Erik ten Hag isn’t just focusing his Manchester United side on qualifying for the Champions League this season. The Dutchman is dead set on winning the English Premier League title and it’s clear that the Red Devils are now one of the form teams in the division. They have come a long way since losing back to back games against Brighton and Brentford at the beginning of the season.
Ten Hag has expertly dealt with the Cristiano Ronaldo situation and he’s getting the best out of Marcus Rashford, Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes. He has also found success by operating with Luke Shaw in the centre of defence and the arrival of Wout Weghorst will give United an alternative option to Anthony Martial in attack.
However, this is a big test against a high-flying Arsenal side who have won fifteen of their eighteen matches this season. However, their one defeat of the campaign occurred at Old Trafford and Mikel Arteta’s side were recently thwarted at home to Newcastle, with the Red Devils content enough to take a point from this clash.
It’s clear that Arsenal will dominate possession in this clash although there could be some lively threats from the visitors on the counter-attack. Much comes down to whether Martin Odegaard can dominate play although it’s hard to get away from the fact that United have won nine consecutive matches in all competitions even if the majority of these contests have been at Old Trafford.