 -year -old Slovenian is ready to take up the challenge.
“I don’t need to say to Ben,” well, it’s Manchester United, a lot of pressure. Each match is like doing or dying, “said Amorim.
“He still thinks of football. He is really obsessed on this subject.”
Tête-à-tête
This is the 244th meeting between clubs, with United 99 of these games and Arsenal winning 89.
The last two meetings ended with 1-1 zero matches, although one of them was in the FA Cup with United by advancing the penalties.
The Red Devils have not beat the Gunners since December 2022, a 3-1 home victory by a double of Marcus Rashford.
The Gunners won four of the following six meetings.
Manchester United team news
The defenders Lisandro Martinez (knee) and ourselves Mazraoui (ischio-legs) are both absent from injuries for United.
Joshua Zirkzee and Andre Onana, however, have both recovered and are available for selection.
Arsenal Team News
Arteta said the new signatures, Gyokerres and Zubimenddi, are both “capable of playing”.
Leandro Trossard has had a groin problem but should get back in time for the selection. Gabriel Jesus remains a long -term absent with an LCA injury, but if not, Arteta has a complete team of your choice.
Manchester United predicted the starting range
Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, cunha; Sesko
Arsenal predicts the starting range
Lay White, Salba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Odegaard, Zubimendi, rice; Sicah, Gyereres, Martinelli
