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David Byrom

Mikel Arteta identifies Manchester United's biggest strengths ahead of Arsenal fixture

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta praised Manchester United's forwards ahead of Sunday's Premier League meeting at Old Trafford.

Marcus Rashford's hat-trick against RB Leipzig took him onto seven goals for the season, while Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial also netted against the Bundesliga leaders.

"They create really good relationships and they're all very different," Arteta said of United's attackers. "They glide together, have really good understanding and chemistry on the pitch. You can see that.

"Since the lockdown, Ole has managed to improve that a lot and you can see that at the end of last season, the amount of goals and types of goals they were scoring."

Arteta also spoke of United's adaptability under Solskjaer. The Reds have used three different systems in their last three matches, playing with a back three for the win over PSG, a 4-3-3 against Chelsea and a diamond formation against Leipzig.

"They're a threat," Arteta added. "They can play two or three different formations, they've been changing some things because of the opponents, because of the quality of players they have and sometimes to change the game in certain moments.

"We have to be prepared for that because they have that adaptability, they have a big squad and up front they have a lot of options to do different things."

Arsenal have not won at Old Trafford since 2006 but Arteta is insistent his side will go into the game looking for three points.

He said: "I want to believe we're getting closer to getting the win there.

"For sure our mindset is going to be to go there and win. That's the approach we're going to have and the gameplay we're going to put in place."

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