Arsene Wenger must have been mightily relieved when the in form England striker Danny Welbeck passed his late fitness test and as expected, the Frenchman has stuck with the pacy and hard working front man instead of bringing back Olivier Giroud who has made an early return to fitness and is on the bench to face Manchester United today.
Louis van Gaal has had some good news of his own, with De Gea, Shaw and Di Maria all in the starting line up after their own injury concerns, but their back four still looks weak, and the Gunners will hope that it is the visitor’s defence rather than our own which is the most busy.
One surprise in the Arsenal line-up is that both our box to box midfielders Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere start, while the club captain Mikel Arteta also comes into the team after recovering from his little knock. So maybe Wenger is going for four midfielders in front of the Spaniard, with Alexis and the Ox offering pace and power on the flanks.
Szczesny
Chambers, Mertesacker, Monreal, Gibbs
Arteta
Alexis, Ramsey, Wilshere, Chamberlain
Welbeck
subs: Martinez, Bellerin, Flamini, Rosicky, Cazorla, Podolski, Giroud
There are plenty of attacking options on the bench for the Gunners, while United cannot really say the same and that could end ip making the difference, although we all hope that the result is sealed in our favour before that. But this could be a day when patience and nerves are the key factors. Come on Arsenal, you can do this!!
Westham and Swansea lose.
Amazing to think when
Arsenal win today we go 4th!!
With players coming back 2nd
is on the cards even winners.
Who needs players in January
Wenger out
Blooming DeGea keeping them in this.
Come on cazorla!
ANOTHER FACCCCCCCCCCKING INJURY to a star player. WHAT THE F&CK!
We deserved this.
Oh are you F’ing kidding me?
And there it is, arsenal laughing stock again, Schez and Gibbs clowns!
Szeczny is the worst goal keeper in the league .
One keeper (De gea) keeps his team in the game, the other concedes from the first shot on target.
wtf..
god hates us for sure…..
Game f^cking over
that would happen to us. that would.
Fu*k it!!!!
Schez your shi*e!
Scez and Per not good enough.
WOW! Perfect!!!! Jackie and Szez injured hahahaha oh lord whyyy
Haha. Karma Mr Wenger
Schez, what a disaster.
We need Ospina back
Now what WENGER, U WRINKLY C£NT
Chezza injured.
Wake me up from this nightmare.
We always seem to concede when it’s Ramsey that gives it away
fellaini was offsides. that didn’t help us either.
bye bye arsenal. enjoy your misery hahahah
Lol, own goal looks like arsenal players want wenger gone
Arsenal how lucky are we? Beaten at the Emirates by the worst MU side in decades, surely not?
#Wenger out 🙂
Luck has nothing to do with. Wenger had his chance in the summer but failed to bring in players though he knew we need defensive players.
Now Özil is out, Cazorla terribly off form and Wilshere.. well wasting all our attacks.
COYG!!!!
Completely deserved.
Szczesny injured. It’s good that we bought Ospina.. wait, who was already injured when we bought him is out until December/January.
4 goals this weekend due to offsides
Broken ribs
we have 35 mins – come on lads get us a win-
please
This is the type of situation where Giroud could be a good option
We are such a crap team. Top team my ass
Were a top team with ZERO confidence.
This so painful to watch, i fee like crying.
now only 1 available sub to bring on due to more injuries!!
Wenger, get the f*k out.
Now we go gunho and concede more.
hahahahahaha same old shaningans from this team, can’t even beat a battered UTD team. Van Gaal was right, welbeck is a 2nd string striker and yet there he is leading our line.
Monreal at CB now we don’t have a 2nd keeper, well done Arsene lets buy an injured GK to replace Fabianski, (Kallstrom spring to mind?)
now all we need is a goal from di maria and a pk in stoppage time by rvp 🙁 🙁 🙁
and were done 🙁 🙁 🙁
Come on Boys!! Oh Sanchez! bloody DeGea again!
Game over now cannot beat this very very very weak united team and never will be that’s it wenger your time is up you dictator now must leave you bastard leave arsenal tomorrow we are fed up with your excuses.
Where’s the AKB crowd?
Like I said win, loose or draw #FACK AW #wengerout
This game should’ve been won in first half.
must say i was bored for first time watching a Arsenal Manu encounter. This team gooners, is not up to it. Thanks alot AW for doing great business in transfer window. And turning us into a deadly world class machine. I said it win or lose AW has to go.
Only positive RVP who? Manu not one shot on target and their winning, how lucky are they and unlucky us 🙁
Has nothing to with luck. It’s all about taking your chances.
Now Man U are smelling blood.
Suicidal defending
Are you this dumb? The team is loosing and all you can write is”where are the akbs”. Go to the match venue and make yourself heard instead of hiding behind a computer
Straight at the GK again!!
It gets harder and harder to watch arsenal
Schez V an Injured DeGea, yes well?!
