PL: Arsenal vs Manchester United | Wednesday 1st January | KO: 20:00 | BT Sport

[Maybe]

People expecting Ceballos to come in and save the day are being very optimistic

Not been good for us really

Depends really what you want from him. If you want to keep the ball then you need someone like him he is comfortable on the ball, but if you want to play counter attacking football, he would probably be the last man we need. Whatever we play, he is still massive improvement over Douzi who can't offer anything these days

 

[Riou]

The King...


...the moment when your new house, feels like your old home.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

The King...


...the moment when your new house, feels like your old home.

Say what you will about him but Eboue knew how to cross a ball.

 

[A_G]

@GDeep™

This your Twitter account?

The good thing is that there are people like Dez willing to dunk on this guy regularly:

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

The good thing is that there are people like Dez willing to dunk on this guy regularly:

DaG always chat s**t. Imagine calling yourself Mediocentro

 

[DanDare]

Say what you will about him but Eboue knew how to cross a ball.

Eboue is better than any of our current fullbacks

 

[HollandGooner]

It will be difficult because their danger will be on the wings and with Niles and Saka as our FBS....

 

[tap-in]

Much will depend on who is available, we need Martinelli & Ceballos for this one. Both will cause problems and both get stuck in going forward and defending. I don't know how Bellerin or Kola are doing, they would also help.

 

[goonergaz]

Much will depend on who is available, we need Martinelli & Ceballos for this one. Both will cause problems and both get stuck in going forward and defending. I don't know how Bellerin or Kola are doing, they would also help.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

 

[Manberg]

The players are going to need that extra adrenaline for this game. Fans have a big role to play.

 

[goonergaz]

I think the fanbase can take lessons out of other club fans, Liverpool etc. It’s only with us that we’re saying the away side gets the decisions. Our fans need to boo much louder on every such decision or foul against us. History shows that referees do get affected by fan reception.

I can assure you the ref got a loaf of stick yesterday...as soon as Dozi got his card that was it!

 

[Big Poppa]

We're going into this game with a back 4 of AMN, Luiz, Sokratis and Saka yet have £180m worth of strikers

If we do not play at least 3 proper midfielders and 2 proper wide players it will get messy.

Nelson right, Pepe left. Both as wide as possible. Auba in the middle. He's our best centre forward by a zillion miles. Midfield 3 of Willock, Torreira and Guendouzi closing spaces in midfield and providing more passing options for our defenders who United will play a high press against.

I don't think it's the best option, I think it's the only option. United are going to want us to try and play through them then hit us on the break with Martial, Rashford, James etc.

 

[Pepes blue pill]

0-2

More misery and more tears for all gooners.. banter from united fan in my social circle gonna be so unbearable I may have to murder him

Top murdering tip = don't post on the internet that you might have to kill said person

Its a rookie move and I hate to see it :frustrated:

 

[TornadoTed]

If Mikel wants work rate from his wide players and Pepe isn't up to it yet how about him up front instead of Laca who is woefully out of form.

Pepe

Auba Özil Nelson

Could work maybe, thought?

It's pointless trying to pick a team, at the moment it's almost whichever XI are fit enough to play.

 

[Riou]

Don't really like putting up anything other than a win, but this is one of the exceptions...


...This felt massive at the time, playing so well against a top United team, a week after going to Anfield and bossing Liverpool...this season man, so close...

 

[Maybe]

I don't know how Bellerin or Kola are doing, they would also help.

Not so sure about Bellerin because he was dreadful every time he played this season and AMN is doing better now. Kola would add more to our attack than Saka

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Eboue is better than any of our current fullbacks

That goes without saying. In fact I wouldn't take anyone in the current team over the players in the 2011-2012 season when we clawed Sp**s back from 13 points to get 3rd place.

These weaklings don't have it in them to draw us out of the bottom half of the table let alone make an assault on 4th place.

Arteta is in for a lot of pain & disappointment.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

they still appoint him after what he did last game.

 

[Manberg]

I think Kolasinac is still a couple of weeks away from returning.
Hopefully Holding, Bellerin, Ceballos and Martinelli are back for this.

 

[Riou]

We really should have let go of Emery sooner, and tried to get Arteta much quicker than we did...the fixtures he has to start are so damn hard.

All sense says United will do us on the counter, just gotta hope we get some luck.