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August 28, 2011 11:00 AM EDT
Old Trafford — Manchester
Referee:‬ H. Webb‎
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22′ Danny Welbeck
Theo Walcott 45+3′
28′ Ashley Young
Robin van Persie 75′
42′ Wayne Rooney
 
64′ Wayne Rooney
 
67′ Nani
 
70′ Ji-Sung Park
 
87′ (PG) Wayne Rooney
 
90+2′ Ashley Young
 

Premier League Preview: Manchester United - Arsenal

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is looking to build upon his side's Champions League qualifier victory over Udinese with a win away against the unbeaten Premier League champions.

By Matthew Harold

More On :  Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester United vs Arsenal

PROBABLE LINEUPS
MANCHESTER UNITED
 
De Gea
Smalling, Ferdinand, Jones, Evra
Nani, Anderson, Cleverley, Young
Welbeck, Rooney
ARSENAL
 
Szczesny
Sagna, Vermaelen, Koscielny, Jenkinson
Walcott, Ramsey, Rosicky, Arshavin
Chamakh, Van Persie

Sir Alex Ferguson’s side will be boosted by hopefully being able to call upon Rio Ferdinand, after the England international limped off injured during the Old Trafford side’s late opening-day win at West Brom.

Midfielder Darren Fletcher, who has been called up for Scotland’s Euro 2012 qualifying fixtures against the Czech Republic and Lithuania, could find a place on the Red Devils bench after recovering from the virus that sidelined him at the end of last season.

Gunners manager Arsene Wenger will have slightly less pressure upon him after the north Londoners made their way into the Champions League proper with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Italian side Udinese.

Wenger will have to do without the suspended trio of Emmanuel Frimpong, Gervinho and Alex Song and with the recent departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri, the Gunners midfield will be stretched during their visit to Old Trafford.


 DID YOU KNOW?

  • Manchester United will look to extend its undefeated home record at Old Trafford, which stretches back to April 2010 when the club beaten by Chelsea.
  • Last weekend, during their respective games against Tottenham and Liverpool, the clubs fielded sides with an average age of 23, which was amongst the youngest in the Premier League this season.
  • Arsenal claimed victory the last time the two sides came face to face, when the team defeated the Red Devils as a result of a second-half goal from Aaron Ramsey at the Emirates.
  • The Gunners have failed to score on their previous two visits to Old Trafford, in the Premier League and FA Cup, while they have also not claimed all three points since a late Emmanuel Adebayor strike sealed victory for Wenger’s side in September 2006.
  • The Arsenal boss will also be looking to kick off the club's season by claiming its first victory of the campaign after drawing away to Newcastle and suffering a defeat at home to Liverpool last weekend.

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Available Squads
1David de GeaGoalkeeper
6Jonny EvansDefender
4Phil JonesDefender
3Patrice EvraDefender
12Chris SmallingDefender
8AndersonMidfielder
23Tom CleverleyMidfielder
18Ashley YoungMidfielder
17NaniMidfielder
10Wayne RooneyStriker
19Danny WelbeckStriker
34Anders LindegaardGoalkeeper
20Fabio Da SilvaDefender
5Rio FerdinandDefender
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11Ryan GiggsMidfielder
14ChicharitoStriker
9Dimitar BerbatovStriker
13Wojciech SzczesnyGoalkeeper
6Laurent KoscielnyDefender
20Johan DjourouDefender
13Armand TraoréDefender
25Carl Jenkinson Defender
16Aaron RamseyMidfielder
10Andrey ArshavinMidfielder
7Tomas RosickyMidfielder
35Francis CoquelinMidfielder
14Theo WalcottStriker
10Robin van PersieStriker
21Lukasz FabianskiGoalkeeper
48Ignasi MiquelDefender
15Alex Oxlade-ChamberlainStriker
45Henri LansburyMidfielder
53Oguzhan ÖzyakupMidfielder
29Marouane ChamakhStriker
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Top Scorers
Player   Goals Penalties
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie
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Arsenal 		30 2
Wayne Rooney Wayne Rooney
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Man United 		27 6
Kun Agüero Kun Agüero
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Man City 		23 3
Aiyegbeni Yakubu Aiyegbeni Yakubu
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Blackburn Rovers 		17 4
Emmanuel Adebayor Emmanuel Adebayor
Striker
Tottenham 		17 3