The friendly match between Arsenal vs Man Utd will be held at MetLife Stadium and both sides are actively preparing for the match.
Although it is only a friendly match, the confrontation between Arsenal and Man Utd always brings special emotions to the fans of the two teams. This competition – part of the two clubs’ US tour – took place in the context of Arsenal and Man Utd having opposite preparations for the new season.
When he arrived in the US a few days ago, Arsenal completed the most important transfer deals. The reigning Premier League runner-up spent more than £200M to recruit Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber and Kai Havertz.
The fact that all three rookies mentioned above appeared early on the tour to help coach Mikel Arteta feel more secure about the personnel options. Arsenal’s force at this time can be considered as sufficient for the Spaniard to calculate tactics, although the players still need more time to regain the best physical state and feeling of the ball.
However, in the latest victory over the MLS All-Stars did not bring complete joy to Arsenal, when Trossard had to leave the field in the 56th minute after a knee injury. Coach Arteta reassured fans when saying that Trossard’s injury was not too severe, but it is likely that the Belgian striker will be absent from this match. Along with Trossard, both Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko also had different problems. In the opposite direction, Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe joined the team and gave Arteta more options.
Meanwhile, Man Utd made fans impatient about transfer activities. After successfully recruiting Mason Mount, the next deals of the Old Trafford team were done quite slowly. Andre Onana has completed the formalities to sign the contract but he is still unable to join the new team.
Coach Erik ten Hag is likely to still have to use some young players in the squad in the encounter with Arsenal. Pillars like Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford and Christian Eriksen have returned to training but have not played in the match against Lyon.
Before the confrontation in the US, Arsenal played 2 friendlies with a record of 1 win (MLS All-Stars) and 1 draw (Nurnberg). Man Utd won 2 wins against Leeds United and Lyon, yet to concede.
The confrontation record between Arsenal and Man Utd in recent years has been balanced. Each team won 4 matches (all at home) and drew 2 matches in the last 10 meetings.