Ten Hag opts for the same eleven; Antony, Casemiro and Ronaldo on the bench


Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 4:38 PM• Paul Jeursen • Last update: 16:46

Manchester United will receive the unbeaten leader Arsenal at home on Sunday afternoon and will do so again with Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martínez in the base. Manager Erik ten Hag has also chosen to have record acquisition Antony start immediately, while Casemiro and Cristiano Ronaldo are once again on the bench.

Antony completed his transfer to last Thursday the Red Devils and could not yet compete against the won away match at Leicester City (0-1). But in front of his own audience, the Brazilian will make his basic debut for Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. Van Ten Hag’s team has now recorded three wins in a row.

In the back, Ten Hag opts for David De Gea. For him play the same four as against Leicester City, namely Diogo Dalot, Raphaël Varane, Lisandro Martínez and Tyrell Malacia. The last two games, the rear guard kept a clean sheet, so the trainer sees no reason to change.

The midfield is formed by Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes. So there is still a spot in the base for Casemiro. In the front, Antony, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho must create danger. The latter was the match winner in the match against Leicester City and is the top scorer with two goals.

Arsenal have won all their matches so far and are heading for Manchester in good spirits. The home team has only won one of their last eight encounters against the Gunners. Mikel Arteta previously expressed doubts about whether Aaron Ramsdale and Martin Odegaard could play, after aches and pains in the 2-1 win over Aston Villa. Both have been deemed fit enough to start at Old Trafford. In the back, Oleksandr Zinchenko returns as left-back, sending Kieran Tierney to the bench. The last time Arsenal won their first six games in the top division was in the 1947-48 season, when they finally finished as champions.

Manchester United line-up: DeGea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia; McTominay, Eriksen Fernandes; Antony, Rashford, Sancho

Arsenal lineup: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Odegaard; Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli