At 19:30 Beijing time tonight, the 34th round of the Premier League focus battle, Manchester United away to Arsenal. For the Red Devils, this is a life-and-death battle for the fourth, and if they lose again, I am afraid that they will really miss the Champions League next season.
Gun Battle, battle for four and 6 points
Both Manchester United and Arsenal have not been in good shape. The former lost 4-0 to Liverpool in the last round; the latter finally won 4-2 against Chelsea after suffering three consecutive defeats, and finally came out of the decline.
As a result, Arsenal have tied fourth place Tottenham Hotspur with 57 points in 32 rounds, while Manchester United have 54 points in 33 rounds, and are three points behind the North London duo in 33 rounds.
Therefore, this 6-point battle for four is crucial: if Manchester United wins, then the points can be equalized with the Gunners, at least not to continue to pull away, retaining the hope of fighting for four; if Arsenal wins, then the Red Devils are 6 points behind in 1 game, and the fight for four is basically no play! So for Lonnick's team, this is a "life and death battle"!
Can United double-beat Arsenal?
In the first leg of the season, Manchester United won 3-2 at home to Arsenal, Smith Ronaldo opened the record, B Fee equalized, and C Ronaldo scored twice to complete the reversal. However, in the last three Premier League visits to the Emirates Stadium, the Red Devils have maintained a winless 1 draw and 2 losses, the last win was 3-1 on December 3, 2017, Valencia scored 1 goal, Lingard doubled, when the managers of the two teams were Still Wenger and Mourinho.
The 2017-18 season was also the last time Manchester United had completed a season double against Arsenal, and it was indeed a bit long. You know, the Red Devils have not performed well this season, with a total score of 0-9 liverpool in two legs and a total score of 1-6 manchester City in two legs, that is, a double to kill Tottenham. If you can kill the gunners again, then you have completed the conquest of north London.
C Ronaldo re-enacts the "Gunman Busters"?
Against Norwich, Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick, but for family reasons, he missed the double red club with Liverpool, but now that he has returned, he will participate in this game.
The president can be called an "Arsenal nemesis"! The first leg was the eighth time in his career that he had scored the Gunners' goal, behind Tottenham Hotspur (14 goals) and Aston Villa (9 goals) in the Premier League, and the last seven times against Arsenal in all competitions, the president scored 6 goals, which is very efficient, but the last season was able to score in both legs, dating back to the 2007-08 season.
After Manchester United officialLysten Haag took charge, there are many doubts about the future of C Ronaldo, so the Portuguese superstar also needs to continue to prove that he is not old enough to be honest and definitely deserves the trust of the new coach!