⚽ Arsenal vs Man United, League, 22nd Jan, 4.30pm

Pepe LeFrits

Payback time.

On a work call this morning the first thing a United-supporting colleague said to me was "We're back". Let's leave them 12 points behind us.

James

Just need some 'stand up, speak up' wristbands, some 50 Cent, and we're fully back to 2005.

goon

I'm very confident, at least in the performance if not the result. United are more organised and resilient now and Casemiro has made a big difference, but their overall game is still lacking. A point wouldn't be the end of the world but would be disappointing.

Hopefully we can smash them and dent their confidence a bit.

RocktheCasbah

Win this one and it becomes less "and Arsenal still have to play City twice" and more "And City have to play Arsenal twice"...

United have improved, but we've looked like the best team in the league for the majority of this half season, this game should be one more step to proving what we are.

Burnwinter

To win here would take us to 50 points for our half season. That would be wild.

At the moment every win's a miraculous blast and anything less feels like a joke, can't see any way I'll feel different here.

goon

Burnwinter

50 points, 2 draws and 1 defeat having played away at Tottenham, United, Chelsea, Brighton, Brentford and Palace too. Traditionally some of our trickiest fixtures.

City, Newcastle and Liverpool the only away games left that are problematic on paper. Shame we're not playing Liverpool until April because right now we'd tear them apart.

Clrnc

United has been superb against top 6 teams this season so I'm wary especially on the counter. They have dropped many points against teams that sit back and hit them on the break but we are the opposite.

Both the goals scored against City was similar to the ones scored against us at OT so we need to be wary of their counter while imposing our own natural game

mohan

Clrnc going by the trajectory set by Arteta, he will make sure we learnt from that game. I am hoping for a win here.

MistaT

We’ll have Partey instead of Lokonga, and that will make a huge difference. He was excellent yesterday and it was his off ball impact I noticed the most.

Hopefully Rashford is on the left or central as I’d be terrified of him on Zinchenko’s flank.

awooga83

Need to win this, so many indifferent United sides recently managed to frustrate or outdo us. They are in good form and their record against the bigger teams has been good but we need to find a way to beat them

Clrnc

Just realised we have a very good advantage for this. They are playing mid week but we have a full week of rest

Bring Back Kerrea Gilbert

3-2 to us.

GooneriC

They'll be very dangerous if they manage to beat our press , which they have done consistently in recent times .Rashford has the pace and is also in great form. We will have to be careful with how far we push up the pitch

JazzG

This is a massive test for us, Man Utd have quietly got themselves involved into the Title race without anyone realising it. They will be out there to peg us back and as we found out are lethal on the counter.

Gazza M

we got over one major hoodoo by winning at spurs. these fucks are another. whenever we're in a position to stick the knife into man united in a crunchtime game we get butter fingers. their supporters are also chirping again, especially considering theyre the only side to beat us this season. ending their little winning run would be rocket fuel for us

Meatwad

3-0 to us.

Qwiss

We are at home. We're gonna win.

I am Arsenal Till I Die

We actually have a very good record against these guys at home in the last few years.

Like against Spurs, I'm worried about the referee. Had a quick look and it's Anthony Taylor. 😢

I am Arsenal Till I Die

Will happily take a draw. They're is superb form and the thought of them winning and being just three points behind us makes me sick.

Burnwinter

I am Arsenal Till I Die They're is superb form

We're in superb form. Tactically I think Ten Hag will be cleverer than Conte was, by a mile.

Bit worried this might be the match we get punished down the left.

Coombs

I am Arsenal Till I Die Hell no. Let's win.

Qwiss

No Casmeiro 🎉