New Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres makes his Premier League debut today as the Gunners visit Manchester United.
Mikel Arteta faces a big call over whether to throw Gyokeres straight into the action from the start, with last season’s No9 Kai Havertz also an option up top.
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The Arsenal manager did not ruled out the possibility of Havertz and Gyokeres lining up together, with both men scoring in the team’s final pre-season outing last weekend, but Gyokeres gets the nod.
Elsewhere in attack, star man Bukayo Saka picks himself on the right wing.
Gabriel Martinelli - fresh from a strong performance against Athletic Club - is perhaps the likeliest option on the left, with Noni Madueke still settling in and Leandro Trossard seemingly nearing an exit while he recovers from a groin injury.
In midfield, Martin Zubimendi looks to be gelling nicely with Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.
David Raya will start in goal behind William Saliba and Gabriel, with competition at full-back between Ben White and Jurrien Timber on the right and Riccardo Calafiori and Myles Lewis-Skelly on the left.
White has featured more heavily in pre-season as Timber dealt with an injury that kept the Dutch defender sidelined until Arsenal’s last two outings, and therefore gets the nod here from Arteta.
Calafiori caught the eye against Athletic Cub last weekend and may be given a chance to cause damage down United’s right flank in the spaces left open by Ruben Amorim’s wing-back of choice on that side - which, based on pre-season, looks increasingly likely to be converted winger Amad Diallo.
Confirmed team news
Manchester United XI: Bayindir, Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw, Dalot, Dorgu, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mbeumo, Mount, Cunha
Subs: Heaton, Fredricson, Heaven, Maguire, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amad, Sesko, Zirkzee
Arsenal XI: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Martinelli; Gyokeres
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz
Doubts: Trossard
Time and date: 4:30pm BST on Sunday, August 17, 2025
Venue: Old Trafford
How to watch: Sky Sports
