Manchester United may have stumbled against Sheffield United but, nevertheless, this is a meeting of two faded powers whose prospects are brightening. Arsenal have five wins in six and a new-found glut of creative options now that Martin Ødegaard has arrived on loan. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s participation is in doubt so Nicolas Pépé, who scored when Arsenal won this fixture last season and again in Tuesday’s win at Southampton, may get another chance to show he is an able deputy. Nick Ames

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