Petr Cech please.
What has Szczesny done wrong?
We didn’t know how but we knew it was coming. There was no real urgency to put the game away. Similar to the Chelsea game. This team lacks killer instinct. So does the manager.
Just have to stay positive.
Three goals to win a glorious victory 🙂
Girouddddddddd
@samafc. yep, sick of it!
Wonder what excuse Wenger will come up with, he know’s his time is up, he’s deluded if not.
Btw did anyone see any wenger out banner?
ffs where’s podolski
Sanchez and Ozil will leave this summer, they not losers and that what Wenger building.
This is where Wenger earns his 8 mil
72 mins and no change in tactics, still going with an injured welbz (hamstring)
I don’t think it is we are miles behind even Southampton
we are like chickens running headless out there. we don’t know what to do.
wenger out right now i dont want you
Disgusting
Let’s keep in mind we are playing against the defense of McNair, Blackett, Smalling, Young and Valencia.
That’s right, 2 under 21’s, 2 wingers and Smalling. God help us.
Some body has to be made accountable for this. Manager, CEO, Players…..I don’t care. This is not acceptable.
WHY DO WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL 75 mins for the sub OG
Her comes the big man, NA NA Giroud! COYG!!!!
GIROUD THA GOD
lol
That hair… Giroud has been spending too much time with Debuchy.
King of hold up returns.lol
Wenger get up and remind the players we are losing. We’re all over the shop
Who or what do you blame for this game if turns out to be a defeat for us? I surely will blame luck. Because this is clearly following a trend!
I surely will NOT blame luck.
Wenger of course, same tactics same outcome = insanity
Luck didn’t miss Wiltshire and welbeck chances
just to remind u guys… 🙁 🙁
were eighth 🙁 🙁 🙁
I don’t care anymore, maybe not getting 4th will cause changes to my club, for the better.
Too late, wenger, sub won’t make any effect now.
Is Cazorla on the pitch?
God how many chances, at least get a draw cant bear a loss to a sh*t MU at home 🙁
Per get your ar*e back to goal, slow ar*e!
this is the worst man united team and we cant beat them at home
our mnagaers is been paid 8 million a year for what it is joke
fans also has to share the blame
because we leave it late untill where we are now
just so you guys know, 60% of the time when players get injured is because of fatigue where the brain stops sending support to the joints in the body causing injuries ranging from knee/ankles/feet you name it. If arsene had a continuous rotation policy as well as a big squad (we need 21 players, we have 16) the injuries would be far and few.
Bad day at the office????
DAMN YOU HAFIZ RAHMAN!!!!!
DAMN YOU!!!!
Sanchez is clearly tired. Really tired.
#Wengerout, win or lose.
First loss at home since Villa last season, 8th in the table and 15 points from the top after just 12 games. Arsenal progressing? bo*ocks are we!
I am OUT…………
game over!!!
“we don’t no what were doing”
Wenger out. Enough is enough.
Man U poor team but mature, Arsenal Naïve, theres the 2nd!
Wenger out now! disgrace how embarrassing.
Yes Per wondering up the pitch again.
What do you say tonight Wenger? JUST GO!
Rooknee !!!
Few more defeats and Wenger will be out.Wenger out out out.We have to take the pain to get the gain
I feel like destroying something with my bare hands.
It’s always the same. some midfielder gives the ball away in the middle, the opposition gets a counter and they score
WENGER OUT
KJ’s ratings ?
Zeros across the board. Straight sh*t of a game.
Wenger out banners being shown and confiscated by stewards, grr!
Are we Newcastle now?
#Wengerout!
Really? If that’s true then it’s a REAL SHAME. This really is a DICTATORSHIP REGIME!
Wenger deserves this but Arsenal doesn’t deserves this !!
No point coming onto this site tomorrow.
Just going to be articles by admin in defence of Wenger.
Actually might like to see this defence, could only be better than Arsenal
No Wenger Out banners yet?
Arsenal fans are a rare breed.
Mertesacker was jogging.
He’s getting his salary so who cares?
speechless
@captinweestain . Wenger?
What did i say about wenger?
Hhaah yeah, bitch slap him, he’s seems to be in a continuous tactic coma.
Back for one last farewell performance … Get the f****** loser out
of this club NOW he is an embarrassment and he has turned this club in to an image of himself…. Shocking if anyone defends the man … The whole senior management is a disgrace and should follow …. Looking forward to a return with a proper manager at the helm
#FACK AW ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh fack fack fack get to fack out #Aw ffs wtf iz really happening ARSENAL ARE DOOMED !!!!
This is the first sages of wenger leaving i feel.
See ya, thanks 4 all in the past, but goodbye.
This is really bad. Wenger needs to take responsibility for this instead of shaking his head on the bench.
Wenger out, what a crap team we have.
We will be lucky to make top 4 this year, maybe we will pull a Utd and finish 7th