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Manchester United vs Arsenal
Season Record 1-4 –3.09
Arsenal have so far continued their impressive start to the season but their home win against Celtic was shrouded in controversy when Eduardo was widely criticised for his “dive”.
Moving on, the clash with Manchester United will go a long way in determining whether Arsenal are for real or simply getting a jump start on consolidating their big 4 status. They’ve been impressive in every game whilst Manchester United has yet to fire starting slowly against the likes of Birmingham, Burnley and Wigan. They really should be unbeaten given the easy schedule but the spectre of Ronaldo’s departure continues to generate more questions then answers.
A look at Arsenal’s form poses similar questions but it is hard not to be impressed by the way they won in Glasgow where many European giants has failed. They’ve looked very solid defensively with the departure of Toure proving the spark needed to ignite the talents of Gallas. Up front they pose their usual flamboyant threat and in the context of this game, they key for Arsenal is how they win the midfield battle. With Gallas and Vermaelen set to provide a solid foundation, all that is left for the Gunners is how they can utilise their offensive talents in breaking down a United defence missing Van Der Sar and Ferdinand. However they will have to make do without talismanic skipper, Cesc Fabregas.
Against Celtic they played a 4-3-3 away from the 4-2-3-1 we saw in previous games without Fabregas and still looked comfortable. Considering they rested Arshavin and Van Persie they really should have enough about them to avoid defeat at Old Trafford against a side short on confidence despite their 5-0 road win at Wigan. Fabregas is no doubt a massive loss for the Gunners but they have the players to minimise the impact of his absence and in any case, looked much more direct then they normally do.
Looking at the markets, I feel there are two results to consider. A draw or the possibility of an Arsenal away win. It is tough to envision how the game will play out and a chance is taken on the half time and full time double result of draw/draw at 4.75 for extra value.
Pick:
Double Result : Draw/Draw 1pt win 4.75 (Betfair)
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