Manchester United lock horns with Arsenal at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Marcus Rashford embraces Bruno Fernandes after a Manchester United goal at Old Trafford.
Marcus Rashford (left) and Bruno Fernandes will be hoping to start against Arsenal.
Manchester United will be targeting a return to winning ways when they welcome Premier League title hopefuls Arsenal to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.
United, who were beaten 3-1 by the Gunners in the reverse fixture at the Emirates Stadium back in September, were thrashed 4-0 by Crystal Palace last time out.
Goals from Michael Olise (2), Jean-Philippe Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell condemned United to a record-breaking 13th Premier League defeat of the season.
United head into this game lying eighth in the table, following a run of just two wins in their last 10 league outings. The club have never finished lower than seventh in the Premier League era.
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With just three games left to play, United’s hopes of achieving European qualification via their league position are becoming all the more unlikely.
However, they can qualify for the Europa League by winning the FA Cup.
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Ahead of the visit of the Gunners, manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed Mason Mount will be unavailable for selection after getting injured in training on Thursday.
However, Scott McTominay, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford could all return.
As usual, Andre Onana is expected to start in goal and maintain his record of starting every Premier game League this season.
He will be determined to keep a first clean sheet since United’s 2-0 win over Everton on March 9.
Ten Hag could be forced to name the same defender who started in match against Palace, despite Casemiro’s efforts as a temporary solution. Central defender.
Lisandro Martinez has returned to first-team training but Ten Hag has confirmed that this weekend’s game comes too soon for the Argentine.
This means Casemiro is once again available partnering Jonny Evans in the center of defense. Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot are expected to fill the full-back positions.
United could welcome Fernandes back to midfield after missing the defeat at Palace through injury .
He has been training ahead of this weekend and Ten Hag is optimistic about his readiness.
It is possible that Fernandes will partner Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen in the engine room. However, players like Sofyan Amrabat and McTominay if McTominay is deemed fit – could start
Both United strikers are in top form at the moment, which means Ten Hag could be forgiven for making all the changes he liked. his first three. However, Alejandro Garnacho and Rasmus Hojlund were both chosen to start, leaving only one spot left.
Rashford is keen to return and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him replace Antony, with Garnacho playing on the right.
