Manchester United will travel to London this Friday in order to take on Arsenal in the fourth round of the FA Cup.
The Red Devils have picked up seven wins out of seven games and they will be wanting to keep that winning run going vs the Gunners.
Unai Emery’s men though are also in fine form and their tails will be up especially after beating Chelsea 2-0 in the Premier League.
Ole Solskjaer has more or less a fit squad to choose from on Friday but the manager is expected to rest some key players for the FA Cup encounter.
Marcus Rashford is suffering from fatigue and the England international could start the game on the bench meaning Romelu Lukaku will be handed a start vs Arsenal.
The manager has also confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will start vs his old club.
The Chilean has made limited appearances under the caretaker boss but his absence has largely due to injuries and not because of form.
But Solskjaer has confirmed that Alexis Sanchez will be handed a start at the Emirates.
“He’ll be involved,”
said Ole in his exclusive interview with MUTV before Friday’s press conference.
I think he’ll love it if the crowd turn against him. As a player, pride kicks in and you think ‘I’ll show all of you’.
He’s been fantastic in training, his attitude has been spot on so hopefully he’ll enjoy the game.
Alexis Sanchez is primarily a left flank attacker but it will be very tough for Solskjaer to bench Anthony Martial.
This means the manager will likely push Jesse Lingard to the bench and Alexis Sanchez will play in his position on the right-hand side.
Jesse Lingard mostly gets a free role and has the liberty to roam around the pitch.
And we feel Alexis Sanchez will be given a similar responsibility against his former side at the Emirates.
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