Arsenal v Man Utd

Arsenal vs Manchester United Preview

This weekend's Premier League fixtures are wrapped up on Sunday afternoon before the international break with arguably the most attractive clash between Arsenal and Manchester United when the two teams meet at the Emirates Stadium and with just one point separating the two sides, this is expected to be an entertaining encounter.

Arsenal have produced an encouraging start to this new Premier League season as The Gunners have accumulated seven points from their opening three games of this top flight season which includes posting back-to-back wins against Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace along with what would be considered a disappointing 2-2 draw at home with Fulham.

The Gunners missed out on the title race with Manchester City last term but the north London club nevertheless claimed a Champions League spot for this season as the steady progress under manager, Mikel Arteta, continues.

Arsenal have now lost just three of their previous 19 matches in the English top flight, two of which were dealt to Arteta's side on their travels but having also picked up 12 wins in the process as well, the hosts will be in confident mood here.

Goals have usually featured as well with seven of Arsenal's last 10 matches overall resulting in Over 2.5 goals, while the goal ratio on home soil at The Emirates Stadium has seen three goals or more scored in each of Arsenal's last 10 home games.

Manchester United were given an early scare by Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford last Saturday as the Red Devils found themselves 2-0 down to the Tricky Trees after just four minutes but Erik ten Hag's men eventually overpowered a poor travelling Forest outfit to claim the three points with a 3-2 victory.

Nevertheless, Manchester United's sloppy defending could have cost them dearly and Arsenal will be keen to exploit any deficiencies in defence on Sunday afternoon against a fragile looking United outfit.

Two wins from their opening three games of this season's new campaign slightly flatters United as they were second-best for large periods of the victory against Wolves, they lost 2-0 away from home at Tottenham, and had to produce a three-goal comeback against Nottingham Forest as well.

Having also captured just three wins from their last 11 outings on the road in the Premier League, the goals markets look the safest option for this upcoming tussle in the nation's capital.

Arsenal v Manchester United Verdict

Goals certainly look set to feature in this upcoming fixture between Arsenal and Manchester United as each of the previous four encounters in the Premier League have produced results of Over 2.5 goals and indeed, a staggering total of 18 goals over the course of these last four meetings.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.57

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win @ 4.33

Correct score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 12.00