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The penultimate match of Gameweek 23 sees Arsenal take on Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium.

Kick-off is at 16:30 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Mikel Arteta makes four changes to the Arsenal side that beat Inter Milan in midweek.

Gabriel Magalhaes, Piero Hincapie, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice all return.

Cristhian Mosquera, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Mikel Merino and Eberechi Eze drop to the bench.

The front three consequently remains unchanged, with Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard flanking Gabriel Jesus, who scored two goals at the San Siro on Tuesday.

Michael Carrick sticks with the same team that beat Manchester City in the derby, with Bryan Mbeumo once again leading the line.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Zubimendi, Odegaard, Rice, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, White, Eze, Martinelli, Gyokeres, Madueke, Merino, Lewis-Skelly

Manchester United XI: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Mainoo, Amad, Fernandes, Dorgu, Mbeumo

Subs: Bayindir, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Ugarte, Mount, Cunha, Sesko

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:


  1. All Hail K
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 32 mins ago

    4 very ineffective players subbed off.

  2. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 32 mins ago

    If Arsenal lose this, they won't recover. Odegaard trash again. Rice poor.

  3. Slitherene
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 32 mins ago

    Which option, for a hit?

    A) Saliba, Bruno, Evanilson
    B) Timber, Mbeumo, JP

  4. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 32 mins ago

    Saka to BrunoF working out nicely

    So much for the naysayers

    1. Sun God Nika
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 24 mins ago

      Problem is everyone will now swap him for Bruno

  5. g40steve
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 31 mins ago

    How many times has Zuba messed up giving away goals now 2 or 3?

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 31 mins ago

      Keeping up with premier league pace

  6. Feanor
    • 16 Years
    2 days, 30 mins ago

    Gabriel up to 1 point, nice

  7. Count of Monte Hristo
    • 12 Years
    2 days, 30 mins ago

    Odegaard isn’t the player he was a couple of seasons ago, much prefer Eze or Merino ahead of Ode and Zoomermendi

  8. JBG
    • 7 Years
    2 days, 29 mins ago

    Arteta subbing off 4 players who have been ineffective, but they are ineffective mostly because Arteta set them up to play the most boring style I've seen Arsenal play in a long while and mostly look for set pieces

  9. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 29 mins ago

    Saka is the most overrated player in the history of the Premier league.

    1. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 28 mins ago

      As overrated as he may be, that is a pretty bold statement...

    2. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      He's actually a quality player.. but give him stick if you want to

  10. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 28 mins ago

    I think at least Eze will be starting over Odegaard next game

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 26 mins ago

      Arsenal have become worse since odeegard back from injury

    2. All Hail K
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Odegaard is a shadow of his former self.

  11. jacob1989
    • 3 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Carrick the real deal if manu win this.

    1. REDMOND IN SANDALS
      • 5 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Still think playing once a week is a huge factor

  12. The Bandit
    • 15 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Rice booked 🙄

  13. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Feckoff Rice

  14. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Leeds away will be tough for Arsenal.

    1. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 days, 26 mins ago

      The bottle job has begun

  15. Sgt. Schultz
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Yellow Rice

  16. Gizzachance
    • 11 Years
    2 days, 27 mins ago

    Double ars def on w/c?

    Not keeping to many cs, 3 in 9

    Gab couple goals is the difference for him pts wise, plus early sub in one before ars conceded

    1. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 26 mins ago

      No gabby enough

      1. Gizzachance
        • 11 Years
        2 days, 24 mins ago

        Cheers mate
        Double Chel def?
        Struggling with cs, def pts
        Especially when you bench them in a tougher game like some have done with Dorgu etc

  17. Gudjohnsen
    • 9 Years
    2 days, 26 mins ago

    Bad tackle from Rice

    deserved YC

  18. AC/DC AFC
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    2 days, 26 mins ago

    Tuchel sweating at home?

    He'd be better advised to concentrate on England winning

  19. Free Hat
    • 6 Years
    2 days, 26 mins ago

    Pretty sure Dorgu wont score next gw, when I decide to actually play him.

    1. Magic Zico
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Exactly my thinking was 😛

    2. jacob1989
      • 3 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Will probably concede and get a yc too

      1. Free Hat
        • 6 Years
        2 days, 24 mins ago

        This is the way

  20. Ignasi M
    • 8 Years
    2 days, 26 mins ago

    the scary thing about this game is that Utd haven't even come out of 3rd gear.

    1. JohnnyB10
        2 days, 19 mins ago

        This

    2. JBG
      • 7 Years
      2 days, 26 mins ago

      And now Bruno get Rice a YC, man I love this man! Giver and taker XD

    3. DMP
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      O Reilly to Dorgu ir Chalobah?

      1. JBG
        • 7 Years
        2 days, 24 mins ago

        Chalobah

    4. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Come on Gabby, score the equaliser!!

    5. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 days, 25 mins ago

      Just give rice a RC so I can swap him for Mbeumo without thinking

      1. Royal5
        • 14 Years
        2 days, 23 mins ago

        Saka

        1. JBG
          • 7 Years
          2 days, 22 mins ago

          Rather this... have to keep him one more GW because of Cherki and Ekitike -_-

    6. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 24 mins ago

      Cunha break away goal should make it 1-3 (when he comes on)

    7. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 23 mins ago

      Eze trash, Gyokeres trash

      1. Goro Majima
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 6 Years
        2 days, 21 mins ago

        They've not even been on for 10 minutes.

        1. Brosstan
          • 11 Years
          2 days, 21 mins ago

          Still true

    8. Atimis
      • 9 Years
      2 days, 23 mins ago

      Haaland in my XI with Dorgu first on bench yeah!

    9. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 days, 22 mins ago

      Luke shaw is dominating Saka. fml.

    10. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 days, 22 mins ago

      Mbeumo off
      Cunha on

    11. AC/DC AFC
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      2 days, 21 mins ago

      can of Tuna is on