Hello and welcome to coverage of Arsenal vs Manchester United at the Emirates.
Both have won two of their opening three games and need a win today to keep up with Premier League leaders Manchester City.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been questioned over the change in tactics this season as summer signings Declan Rice and Kai Havertz adjust to their new surroundings.
And in an effort to defend himself, Arteta likened the issue to the challenges he faces driving to Arsenal’s London Colney training base.
“I played different against Manchester City (in the Community Shield) and there were 43 different formations,” he said.
“Every morning I come from my house to Colney. Sometimes I leave at six and I need to go to the windscreen because it’s icy. At six o’clock normally I go Finchley Road and then the A21 because it’s faster.
“Now Finchley Road is 20 miles per hour so sometimes I take a back door. But then I go on the M25. But depending on if it’s a school ride I take one exit. If it’s after seven o’clock I take a different exit and then I go.
“One day I have a flat tyre, what do I do? Maybe I have to replace it because there’s a garage there. So every game is a different story guys. A different story.
“If we have another injury we’re going to have to do something else. If Bukayo (Saka) is not there we’re going to have something else. So the M25 won’t be good enough. Maybe we’ll take another one.
“If I speak to a taxi driver that has learned the whole of London for 20 years, I know nothing compared to him because he will tell me all the streets and options at the best time.”
Meanwhile, United boss Erik ten Hag could hand a debut to Rasmus Hojlund after a back issue prevented him featuring in the first three Premier League matches of the season.
“He didn’t even play games but now in the training sessions, he confirms the impression we had of him when we scouted him,” the United boss said.
“We really intensely scouted him. He’s acting very good this week, very good spirit. He’s very motivated, of course, to start, to be in the team.
“He can’t wait and I think we did the right thing (waiting for his debut) but, of course, I would have appreciated it if it was from the first game on, but that was not the case.
“But now he is fit, we are happy, he will definitely strengthen the squad and give a very good impact on the team.”
