United face Arsenal at home on Sunday at 17:30 (Scandinavian time). Both teams are hungry for points. United need more points to avoid their worst position in Premier League history, while Arsenal are fighting for the title.
New injury to Mount – setback for Shaw
On Friday, United’s manager came with the terrible news that Mason Mount is out again with another injury. This he confirmed during the press conference before the match against Arsenal. Mount got his first start in months during Monday’s game against Crystal Palace, but will not feature in Sunday’s squad. Marcus Rashford, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay are uncertain.
As a band-aid for United fans, they can take solace in the fact that Arsenal star Bakayo Saka is a doubt for the clash. There is also Takehiro Tomiyasu.
– We have some doubts that can be resolved tomorrow after another training session, so we have to wait and see, said Mikel Arteta during the press conference.
Arteta’s men are ready to do everything to get the title, but he does not think that United are heading for their worst position in history. They are ready for a tough fight.
– I don’t think about it, every match has a different context. We know the difficulty and remember what we have done over there (at Old Trafford) so we have to be at our best to deserve to win the game.
The last time the teams met at Old Trafford was in September 2022. Then United won 3-1. Earlier this season it was Arsenal who grabbed the three points when the teams met.
– It was a difficult game and there were small margins because they had a big moment when the goal was disallowed. Then we turned the game around and scored two very good goals, so that tells you the quality of them and what we have to do to beat them.
The manager also says that he has sympathy for Ten Hag, who is in an uncertain position.
