Arsenal's starting line-up for the last time they won at Manchester United's home stadium was as follows:
Leno, Holding, Gabriel, Bellerin, Tierney, Thomas, Elneny, Saka, Willian, Lacazette, Aubameyang.
In just a few years, so much has changed, and this lineup feels like it was many years ago......
What impressed me the most in this game was Elneny who was running all over the field, and I hope that Arsenal can win Manchester United at Old Trafford again in this game!
United have been in poor form lately, not only with poor results, but also full of injuries, with Ten Hag confirming in his pre-match press conference that Luke Shaw's injury has recurred, Lisandro has returned to training but is not ready to play, Mason Mount is also injured again, and Harry Maguire is also unavailable...... There are several other old sick numbers who can't get on either. However, B Fei is back in training......
Leno said in an interview that a number of Arsenal players had already contacted him ahead of Fulham's game against Manchester City.
Leno said: "I'm focused on Fulham and our performance. Of course, if we can score points against Manchester City, I think a lot of Arsenal players will send me messages! In fact, some of them have already texted me! I said, 'Don't worry, we'll give it our best.' ’”
I hope Leno will do what he says and help his old club stop Manchester City! But no matter what, Arsenal itself has to win Manchester United first, and the rest is not under their control!
In fact, Fulham is not up or down now, there is no hope of qualifying for Europe, and there is no fear of relegation, and the fighting spirit is a problem...... Take care of yourself first.
Congratulations to Xhaka and Bayer Leverkusen for reaching the Europa League final, and the pharmaceutical company is unbeaten in 49 games in all competitions this season!
Alonso's metaphysical style is better than Zidane's, how many times this season has he survived and scored in the last moments to remain unbeaten...... It's too evil......
Congratulations Xhaka! Xhaka also had a Europa League final experience with Arsenal a few years ago, and hopefully he will have no regrets this time! The final opponent is Atalanta.
Let's take a look at the press conference.
Mikel Arteta was in attendance at his pre-match press conference and we take a look at what the Arsenal boss had to say.
I heard that Tomiyasu missed the last training session and Saka also had a bandage on his leg, what happened?
There are some doubts that can be solved tomorrow because we have one more training session, so we'll see. The name you just mentioned does have some doubts.
How important is Jorginho to you?
I think his contribution to the team goes without saying, he's the kind of player who can make everyone else around him better. Jorginho is still hungry and hungry and still wants to win with us, and he and his family are very happy here, so the decision [to renew] is actually quite simple.
If someone told you at the start of the season that Arsenal were still in contention with two league games remaining, would you accept that?
I'll pick up a pen and sign it directly!
Is not having the initiative to compete for the championship a psychological torment?
This gives you a clear goal, and you have to be focused and determined to do what you have to do. That's exactly what we're doing.
Manchester City play first on Saturday, do you have any plans?
We will train normally.
Will someone tell you the score?
I don't know if that's under our control, I'm sure someone will contact us.
As strong as Jurgen Klopp, who only snatched the league title from Manchester City once, does this mean that it is quite difficult to compete with them for the title?
Yes, Man City have been strong for 10 or 15 years and we want to challenge them and we will do everything we can to improve ourselves.
In terms of atmosphere, do you think playing at Old Trafford is as difficult as playing at Anfield?
It's different, but obviously it's really difficult and it's a big challenge [given the quality of them and the quality of the manager].
We've been in hell mode this season but the team is doing well and hopefully we can do the same on Sunday.
What emotions are you in right now?
Focused, focused on what we have to do. Be determined to do what we have to do. Then, enjoy the moment with excitement and excitement.
Have you been in contact with Willian and Leno [Fulham player, Manchester City opponent]?
No.
Did you surprise the speed of Arsenal's transformation?
I do not know. We're turning the pages so fast, so much happens every day that you can't remember what happened three or four years ago.
It's been an incredible journey, so much has changed, we've climbed from a lot behind to where we are now, but there's still a lot of room for improvement.
That's most of the press conference.
In fact, there is still nothing dry, and Tazi will not reveal the key core issues.
Judging from the previous news from Sky Sports reporters, there is no problem with Kenhiro Tomiyasu and Saka, and it should not affect the game against Manchester United, these two are too important...... If it were to play Oleksandr Zinchenko away from Manchester United, I can't imagine how nervous it would be......
There's nothing else to say, let's talk about it this week, every week feels like a trial......
Congratulations to Arsenal rising star Douberry for being named the Premier League's Reserve League Player of the Month for April!
The lad is very good, and I am very much looking forward to what kind of statistics Obi Martin will have after he is promoted to the reserve team next season, if he can also kill all sides, then give it a chance to try!
Duberry has also been rumoured to leave the club recently, but he has not reached an agreement with any team and hopes that Arsenal will renew his contract as soon as possible, and this boy also has the potential to enter the first team in the future. At least it can't be poached at this age......
Finally, let's look at two anecdotes.
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Romano said: "Keep an eye on Arsenal because they are still pushing for the Hato takeover and they believe they are the one in the lead. Let's find out if the deal happens this summer or beyond, but Hato remains one of Arsenal's top targets on the list. ”
A number of journalists, including DO, CWS, SC, etc., have reported on Arsenal's interest in Hato, a young man who can play as a centre-back or left-back, fits Arteta's criteria very well and is very young.
However, he only signed a contract extension in March this year, and there is no liquidated damages clause, and Ajax do not want to sell him this summer, so it is unclear whether Arsenal are willing to spend a lot of money on Hartto this summer.
Wait and see, I personally think that the center forward and the midfielder are the most urgent positions to be strengthened.
French football expert Jonathan Johnson has spoken about the future of Xavi Simons in his offside insight column, with both Arsenal and Chelsea believed to be interested in the future star.
Johnson said: "The news I've been given is that with Mbappe leaving soon, Enrique may consider offering Simmons a place in Paris next season. I have the feeling that Simmons may not be sent out again and I think Paris will very much hope that the rising star will be in Enrique's first team next season.
There are rumours that Arsenal, Chelsea and Barcelona may make an offer for Simmons, but the offer has to be very good because I don't think Paris want to sell him unless the price is hard to refuse.
I expect Paris to make a decision soon because they can actually start preparing for next season. ”
Fabrizio Romano actually addressed Simmons' issue on Friday, saying that Paris do not want to sell the midfielder this summer, but unlike Johnson, Fabrizio said Simmons is likely to be loaned out again.
Either way, the point is that I don't think he has much to do with Arsenal.
Perhaps Arsenal are interested in Simmons, but his position is by no means the one Arsenal most need to strengthen, and given the very high asking price of Simmons in Paris, it is inconceivable that Arsenal will spend a lot of money on him in the summer.
What's more, Simmons is in a critical period of his rally, and I dare say that he will never accept the position of a substitute or rotation (if Paris keep him as a rotation, he can't do it), and Arsenal cannot provide him with a main position.
So all things considered, I don't think Simmons is actually a priority target for Arsenal this summer, so I don't think he's going to be a priority for Arsenal this summer.