Manchester United hand a debut to summer signing Antony for today’s heavyweight Premier League clash with Arsenal. Having arrived for close to £100m on deadline day, the Brazilian international is selected ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo in a frontline already boasting Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho, and Marcus Rashford. Ronaldo and fellow headline signing
Casemiro, however, have to settle for places on the bench.Arsenal, meanwhile, welcomes back Oleksandr Zinchenko into the starting lineup. The Ukrainian had missed the last two games with a knee injury but returns at left-back in place of Kieran Tierney. Mikel Arteta also has Aaron Ramsdale available to start, alongside captain Martin Odegaard. Gabriel Jesus continues up front, looking to add to his three goals and three assists this season.
For the first time in years, one of the Premier League’s biggest rivalries feels relevant again. United have shown signs of promise after a difficult start under Erik ten Hag, while Arsenal sits top after an unbeaten first five games. Like in years gone by, a meeting of the two looks fascinating. Follow all the action LIVE below, with Simon Collings providing expert analysis from Old Trafford!
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