ARSENAL vs MANCHESTER UNITED
- Arsenal have beaten Manchester United just once in the past six attempts
- Manchester United have lost just once in nine matches in all competitions
- Marcus Rashford has 12 goals and four assists in 20 Premier League matches this season
- The Gunners have not lost a home fixture on New Year’s Day since a 2-1 defeat by Spurs in 1985
Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette
Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial
Team news – Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes three changes from the Burnley win on Saturday.
Andreas Pereira and Ashley Young drop to the bench with Jesse Lingard and Aaron Wan-Bissaka recalled to the side at the Emirates this evening.
Young Brandon Williams is replaced by Luke Shaw at left-back. And there is NO Paul Pogba with the squad tonight – we’ll discuss that in just a moment.
The starting XI
The team news and line ups have arrived. The headline news is that Mikel Arteta hands a start to club-record signing Nicolas Pepe. He starts along with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. Paul Pogba NOT in the squad.
Arsenal XI: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac, Xhaka, Torreira, Pepe, Ozil, Aubameyang, Lacazette.
Subs: Martinez, Ceballos, Holding, Nelson, Willock, Guendouzi, Saka.
Manchester United XI: De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, Fred, James, Lingard, Rashford, Martial.
Subs: Romero, Jones, Mata, Pereira, Young, Greenwood, Williams.