Match Day Thread Arsenal vs Manchester United

We have been terrible in away games for over a year. It is one code ETH needs to crack urgently. At home, we have become formidable! Can we start turning that form around with a good game tomorrow at Arsenal? We almost got a result there last year and they are not exactly formidable with their current form. We should be going all out to prove a point with this match.

 

We were formidable at home. Not so much against Nott Forest. Hopefully with Amrabat we go back to record cleans sheets like last season.

Tomorrow's game we've been written off by everyone. We're the underdogs. Don't get it myself. I don't think Arsenal have looked convincing. I think both sides will go for it, should be a great game. We hopefully will have Hojlund up front.

I think we're more than capable of getting a win. Our most vulne4able area remains midfield until Amrabat starts. And tomorrow it'll be that left back position of Reguilon against Saka. But I also expect us to give their defence a torrid time.

 

Sadly, this is currently the way with media coverage.

I am confident that if we can get the right balance with Amrabat coming in to support Casemiro and breaking up play in that middle of the part, then we should absolutely gain confidence going into all the games this season. If Hojlund can stick the ball in the back of the net with chances created, then we can look to do better in those difficult away games. But I don't know if this is the game to start him.

 

If he's fit then he should absolutely start. See no point in holding him back, he's our only centre forward.

Give him a go.

As must Amrabat, with either Maguire or Lindelof being at centre half we'll need that additional defensive element.

Today is a decent marker on how we'll do this season. Win today and we should kick on.

 

I think I saw yesterday Amrabat hasn't travelled with the squad. He won't be playing so I guess whatever they score we have to score more!

 

No one could argue with that

 

Amrabat wasn't registered in time to play today so the first we will see of him will be in the game against Brighton after the international break.

Anyway, should be a decent game with neither side on top form.

 

He hasn’t had a single minute of play though. He’s on the bench today which is the right approach to ease him in.

Team for today:

 

I almost hold my breath when we are persistently passing the ball in triangle with Onana.

 

Good play so far.

 

Yessss

 

That was a beauty!!

 

noooo

 

A goal and a yellow card each - very evenly matched, good away performance so far

 

Time to get the completely anonymous Martial off and Hojlund on for the second half, his physicality and Havertz poor defending might prove key.

 

We need someone to harass them. They can be rattled at the back.

 

Antony really puts in a shift, the man never stops at eithert end.
Not sure Rasmus would make a difference right now, we are not in their final 3rd enough to feed him.

 

Anything/anyone would be more useful to us than Martial - has he even had a touch?

 

And he’s wasted when he gets the ball.

I’m often critical of Antony for his lack of runs down the flank, but there’s no doubt that he puts in a shift down in our half. I do want to see him more in the other though.

 

I take that back - good effort