Many years have passed since Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson retired. However the Premier League battle between Arsenal and Manchester United has remained ferocious.
As he takes on Erik ten Hag, the man who handed him his first Premier League loss of the season, Mikel Arteta is faced with a familiar dilemma. He needs to collect all three points in order to keep an 8-point lead at the top of the standings.
Ten Hag’s team, on the other hand, goes into the game having won nine games in all competitions before their 1-1 stalemate against Crystal Palace. They are currently eight points behind Arsenal.
Emirates Stadium hasn’t been a kind venue to their opponents in recent years, losing five of the last seven meetings. Arsenal goes out in search of their fourth consecutive clean sheet at the start of a year for only the fourth time in our history.
The fixture has all the ingredients for a tasty affair. Who will taste victory at the end of the 90 minutes, or will it end in a stalemate?
