Fresh off the back of beating Tottenham in a dramatic North London derby, Unai Emery is now preparing for a meeting with Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United.
The meetings between Arsenal and Manchester United during Arsene Wenger’s time at the club were never short of drama and it could well be the same during the Emery era.
It is the first meeting between Emery and Mourinho since the former Paris Saint-Germain boss took charge of the club.
The pair have met five times in the past when they were both working in La Liga and it is fair to say that Mourinho had Emery’s number throughout.
Out of the five meetings, Mourinho came out victorious four times, while one game ended in a draw.
Arsenal fans will be hoping that Emery can have better fortune against Mourinho in the Premier League compared to Wenger, who used to struggle against the Portuguese manager.
Following the emphatic performance against Tottenham over the weekend, it would be fair to say that Arsenal head into the game as favourites. Bookies are likely to be backing the Gunners and you can look up premier league odds at 888sport.
Arsenal moved up into the top four following the victory over Tottenham and another impressive display against United could go along way in their bid to create a gap between themselves and their local rivals.
United will come into the game in desperate need of a good performance. Mourinho’s men were forced to come from two goals behind to draw with Southampton over the weekend, in a game that would have still felt like a defeat in many regards.
Another win over Emery would help relieve some of the pressure on Mourinho, but they may struggle to contain the feel-good factor that surrounds the Gunners at this moment in time.
