Arsenal thrash Manchester United 3-0 at home with goals from Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil to claim second spot in Premier League table.
FULL TIME: Arsenal 3 - 0 Manchester United
Here is the final look at the teams:
Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal; Cazorla, Coquelin; Ramsey, Ozil, Sanchez; Walcott.
Subs: Ospina, Debuchy, Gibbs, Giroud, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Chambers, Campbell.
Manchester United: De Gea;Young, Smalling, Blind, Darmian; Carrick, Schweinsteiger; Mata, Rooney, Depay; Martial.
Subs: Jones, Wilson, Romero, Valencia, Fellaini, McNair, Schneiderlin.
Referee: Anthony Taylor.
Here's the team sheets for the match
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PREVIEW
Arsenal welcome Manchester United in a huge game for both the clubs, historically and also in the present context, with Louis van Gaal's side starting as the favourites at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have won just one of their last 13 English Premier League games against Manchester United.
Having lost a string of matches, Arsene Wenger will be under severe pressure, if they lost again. And considering their not so impressive record against United, Arsenal will need to go all out before the visitors take control.
For United, a win today will catapult them ahead of City at the top of the table and give further credence to their title credentials. Having won their last four matches in the row, United will enter to the game confident and hopeful.
TEAM NEWS
Arsenal will be without injured Laurent Koscielny, Mathieu Flamini, Jack Wilshere, Jack Wilshere, Mikel Arteta annd Tomas Rosicky. but striker Olivier Giroud is expected to play after serving suspension.
But United have a near full strength squad, with Ander Herrera being the only notable absentee.
PROBABLE LINES-UP
ARSENAL: Petr Cech, Per Mertesacker, Gabriel Paulista, Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal, Santi Cazorla, Coquelin, Coquelin; Aaron Ramsey, Mesiut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott
MANCHESTER UNITED: Davi De Gea, Dany Blind, Chris Smalling; Ashley Young, Matteo Darmian, Michael Carrick, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Memphis Depay, Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial