Arsenal vs Manchester United: 5 key battles to watch out for

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Profiling the key personal battles to keep an eye out for during the iconic clash between the two clubs at the Emirates

One of Premier League’s most enthralling rivalries will be re-ignited on Saturday when Arsenal face Manchester United at the Emirates. Perhaps the intensity of this particular fixture has come down a little in recent years due to the irreplaceable void left behind by some of the biggest names in world football. Despite both teams playing catch up to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City for the majority of the season, this fixture will be all about Arsene Wenger and his nemesis Jose Mourinho. Wenger has not had a sound relationship with Mourinho ever since the latter stepped on English soil and tempers are expected to flare as two of the Premier League’s all-time heavyweights go head to head on Saturday.

#Arsenal vs Manchester United: 5 key battles to watch out forProfiling the key personal battles to keep an eye out for during the iconic clash between the two clubs at the Emirates by Nived Zenith @churchofthibaut Top 5 / Top 1021 mins ago

One of Premier League’s most enthralling rivalries will be re-ignited on Saturday when Arsenal face Manchester United at the Emirates. Perhaps the intensity of this particular fixture has come down a little in recent years due to the irreplaceable void left behind by some of the biggest names in world football. Despite both teams playing catch up to Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City for the majority of the season, this fixture will be all about Arsene Wenger and his nemesis Jose Mourinho. Wenger has not had a sound relationship with Mourinho ever since the latter stepped on English soil and tempers are expected to flare as two of the Premier League’s all-time heavyweights go head to head on Saturday.

A win could lift the hosts to within a point of the Red Devils while United need to get all three points to keep up the pressure on their noisy neighbours. The outcome of the match could come down to where the game is won and lost on the pitch and here we take a look at the 5 key personal battles to keep an eye out for during the game:

#5 Ashley Young vs Hector Bellerin

A win could lift the hosts to within a point of the Red Devils while United need to get all three points to keep up the pressure on their noisy neighbours. The outcome of the match could come down to where the game is won and lost on the pitch and here we take a look at the 5 key personal battles to keep an eye out for during the game:

Ashley Young has been one of United’s stand out players in recent weeks and proved yet again that he is all but finished when he netted a brace in a 4-2 win over Watford at Vicarage road during midweek. Often deployed as a wing-back by Mourinho, the England international is slowly cementing his name on the team-sheet with every passing week. Young will be looking to go forward at every opportunity and will come up against one of the league’s fastest defenders in the form of Hector Bellerin on Arsenal’s right flank. The Spaniard is known for his electrifying runs and this battle will be nothing short of intriguing, to say the least.