How to watch and follow Arsenal v UnitedSkip to Main NavigationSkip to contentFriday 20 January 2023 09:37The Emirates Stadium will play host to the 238th meeting between Manchester United and Arsenal this Sunday (22 January). The Gunners currently top the Premier League table, eight points above Erik ten Hag’s Reds with a game in hand. But with Ten Hag’s side unbeaten in the last 10 games in all competitions, and with a recent Manchester derby win over second-placed City under our belts, Erik will fancy our chances in the capital. Ahead of what is sure to be an exciting fixture, here are the key talking points, the latest team news, live coverage information and more…90 in 20: Palace v United Video90 in 20: Palace v United90 in 20 | Watch the extended highlights from our Premier League clash with Crystal Palace... HOW CAN YOU FOLLOW THE GAME? Our clash with Arsenal will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the UK, with kick-off at the Emirates Stadium scheduled for 16:30 GMT on Sunday. MUTV will also provide exclusive build-up and post-match reaction, along with further must-see content being available on ManUtd.
“We know what to do and we have to be really good, we need a really good performance. If we do, I think we have a good chance to get a good result. ” Team news New signing Leandro Trossard may be available, and while Gabriel Jesus, Mohamed Elneny and Reiss Nelson continue to be our only injury concerns, three more of our players are treading a disciplinary tightrope. A booking in this game for William Saliba, Gabriel or Bukayo Saka would be their fifth of the campaign and rule them out for the upcoming Everton game. The suspension threshold rises to 10 bookings after this match. That particular rule has caught out Casemiro who received his fifth of the season against Palace and will miss this one. Diogo Dalot is struggling with a hamstring issue that saw him miss the games against Manchester City and Crystal Palace, while Anthony Martial was taken off at half-time in last weekend’s derby and sat out the game against Palace.
This is just the third time we are hosting United in a Premier League match while top of the table, with the previous two meetings ending in draws – 1-1 in March 2004 and 2-2 in November 2007. We have scored in 17 of our 18 league games this season, though the exception was our last home game against Newcastle. We’ve not failed to score in consecutive home league matches since November 2020. We are yet to concede a goal in 2023; only in three calendar years have we not conceded in any of our first four competitive matches, doing so in 1935, 1994 and 2021.
Preview: Arsenal v Manchester UnitedAfter our north London derby success last weekend, the big games keep coming as an in-form Manchester United visit N5 aiming to close the gap between us and subsequently pull them into title contention. Erik ten Hag’s team head into this one having won nine games in all competitions before drawing 1-1 with Crystal Palace on Wednesday, with the result moving them into third in the table, eight points behind us. However Emirates Stadium isn’t a venue they’ve enjoyed playing at in recent years, losing five of the last seven meetings on our turf - a stat we hope to extend as we seek a fourth consecutive clean sheet at the start of a year for only the fourth time in our history. Red-hot Rashford behind United's rise After a disastrous start to the season that saw embarrassing defeats to Brighton and Brentford, Ten Hag has quietly been turning things around by winning 12 of their last 17 league encounters to climb into the top four and remain in all three cup competitions.
Bukayo Saka has scored in his last two Premier League games against Man Utd – only Freddie Ljungberg (1998-2000) and Thierry Henry (2000-2001) have netted in three in a row. Marcus Rashford has been involved in eight goals in his 10 Premier League starts against us (4 goals, 4 assists) – against no side has he produced more goal involvements. Gabriel Martinelli has been involved in 10 goals in his last 10 Premier League home games (6 goals, 4 assists), only failing to either score or assist twice in this run (vs Fulham and Newcastle).
Match officials It’s a quick reunion with Anthony Taylor, who previously took charge of us on New Year’s Eve when we beat Brighton. He has been a good omen for us this season, as he was also in charge of our opening-day win at Crystal Palace, and October’s derby success over Tottenham Hotspur. In fact, we have lost just six of the 46 games he has overseen, which includes the 2017 and 2020 FA Cup final wins over Chelsea, and have won the last seven.