OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER — Manchester United fans pondering whether three wins and a couple of clean sheets constitute a new era should find the visit of unbeaten Premier League table-toppers Arsenal an ideal way to test that theory.
The Gunners enter the match one point above Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at the summit after becoming the only side to win all five of their opening games by beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
There have been signs of fallibility for United to exploit. Arsenal were behind against Fulham before recovering to win 2-1 in the first of their successive home triumphs, then conceded an equaliser against Steven Gerrard’s men before pulling out the victory.
The Sporting News is following the Manchester United vs. Arsenal match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Man United vs. Arsenal live score
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Man United vs. Arsenal live updates, highlights from Premier League
1hr 20 mins from kickoff: There is speculation that Erik ten Hag will hand new recruit Antony a start as United look to build on the momentum of three consecutive wins and, arguably more significantly after their capitulation at Brentford, three clean sheets. As we’ve seen from previous false dawns, it doesn’t take much for believe and expectation to come coursing back through the United fanbase. Win this one and they’d be only two points behind City.
1hr 40 mins from kickoff: Arsenal are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League and can go four points clear of Manchester City and Tottenham at the summit if they can make it six wins out of six. One sticking point is that their record at Old Trafford is absolutely howling. There was a win here in November 2020 during the lockdown season and an FA Cup triumph during Louis van Gaal’s United tenure in 2015. But for the last time Arsenal won a Premier League game at Manchester United with a crowd you have to go back to September 2006, when Emmanuel Adebayor scored the winner past Tomasz Kuszczak.
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Man United vs. Arsenal predicted lineups
United will make a late call on whether new signing Antony will play, while forward Anthony Martial will miss the clash due to injury.
The Red Devils signed Antony on a five-year contract for a initial fee of £82.1m (€95m/$94.6m) and the Brazil international, who played under Ten Hag at Ajax, took part in his first team training session on Friday.
Man United predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea (GK) — Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia — McTominay, Eriksen — Sancho, Fernandes, Elanga— Rashford
Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale (thigh) and midfielder Martin Odegaard (foot) will be assessed ahead of Sunday’s game, while defender Oleksandr Zinchenko is unlikely to feature after missing training.
Manager Mikel Arteta has indicated that Thomas Partey is expected to be out for “weeks” and fellow midfielder Mohamed Elneny will be sidelined for “months” after both suffered thigh injuries.
Arsenal predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale (GK) — White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney — Xhaka, Lokonga — Saka, Smith Rowe, Martinelli — Jesus
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What time is Man United vs. Arsenal?
Man United play host to Arsenal at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. It kicks off at 16.30 BST on Sunday, September 4.
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| Date | Sunday, Sept. 4 | Sunday, Sept. 4 | Sunday, Sept. 4 | Monday, Sept. 5 |
| Time | 16:30 BST | 11:30 ET | 11:30 ET | 01:30 AET |
Manchester United vs. Arsenal TV channel, live stream
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| Streaming | Sky Go app/NOW TV | fuboTV | fuboTV Canada | Optus Sport |
UK: The match will be carried by Sky Sports on its TV and streaming channels.
USA: The match will be televised by USA Network (English) and Telemundo (Spanish), and both channels are streamed by fuboTV.
Canada: Every Premier League game streams live and on demand exclusively via fuboTV.
Australia: Fans in Australia can stream matches live and on demand on Optus Sport.
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