Arsenal's Spanish head coach Unai Emery gestures on the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London, on March 2, 2019. (Photo by Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP)

Unai Emery to make 6 changes: Expected Arsenal lineup vs Manchester United

Mar 9, 2019

Arsenal face Manchester United in their last ‘big six’ clash of the Premier League campaign on Sunday, with a place in the top four up for grabs.

After Arsenal suffered a disappointing 10-man defeat to Rennes on Thursday, they need to pick themselves up for the biggest remaining game of their league season. Manchester United sit just one point ahead of the Gunners in fourth, but Chelsea could overtake both if they win their game in hand.

As a result, a win may be necessary to really push for that final Champions League spot. It won’t be easy though, with United on a fantastic run of away wins including one at the Emirates in the FA Cup.

At least one of the goalscorers from that day will miss out, with Alexis Sanchez injured. Jesse Lingard could also miss out, though he is back in training, as is Anthony Martial. As for Arsenal, let’s have a look at our predicted lineup for the clash.

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LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates after scoring his team’s fifth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and AFC Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on February 27, 2019, in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

So far, Emery’s choice of striker for each match from the last few weeks has been completely predictable. After Alexandre Lacazette’s Europa League suspension was extended, it made sense to rotate between the two from game to game, meaning Lacazette will start this one, then Aubameyang on Thursday.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi are likely to start once again, as it would be really strange to suddenly give Denis Suarez his full debut against Manchester United, and no one else is really available in the wide positions. Plus, the duo have been performing well recently.

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Arsenal vs Manchester United Betting Tips

Alexandre Lacazette has five goals in his last seven league games, and he was unlucky not to be awarded one against Manchester United earlier this season. Bet on Lacazette to score anytime with BetUK at 5/4.

Both teams have scored in each of the last four meetings between the two sides. Bet on BTTS with BetUK at 5/9.

Manchester United haven’t kept a clean sheet against Arsenal since 2014. Bet on the Gunners to score over 0.5 goals with BetUK at 1/5.

Prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Manchester United (27/4 with BetUK).

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