Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE! Pre-season friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups TV today
Arsenal take on Manchester United in a high-profile pre-season friendly in New York tonight. MetLife Stadium, set to be sold out, hosts tonight’s clash, as the two rivals meet with just three weeks to go until the Premier League campaign gets up and running.
The Gunners made a strong start to their US tour with a 5-0 win over the MLS All-Stars last time out, as Kai Havertz scored his first Arsenal goal and both Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber made their debuts. All three are handed their first starts for the club by Mikel Arteta, while Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah also come into the side.
Andre Onana has joined up with his new team-mates following a £47m from Inter Milan, but has to wait for his debut as he is not included in the squad. Erik ten Hag’s side have so far beaten Leeds and Lyon in pre-season, though this is by far their biggest test yet. Follow Arsenal vs Man United with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!
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Odegaard: Title race still painful for Arsenal
Arsenal will use their “anger” at missing out on last season’s Premier League title to repeat history in the upcoming campaign, says Martin Odegaard.
The Gunners captain believes his side have the motivation to finally lift the trophy that they led the way for until losing out to Manchester City in the home stretch.
“What we have to do is learn from last year, to use the disappointment, the anger and all the bad feelings,” he told reporters.
“It still hurts and it’s still painful for us. It’s important to use it in a good way to come back even stronger and to show we have learned and improved.
“We were very close and had the big dream and goal to win something. To be so close to doing it with this team is always going to hurt but you have to deal with it in a good way and move on and that’s what we’re going to do as a team. That is the only way.”
Some misplaced optimism
“We’re going to play some real ball with Onana in goal.. Casemiro back too,” one United fan says outside the stadium.
Bad news, my friend. Onana in the squad and Casemiro on the bench. Someone is going to have to break it to him…
No Onana!
All the talk was about a possible debut for Andre Onana… he doesn’t even make the bench.
It’s Tom Heaton in goal for Man United, while 18-year-old Kobbie Mainoo is handed a start in midfield alongside Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes.
No recognised striker in the lineup from Erik ten Tag, who has gone for a front three of Anthony, Alejandro Garnacho and Jadon Sancho. Marcus Rashford among the substitutes.
New signings handed Arsenal starts
Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz all make their first starts for Arsenal tonight.
Timber comes in at right-back, with Takehiro Tomiyasu at left-back. It’s an exciting midfield three for the Gunners of Rice, Havertz and Martin Odegaard, while it’s Eddie Nketiah who gets the chance to lead the line.
Folarin Balogun has to settle for a place on the bench as his future remains uncertain, with Thomas Partey and Emile Smith Rowe also among the substitutes.
Man United team news
Starting XI: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Martinez, Varane, Shaw, Mainoo, Mount, Fernandes, Sancho, Garnacho, Antony
Subs: Bishop, Vitek, Dalot, Fernandez, Lindelof, Maguire, Williams, Amad, Casemiro, Eriksen, Gore, Hannibal, McTominay, Pellistri, Van de Beek, Forson, Rashford
Arsenal team news
Starting XI: Ramsdale, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu, Rice, Havertz, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli, Nketiah
Subs: Hein, Runarsson, Tierney, Holding, White, Kiwior, Trusty, Partey, Jorginho, Smith Rowe, Trossard, Vieira, Marquinhos, Cozier-Duberry, Jesus, Balogun
Glazer set to watch on
Avram Glazer turned up at Manchester United’s training camp earlier this week.
The Daily Mail report that the United owner briefly met with Erik ten Hag, and is expected to be in attendance at the MetLife Stadium tonight.
Still there is no real progress on the takeover front at Old Trafford, a frustrating situation with the new season just a few weeks away.
Ten Hag eyes title challenge
Erik ten Hag believes Manchester United are capable of launching a Premier League title challenge this season, though called on his players to show more consistency if they are to do so.
“We want to win every game and we have shown last season we can beat all the teams,” Ten Hag said.
“Now we have to do it on a consistent basis so that is absolutely one of our objectives – to be more consistent – then we will see.
“We want to play at a higher level, raise the bar, lift the demands and we will see. It’s a strong competition but we can beat any club.”
Arteta: Havertz gives us options
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hinted Kai Havertz could change positions over the course of next season.
The £65m signing from Chelsea has been signed as a replacement for Granit Xhaka as a left-sided No.8 and has operated there during his first two non-competitive appearances for the Gunners.
The 24-year-old scored from central midfield as Arsenal romped to victory over the MLS All-Stars XI in Washington, DC on Wednesday night but Arteta has hinted his role may change going forward.
“He gives us something very different with his quality and size as well, when you have to beat the press for example and use him as a target man,” he said.
“So, we will see – for now, he’s playing in the attacking midfield position, but I’m sure throughout the season and throughout games as well, we’re going to have the options to play him in different positions.”
