Man United v Arsenal betting tips: Can United stop hotshot Aubameyang?

Preview and odds for Premier League tie

There’s a Premier League classic in store tonight as Manchester United host Arsenal at Old Trafford.

But this isn’t the bygone days of Ferguson v Wenger. Tonight sees an under-fire Jose Mourinho welcome an Arsenal side flourishing under Unai Emery.

Old Trafford hasn’t been kind to the London side, however. But they have the Premier League’s in-form striker in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, so can they reverse their fortunes and heap more misery on the Red Devils?

Head-to-head

Arsenal haven’t won at the Theatre of Dreams since 2006. They lost both meetings against United last season too.

The Red Devils have 83 league wins to Arsenal’s 69 in this fixture. But the form-book looks more favourably on the London side.

Arsenal’s derby win over Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday extended their unbeaten run to 19 matches. United’s 2-2 draw at Southampton means they go into this one with just four home wins from 10 games in all competitions.

Likely XIs

Mourinho has more selection dilemmas to choose from this evening. He opted for a back-three of Scott McTominay, Nemanja Matic and Phil Jones at Southampton, but that didn’t seem to work given they were 2-0 down inside 20 minutes. Jones might miss out through injury tonight, while Chris Smalling and Eric Bailly may play, but won’t be fully fit either.

So he may return to a back-four. Mourinho may also choose to move Matic in midfield and the Serbian could form a powerful engine room alongside Marouane Fellaini. The Belgian has been a thorn for the Gunners in the past. Ander Herrera would offer more balance, however.

As for Paul Pogba, yet more rumours of a rift between player and manager mean it’s equally likely he’ll captain United or be dropped entirely tonight.