A preview of Manchester United’s match against Arsenal: A declaration of intent from the off

The Premier League match that everyone is looking forward to this weekend is Manchester United against Arsenal.

After an 82-day hiatus, the English Premier League made its triumphant comeback on Friday with a nail-biting 4-2 victory over Bournemouth.
In Thomas Frank’s first league game yesterday, Manchester City pounded Wolves 4-0, while Tottenham

Hotspur defeated Burnley, a club that had just been promoted, 3-0.
The match at Old Trafford on Sunday, though, is the one for the Gunners.
In addition, both squads will want to establish their intentions early on.

United had arguably their worst season ever last year, falling to a 15th-place league finish and a Europa League final loss to Tottenham.

Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo, and Benjamin Sesko have been added to the Red Devils’ roster by manager Ruben Amorim, who is starting his first full season in command.

The trio’s arrival instantly increases Amorim’s available attacker level.
He likely would have preferred a striker like Viktor Gyokeres, who instead signed with Arsenal.

Gyokeres joins five other players—Christhian Mosquera, Kepa Arizzabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, and Christian Norgaard—as visitors to the Emirates.

Many observers and supporters believe that Mikel Arteta’s success or failure will hinge on this season. After coming in second place for three years in a row, there’s practically a need for him to win it all.
The pressure is on Arteta’s men to get off to a good start now that they’ve scored three points upon arrival.