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Paul Clarke

The two Arsenal players Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must be wary of

Former Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov has identified two Arsenal players who could be the difference on Monday Night Football.

The Red Devils host Arsenal at Old Trafford in an important clash for both teams.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men are looking to get back to winning ways after losing to West Ham last time out in the Premier League.

Arsenal have not kept a clean sheet in their last five league games but are buoyed by three consecutive wins in all competitions.

Berbatov, for one, feels that Arsenal will provide plenty of danger for United to fear on Monday when Unai Emery's men travel to Manchester.

The former United striker has picked out Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and summer signing Nicolas Pepe as the threats which Solskjaer's men have to stop to prevail.

"I am worried about the front players of Arsenal, especially Aubameyang - he is phenomenal," Berbatov told Betfair.

"I like Pepe as well, he is so unorthodox, he's really fast, he can go one-on-one and challenge defenders.

"On this part of the pitch Arsenal are so dangerous, they can kill you with their speed so United need to be careful of that and don't lose any space to them."

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang celebrates scoring the 3rd Arsenal goal with Nicolas Pepe and Matteo Guendouzi during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium (Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Berbatov added that he believes United have been soft of late and he insists the trend must not continue as he provided an expletive-laden message.

"The Arsenal defence isn't in the best shape of their lives so the Man United strikers have a good chance to hurt them as well," Berbatov added.

"Both teams have big strengths and weaknesses, they will both be looking to exploit each other.

"United will have some advantage of playing at Old Trafford, but when the results haven't been going for you, you know the fans will be a little impatient, you can think too much about it, make mistakes and it becomes a difficult situation.

"Sometimes when I have watched them I have noticed that United have been too soft against the opposition, they need to be tough in their challenges, show them who's in charge and let them know that this is f*****g* Old Trafford."

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