Manchester United vs Arsenal Tips & Preview - Thrilling contest to produce goals

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Manchester United and Arsenal to clash in Premier League opener.
Both teams strengthened squads: Man Utd with Mbeumo, Sesko; Arsenal with Gyokeres.
Historical edge to Arsenal: Six wins in last 12 encounters with Man Utd.

Manchester United vs Arsenal

A thrilling contest is expected as Manchester United host Arsenal in their opening fixture of the new English Premier League season.

Both teams have been busy in the transfer window as they look to improve on last season's showings. It is often a thrilling contest between these two, and Sunday's clash should be no different.

Manchester United News

Manchester United will look to put last season's disappointing campaign behind them after finishing 15th in the standings. Their task this term will be to take advantage of the lack of European distractions and challenge further up the table.

The Red Devils have had a busy transfer window, with the acquisition of Bryan Mbeumo, Benjamin Sesko and Matheus Cunha. They were unbeaten in preseason and defeated Fiorentina on penalties in their final warm-up game after a 1-1 draw in normal time.

Manchester United have scored in five of their last six matches across all competitions, and there is plenty of excitement around their new-look forward line. However, they are without a clean sheet in all five matches, while four fixtures have produced over 2.5 goals. Two of the last three matches have also produced more goals after the break.

Arsenal News

After three successive second-place finishes, Arsenal have a straightforward task this term, which is to go one better. They have been active in the transfer window and appear to have solved their striker problem with the acquisition of Viktor Gyokeres.

While Gyokeres got off the mark in preseason, Arsenal were not particularly convincing, with three wins and two defeats from five matches. Mikel Arteta's team claimed a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in their final warm-up game before the big kick-off.

Arsenal are often sharp going forward and have scored in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet seven times in this run, while seven of those fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

Arsenal have six wins while Manchester United have picked up three victories, with three draws from the last 12 matches. The Gunners were unbeaten in the two league meetings last season, winning 2-0 at home before a 1-1 away draw in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Man Utd v Arsenal

Manchester United and Arsenal will view this clash as a chance to lay down an early marker and build some confidence for the rest of the campaign. An open contest is on the cards, and with both teams scoring in three of their last four meetings, a repeat is expected here.

Four of Manchester United’s last six matches have produced over 2.5 goals, which is likely to be the outcome here. With two of the last three meetings offering up more goals after the break, a similar pattern could be considered.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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