Played
November 3, 2012 12:45 PM GMT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 75492
November 3, 2012 12:45 PM GMT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee: M. Dean
Attendance: 75492
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| Manchester United | 1.73 | 1.00 | 1.73 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 1.17 | 1.75 | 1.69 |
| Draw | 3.50 | 401.00 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 51.00 | 3.90 | 5.70 | 4.00 | 3.95 |
| Arsenal | 5.00 | 301.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 401.00 | 5.00 | 20.00 | 4.60 | 4.80 |
Manchester United - Arsenal Preview: Visitors hoping to avoid repeat of last year's 8-2 demolition
After a goal-crazy week in the Capital One Cup attention turns back to the Premier League, with Sir Alex Ferguson's side going for their fourth straight league win
By Tom McKeown
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MANCHESTER UNITED  De Gea Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra Carrick, Cleverley Valencia, Rooney, Young Van Persie |
ARSENAL
 Mannone Sagna, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Santos Wilshere, Arteta Cazorla Ramsey, Giroud, Podolski |
Sir Alex Ferguson has no fresh injuries or suspensions to contend with ahead of Saturday's clash with the Gunners, so the Manchester United boss is likely to ring in the changes from the midweek Capital One Cup defeat at Chelsea and name the same side that beat the Blues 3-2 in the Premier League last Sunday.
Robin van Persie will lead the line for the Red Devils against his old club with Wayne Rooney assuming a deeper role once again, with support from Antonio Valencia and Ashley Young on the wings.
Shinji Kagawa (knee) has been ruled out until the end of November, while Nemanja Vidic (knee) is still out. Phil Jones (knee) and Chris Smalling (metatarsal) are both nearing a return but Saturday may be too soon for either to launch a comeback.
Arsenal will have to cope without their top scorer in the league Gervinho after the Ivory Coast international injured his ankle after coming on as a sub against QPR last week, meaning Arsene Wenger is likely to stick with the team that forced a late win over Mark Hughes' side.
Kieran Gibbs (hip) is still out for the Gunners, meaning Andre Santos will continue at left-back, while Vito Mannone will start in goal with Wojciech Szczesny (ankle) still fighting to recover.
Theo Walcott is pushing for a start after his midweek Capital One Cup heroics against Reading, but it is more likely that Wenger will keep the England international on the bench after 120 minutes of football.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
The last time Manchester United and Arsenal met at Old Trafford - when the Red Devils won 8-2 in August 2011 - was the highest-scoring match between the two in history.
- Arsenal's last victory at Old Trafford came courtesy of an Emmanuel Adebayor goal in 2006. Theo Walcott is the only current Arsenal player who was in the squad for the 1-0 victory.
- Sir Alex's side have won nine of their last 10 meetings with the Gunners in all competitions.
- The Red Devils have scored and conceded at least two goals in the same Premier League game five times this season.
- Robin van Persie (pictured right) has hit the woodwork 21 times since August 2009; nine more times than any other Premier League player in the same period.
- Only one of the Gunners' 14 league goals this term have come before the half-hour mark.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Manchester United 1-2 Arsenal FC
- 18.72 %
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Manchester United 3-1 Arsenal FC
- 17.11 %
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Manchester United 2-1 Arsenal FC
- 6.38 %
| Premier League (EPL) | 28 Apr 2013 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 1 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 3 Nov 2012 | Manchester United 2 - Arsenal FC 1 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 22 Jan 2012 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 2 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 28 Aug 2011 | Manchester United 8 - Arsenal FC 2 |
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| Premier League (EPL) | 1 May 2011 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 0 |
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| 12 May 2013 | Manchester United 2 - Swansea City 1 | EPL |
| 5 May 2013 | Manchester United 0 - Chelsea FC 1 | EPL |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| 22 Apr 2013 | Manchester United 3 - Aston Villa 0 | EPL |
| 17 Apr 2013 | West Ham 2 - Manchester United 2 | EPL |
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| 14 May 2013 | Arsenal FC 4 - Wigan Athletic 1 | EPL |
| 4 May 2013 | QPR 0 - Arsenal FC 1 | EPL |
| 28 Apr 2013 | Arsenal FC 1 - Manchester United 1 | EPL |
| 20 Apr 2013 | Fulham 0 - Arsenal FC 1 | EPL |
| 16 Apr 2013 | Arsenal FC 0 - Everton 0 | EPL |
| Returns: | Manchester United £17.27 |
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| Returns: | Arsenal £4010.00 |
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| 1 | David de Gea | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Rafael | Defender |
| 3 | Patrice Evra | Defender |
| 5 | Rio Ferdinand | Defender |
| 6 | Jonny Evans | Defender |
| 7 | Antonio Valencia | Midfielder |
| 16 | Michael Carrick | Midfielder |
| 18 | Ashley Young | Midfielder |
| 23 | Tom Cleverley | Midfielder |
| 10 | Wayne Rooney | Striker |
| 20 | Robin van Persie | Striker |
| 13 | Anders Lindegaard | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Scott Wootton | Defender |
| 8 | Anderson | Midfielder |
| 17 | Nani | Midfielder |
| 22 | Paul Scholes | Midfielder |
| 25 | Nick Powell | Midfielder |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 24 | Vito Mannone | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Bacary Sagna | Defender |
| 4 | Per Mertesacker | Defender |
| 5 | Thomas Vermaelen | Defender |
| 27 | Andre Santos | Defender |
| 8 | Mikel Arteta | Midfielder |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere | Midfielder |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder |
| 19 | Santi Cazorla | Midfielder |
| 9 | Lukas Podolski | Striker |
| 12 | Olivier Giroud | Striker |
| - | Damián Martínez | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny | Defender |
| 25 | Carl Jenkinson | Defender |
| 35 | Francis Coquelin | Midfielder |
| 23 | Andrey Arshavin | Midfielder |
| 14 | Theo Walcott | Striker |
| 29 | Marouane Chamakh | Striker |
| Robin van Persie | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 20 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 25 | 6 | 0 |
All eyes will be on the former Arsenal man on Saturday. The 29-year-old has added an extra dimension to United's attack this season, and has seven goals in nine Premier League games for Sir Alex's side. The Netherlands international will be keen to add to his tally against his former club.
| Theo Walcott | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 14 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
The 23-year-old has been in the headlines this week, for reasons on and off the pitch. Contract extension talks are stalling because the England international isn’t happy with his lack of starts, but after scoring a hat-trick against Reading in midweek Walcott is making it harder for Arsene Wenger to leave him out. Even if he doesn’t start, expect the pacy forward to feature at some stage in the match and be desperate to prove a point.
It's been an incredibly entertaining goal-filled week in which both sides conceded five goals in the Capital One Cup. This fixture last year delivered an equally ridiculous scoreline when United ran out 8-2 winners (and created one of the year's most obvious puns), but Arsenal's failure to score in league games could see this be a swift return to reality. Sir Alex's side should have too much for the Gunners in this one.
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Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Manchester United |
25 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
20 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |
