No Mesut Ozil, new formation: How Unai Emery must tinker his Arsenal side to end wretched 12-year run at Manchester United

Arsenal take on Manchester United this Wednesday night, with Unai Emery preparing for his first trip to Old Trafford as Gunners boss.

Arsene Wenger’s record at United’s ground was disastrous in his final decade with Arsenal, with the club failing to win a Premier League game there since all the way back in 2006.

Since then, Arsenal have just the solitary FA Cup victory from 2014/15 to brag about, but Emery has the north London giants in good form this season, while United are a bit of a mess under Jose Mourinho.

Still, the Spanish tactician will have to get his tactics spot on against a manager who knows how to beat Arsenal, and here’s how we think he should send his team out this Wednesday night…

Against Tottenham and Bournemouth, Arsenal looked pretty good with three at the back, so there’s no reason not to continue with that against United, particularly as it gets the best out of attack-minded wing-backs Sead Kolasinac and Hector Bellerin.

However, Alex Iwobi and Henrikh Mkhitaryan have left plenty to be desired of late, with Arsenal looking far better against Spurs when they were both hauled off by Emery.

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