At 22:30 tonight, the focal match in the first round of the Premier League 2025/26 between MU vs Arsenal will take place on Old Trafford. This contest promises to be a tactical battle throughout the yard. Here are the 4 most noticeable hot spots.
1. Benjamin Sesko vs. William Saliba
The expensive rookie of MU, Sesko, was supposed to be able to wear Arsenal this summer, but now it will launch the Premier League in another red shirt. He is an annoying center for any defense.
Faced with him, William Saliba – Arsenal's leading center -back, who needs to make the most of his strength and mischief to prevent this threat. The advantage of Saliba is that Sesko has only a few days to get acquainted with a new team, not able to achieve a complete state.
2. Harry Maguire vs. Viktor Gyokeres
At the beginning of the yard is the same story. Viktor Gyokeres – Amorim's old student – almost joined MU, but finally chose Arsenal.
Gyokeres has had several friendly matches to get used to the new environment and now try the harshest tournament in the world. Harry Maguire, the leader in the MU center -3 system, will be the one who directly confronted and was responsible for “gagging” the Swedish striker. If Maguire locked Gyokeres more effectively than Saliba dealing with Sesko, MU could make a difference.
3. Bruno Fernandes vs. Declan Rice
Despite the expensive rookies, Bruno Fernandes is still the conductor and the biggest fulcrum of MU. He will play a little deeper, confronting Declan Rice.
Rice with non -stop pressing ability will try to limit Bruno, the player always appears in every position to touch the ball as much as possible. Not only defending, Rice also participated in creating an advantage of 3-2 in the middle line, and ready to lead the ball forward. Therefore, Bruno must also be wary of defensive missions to prevent Rice freely deploying.
4. Amad Diallo vs. Myles Lewis-Skelly
Another hot spot lies on the left wing of Arsenal. Young talent Myles Lewis-Skelly will tend to be in the middle, thereby leaving the ideal space for Amad Diallo to exploit.
Despite being arranged Wing-back, Amad is still a natural attacker, trusted by Amorim coach to choose the time of ice. If Lewis-Skelly is busy but forgot the task, Amad can become a “counterattack” of MU's dangerous.
