Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE! Premier League match stream, team news, lineups, TV, prediction today

Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE! Premier League match stream, team news, lineups, TV, prediction today

Arsenal handed double injury blow for crucial Premier League match

Arsenal vs Manchester United - LIVE!

Arsenal attempt to end Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start to life as Man United boss as the two rivals meet in a huge Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium tonight. Amorim has won two and drawn one of his three matches since taking charge, but this is by far his toughest test to date.

The Gunners have won three games on the bounce in a much-needed run of form, one inspired by Martin Odegaard’s return to fitness. Mikel Arteta’s side, though, are still nine points off the pace set by Liverpool and know they are already approaching they point where more dropped points could leave them too much to do in the title race. Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori both miss out with injury, as Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko start.

Victory in north London would take United to within three points of Arsenal, despite what has been a stumbling campaign so far. Amorim is without Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez, while he has also dropped Marcus Rashford. Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia make rare starts. Follow all the action with LIVE blog, featuring expert analysis from Simon Collings and Dan Kilpatrick at the ground!

How it stands...

Big night in the Premier League.

Liverpool, who currently sit nine points clear of Arsenal, are away to Newcastle in what is a real test for them.

Man City, meanwhile, are at home to Nottingham Forest as they look to end their seven-match winless run.

Victory could be necessary for Arsenal just to stay within nine points of Liverpool - won’t want that deficit to get into double figures.

Man United would move only three points behind the Gunners should they earn a statement win tonight.

Amorim shuffles pack

Plenty of changes for Man United, too.

Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo and Joshua Zirkzee all have to settle for places on the bench tonight.

Rare starts for Mason Mount and Tyrell Malacia, while Bruno Fernandes has a deeper role in midfield alongside Manuel Ugarte.

Rasmus Hojlund leads the line.

Double blow for Arsenal!

Well then...

Arsenal are without both Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori tonight, as they join Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu on the injury list.

It means Jakub Kiwior and Oleksandr Zinchenko start in defence.

Elsewhere, Thomas Partey starts in midfield and Gabriel Martinelli gets the nod over Leandro Trossard.

Man United team news

Manchester United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire; Dalot, Ugarte, Fernandes, Malacia; Mount, Garnacho; Hojlund

Subs: Bayindir, Kukonki, Yoro, Casemiro, Eriksen, Amad, Antony, Rashford, Zirkzee

Arsenal team news

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Havertz.

Subs: Neto, Tierney, Heaven, Jorginho, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling, Jesus.

Arteta hails Odegaard and Saka relationship

Mikel Arteta believes the chemistry between Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard is reminiscent of the understanding Barcelona’s famous midfield of Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Xavi shared.

Odegaard and Saka have been in fine form of late and Arsenal have won three games on the spin going into tonight’s match.

The Gunners have scored 13 goals in that time, with Odegaard and Saka at the heart of their attacking play.

It has been reminiscent of last season, when Odegaard and Saka created 40 open-play chances for each other in the Premier League - more than any other pair.

And asked about their chemistry, Arteta said: “I’ve seen centre-backs, I’ve seen midfielders between them having… I always think about Barcelona with Xavi, Busquets and Iniesta - it was unbelievable.

“They didn’t even need to look at themselves. Our two centre-backs - naturally there is a chemistry there that is unbelievable.

“So try to develop those more and more, because there is something there that is very difficult to put a number to it. But it’s close in a natural way and the more relationships you have make the team the better.”