Arsenal welcome the visitors Manchester United in the English Football Association League Cup – 1/16 Finals. The match will be held on Friday, January 25th, at the Emirates Stadium (London).
Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s arrival has galvanized Manchester United. Under his stewardship, the ‘Red Devils’ gained 7 consecutive wins, which is the best managerial debut in the club’s history so far. In truth, their opponents, but for Tottenham Hotspur, were below Arsenal’s level. Even the frugal, by the Premiere League standards, Brighton & Hove Albion, Bournemouth, Huddersfield Town, and Cardiff City managed to net 1 goal to the ‘Devils’ each. In our view, on their turf, Arsenal will score at least once to Solskjær’s side, but they will not celebrate over 2 goals tomorrow. David de Gea in his outstanding form will not allow that.
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The ‘Gunners’ progress in each game. Unai Emery has found his approach to the players, and they already demonstrate solid results. In outings, Arsenal are unpredictable and not consistent, while in front of their own fans, they are flawless. Take, for example, their last clash with Chelsea. Yet in the first half, the ‘Gunners’ made 2 unanswered goals, then they chose not to risk and started to play second, to keep their energy for the next encounter. The blistering defense left no chances to their neighbors, and the match ended in Arsenal’s confident 2:0 win. Moreover, Emery’s side are among the most effective Premiere League teams, as far as their home performance is concerned. In 12 rounds held in the comforts of home surroundings, Arsenal netted 26 goals, which is 2 goals per game on average. The team feature lethal attack, not many opponents can stop their forwards Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette (22 goals and 8 assists in halves). It is noteworthy that the ‘Gunners’ play with much caution against strong teams and rarely please with goal-fests in such clashes. They ended in 1:1 against Liverpool and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and won Chelsea and Everton, 2:0. The coming match against the ‘Devils’ will see something similar.
Under the new manager, Manchester United kept a clean sheet only in the meetings with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur. The ‘Spurs’ deserved 1 or 2 goals, but they did not convert their opportunities; above this, David de Gea was great and saved 11 times. We could say that MU were lucky, as the 1 or 2 Tottenham’s goals would have seemed very fair and logical. The ‘Devils’ still can’t boast their defense; 19 allowed goals in 12 outings prove that.
Interestingly, in 11 of 13 clashes held at the Emirates Stadium, the ‘Gunners’ made either 1 or 2 goals. As to us, tomorrow’s scenario will be as follows. Arsenal will try to be ahead, after the 1:0 result, they will defend in order to find the keys to MU’s defense at counterattacks. Most likely, this will lead to Arsenal’s success, but they won’s score more than twice. The ‘Gunners’ made 1 or 2 goals in 9 of 10 latest official head-to-heads against MU; in this league’s first-term round, in particular, they ended in 2:2. We predict that this trend persists.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to score 1 or 2 goals.
