How to bet Arsenal-Manchester United: Visitors to break Gunners home streak

With just one point and one place separating the two sides ahead of kick-off, Manchester United’s trip to face Arsenal promises to be a decisive game in a race for the top four spots that gets tighter by the week.

Both teams have returned from European duties in France in midweek, though it’s fair to say Sunday’s visitors to the Emirates did so in far greater spirits. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side completed the unlikeliest of Champions League comebacks at Paris Saint-Germain, winning 3-1 in dramatic fashion despite having ten first team players absent for the match at the Parc des Princes.

There is potentially positive news on the injury front for the Red Devils too, with Anthony Martial, Nemanja Matic and Ander Herrera all given a chance of making the match day squad, while Paul Pogba is available following a suspension.

As far as Arsenal are concerned, everything was looking rosy in Rennes when Alex Iwobi gave the Gunners a third minute lead but a red card to Sokratis late in the first half turned the game on its head. The hosts eventually ran out 3-1 winners as Unai Emery’s side’s away day woes continued, and there’s no doubt the coach will be glad to be back at home this weekend.

Arsenal, after all, are on the second longest home winning streak in Europe’s top five leagues (eight matches), though something has to give in the capital. That’s because Manchester United are on the longest winning streak away from home in Europe’s top five leagues (six matches), so there is certainly a chance the records could cancel one another out, with a repeat of a draw from the reverse fixture in the league.

United, however, have won at the Emirates since that 2-2 draw in Manchester, knocking Arsenal out of the FA Cup in January, and the fact that they approach this match as the underdogs in the odds will tempt plenty of bets on the away side.

They have a striker in fine form after all, and it’s been quite the turnaround from Romelu Lukaku of late, scoring twice in each of his last three appearances to silence his mounting critics. Given his recent record odds of 2.88 from Betfair and Paddy Power on the Belgian to score at anytime seem good value for money for a player who has scored ten of 15 goals for United this season away from home. If you fancy the 25-year-old to find the net at the double for the fourth game running, the price is a tempting 12.00 to score two or more goals with Bet365.

We do fancy Solskjaer’s side in this one given the morale and character of his men at this point in time, with a leading price of 3.08 from Marathon bet on the away win. Both teams to score also looks like a banker, with Arsenal having done so in every league game at the Emirates since their opening day defeat to Manchester City, while United have found the net in every one of their away games in all competitions this season.

With that in mind, Bet365’s ‘Bet Builder’ is our first port of call, combining Lukaku to score at any time, United win and both teams on the scoresheet for odds of 7.50!

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