Arsenal assume Manchester United in FA Cup third round on Sunday afternoon at the Emirates Stadium. This has not been the best week for the Gunners when it comes to cup competitions. They lost 2-0 at home to Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup, but will be hoping to bounce back against Ruben Amorim’s side.
In the last term, they were eliminated at this stage by Liverpool, who beat them 2-0 thanks to Jakub Kiwior’s own goal and Luis Diaz’s late winner. They will be hoping to get some real wings against another giant of English football.
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Arsenal v Man United team news
Firstly, the biggest team news for the home team is the fact that Bukayo Saka will be sidelined. He was injured in the win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League in December, and the winger it will be out by March.
Young academy star Ethan Nwaneri will also miss the game against United. Last weekend against Brighton and Hove Albion, after starting and scoring, the teenager had to be substituted at half-time with a groin injury. He won’t recover in time.
The Gunners will also be without defenders Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu, who are both long-term absentees Mikel Arteta page. Apart from those four, Arsenal is clean.
There will be one player available who missed the Carabao Cup game against the Mapgies in the week. Goalkeeper Neto equalized in the cup against Newcastle but is eligible to play against United. It remains to be seen whether he will start and Amorim has already confirmed that Altay Bayindir, his number two, will play at the Emirates Stadium.
It will also be interesting to see if Arteta starts Raheem Sterlingwho has a poor performance against Manchester United.
Raheem Sterling’s record against Man Utd
After a summer loan move across London from Chelsea to Arsenal, it has been a frustrating season for England international Sterling. So far he has been plagued with injuries appearing only 11 times for the Gunners.
He scored the only goal in the Carabao Cup, against Bolton Wanderers, where he also registered an assist for Nwaneri. It was the teenager’s first Arsenal goal and the experienced winger did well to place a low cross across the penalty area.
There are only seven teams Sterling has played for in the Premier League failed to score against. One of them is indeed United, and it’s a streak that stretches across all competitions.
He has played for the Red Devils in 26 games in all competitions, but has never scored and has only two assists.
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Sterling club record against Man United |
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Club |
Premier League matches |
Carabao Cup games |
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Liverpool |
6 |
1 |
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Man City |
12 |
4 |
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Chelsea |
3 |
ON |
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Arsenal |
0 |
ON |
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In total |
21 |
5 |
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Statistics from Transfermarkt |
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He won’t have to face his biggest enemy on the field when he meets the Red Devils this time. Aaron Wan-Bissaka has given him all sorts of problems over the years during Manchester derby battles, and Sterling he declared him the strongest defender ever faced.
So without Wan-Bissaka to contend with, who could Sterling be up against? Assuming he plays on the right wing, as he has often done for Arsenal, the London-born star could face Diogo Dalot, who appears to be Amorim’s first choice at left-back, and Lisandro Martinez, who is likely to start at left-centre. defender.
This is a big match for the “electric” star, as football statistician Statman Dave once described it. Sterling will be hoping to make an impact at the Emirates Stadium in Saka’s absence.
Arteta will certainly want to rely on his experience and skill, and after he explained “looking to prove a point” earlier in the season, he clearly thinks Sterling can play a big role this season.
