A Tense Encounter at the Emirates

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal will face off against Michael Carrick’s Manchester United on Sunday, with the Gunners looking to keep their title aspirations alive. However, this match promises to be a challenging one.

How to Watch the Match

The game is scheduled to kick off at 11:30 AM ET on Sunday, January 25, at the Emirates Stadium in North London. Fans can tune in via NBCSN or stream the action live on Peacock.

Live Updates and Highlights

Here are the key moments from the match:

Matheus Cunha Goal – Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United

Cunha delivered a stunning goal that left fans in awe. He picked up the ball in midfield and drove toward the arc before curling a beautiful shot into the net, making it 3-2 for Manchester United.

Mikel Merino Goal – Arsenal 2-2 Manchester United

Merino scored a scrappy goal after a corner. He cleverly moved Senne Lammens away from goal and managed to poke the ball past the line, equalizing the score.

Patrick Dorgu Goal – Arsenal 1-2 Manchester United

Dorgu capitalized on a pass from Bruno Fernandes, sending the ball screaming past Raya to give Manchester United a 2-1 lead in the 50th minute.

Dorgu Thunderbolts Man United Ahead of Arsenal

Dorgu’s powerful shot rocketed off the bottom of the crossbar and over the goal line, giving Manchester United a 2-1 lead against Arsenal at the Emirates.

Halftime – Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

Both teams had a total of thirteen shot attempts, but only one each on target. The game remained tight and tense, with Manchester United showing resilience near goal when Arsenal’s possession got close.

Bryan Mbeumo Goal – Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

An error by Martin Zubimendi allowed Bryan Mbeumo to score, bringing Manchester United level against Arsenal at the Emirates.

Arsenal Goal! Arsenal 1-0 Manchester United

Odegaard’s shot may have been an own goal, but it gave Arsenal the lead in the 29th minute. Lisandro Martinez’s deflection off his leg went into the back of the net, marking the first goal of the match.

Dangerous Arsenal Free Kick Comes Close

Declan Rice took a swirling free kick from the right, which was nodded toward goal by Martin Zubimendi. The ball spun off his hair and challenged Senne Lammens, who made a great save.

Hosts Have the Ball and Finally Make In-roads

Lisandro Martinez made a brave block on Martin Odegaard in the 15th minute to keep the score at 0-0. Arsenal had 67% of the ball and showed more impetus with it.

Underway

Manchester United kicked off, going right to left in their black kits with yellow socks.

Lineups

Arsenal lineup:

Raya, Timber, Saliba, Magalhaes, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Manchester United lineup:

Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Dorgu, Casemiro, Mainoo, Diallo, Fernandes, Mbeumo

Preview

Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal host Michael Carrick’s Manchester United on Sunday, with the Gunners aiming to keep their title charge on track. But this won’t be easy.

Arsenal won 3-1 at Inter Milan on Tuesday to maintain their 100 percent record in the Champions League as they’re guaranteed a spot in the top two of the table. In the Premier League, they have stuttered a little in recent weeks with two 0-0 draws in a row against Liverpool and then Nottingham Forest last weekend. But with Manchester City and Aston Villa both losing last weekend, no damage was done.

Carrick got off to the perfect start as Manchester United’s interim boss as they beat Man City 2-0 at home last weekend. That was a comfortable win and United looked very dangerous on the counter. Carrick put together the perfect plan to use the talented forwards at his disposal. He will look to do something very similar against Arsenal this weekend as United are in the top four hunt and all of a sudden look solid defensively and a real danger in attack.

Team News and Focus

Max Dowman remains out while Riccardo Calafiori and Piero Hincapie are both recovering from injuries. This means that Arteta will likely go with Timber at left back and Ben White at right back again, while up top he has some big decisions to make. After scoring twice against Inter Milan, does Gabriel Jesus start ahead of Viktor Gyokeres? The Swede scored off the bench but this could be the game where Jesus starts and Gyokeres is the impact sub. Arteta has so many options, which is a great thing, but he has to get the right players together to click on the pitch.

Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt remain out, while Noussair Mazraoui has returned from AFCON and could feature. It’s very likely Carrick will go with the same starting lineup as the win against City last weekend and he will have had over a week to prepare his team for this tough encounter.

Prediction

This feels like another draw. Arsenal are just struggling for a clinical edge against teams who sit deep and United will do that and be dangerous on the break.

Final Score

Arsenal 2-3 Manchester United