Arsenal, current leaders of the English Premier League, play Manchester United in the “Super Sunday” clash.
The Gunners are still without Gabriel Jesus and Reiss Nelson because of respective knee and hamstring injuries.
Gabriel, William Saliba and Bukayo Saka are all a booking away from suspension.
They await confirmation of whether new signing Leandro Trossard has been registered in time to be eligible for this game.
Manchester United are without midfielder Casemiro, who serves a one-match ban after accumulating five yellow cards.
Back-up goalkeeper Jack Butland is available after being ineligible to face parent club Crystal Palace on Wednesday.
Kick off, 5.30 pm (local time).
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Match Facts
Head-to-head
Arsenal have won five of their past seven home league matches against Manchester United (D1, L1).
Eleven of Arsenal’s 17 Premier League victories in this fixture have come on a Sunday.
United have failed to score in six of their last nine league matches away to the Gunners.
Arsenal
This will be the third time Arsenal have hosted Manchester United in a Premier League match while top of the table – the previous two such meetings ended in draws: 1-1 in March 2004 and 2-2 in November 2007.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won four of their five league games against the established top six in 2022-23, only dropping points in September’s 3-1 defeat by United. They have not won five matches against such opposition since the 2007-08 campaign.
The Gunners have scored in 17 of their 18 league fixtures this season, though the exception was their most recent home game, a 0-0 draw with Newcastle.
Bukayo Saka is vying to score in a third consecutive Premier League appearance against Manchester United – Freddie Ljungberg and Thierry Henry are the only players to have achieved that feat for Arsenal.
Gabriel Martinelli has been involved in 10 goals in his last 10 Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium, scoring six and assisting four.
Manchester United
Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace ended their nine-match winning streak in all competitions, also halting a run of 15 consecutive league victories when they have scored first.
The Red Devils are in danger of dropping points in successive games for the first time since defeats by Brighton and Brentford in their opening two fixtures of the season.
A sixth Premier League away win of the season would equal their total number of victories on the road last term. Their five away wins so far have all come by a single-goal margin.
Marcus Rashford has scored four goals and assisted four more in 10 Premier League starts against Arsenal, equalling his most goal involvements versus any side in the division.
The last time they failed to score in consecutive top-flight home matches was in November 2020.
Rashford has failed to score in any of the last 26 away league games he has started, a sequence spanning two years. He has netted four times on the road as a substitute during this period.
