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2022/23 English Premier League
Matchday 21
Arsenal v Manchester United
Emirates Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 22 January 2023
Kick-off is at 18h30
Arsenal's title credentials will be seriously tested when they host an in-form Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, January 22.
The Gunners have only suffered one defeat thus far in the
Premier League this season, which came at the hands of United (3-1) at Old Trafford on October 4.
Mikel Arteta's side have only dropped four points since then in draws with Southampton (1-1) and Newcastle (0-0), winning the other 10 games to open up an eight-point gap over the chasing pack at the summit.
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They will be brimming with confidence after beating fierce rivals Tottenham 2-0 in the North London derby last Sunday, which extended their unbeaten run in the league to 12 matches.
Arteta is convinced it will take a monumental effort to win the league this term and insists his players cannot afford to drop their standards if they hope to lift the trophy for the first time since 2004.
"One hundred per cent yes, I do [think it will take more than 90 points to win the league]," he said. "I don't want to do too many calculations.
"It's how we are going to prepare for the game against Man United now, to get another three points and play well and deserve to win. You ask me about points but it's happened in the last four or five seasons so it will demand almost perfection."
The Red Devils also came out on top in their local derby against Manchester City last weekend, battling back from a goal down to emerge 2-1 victors at Old Trafford.
Erik ten Hag's team made it five wins on the spin to keep pace with Newcastle and close within a point of the Citizens in fourth place.
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Marcus Rashford continued his impressive form in front of goal, with the winner against City seeing him score for the ninth home game in succession and eight in his last seven appearances across all competitions.
Rashford equalled a 64-year club record in the process and Ten hag praised the striker's resilience to keep going after he took a knock earlier in the second half.
"I'm really happy, of course, with his performance. He believes once again, he keeps going, he will always get his moment," the Dutchman said in his post-match press conference.
"Players have to be resilient, you get kicked in a game and obviously it happened. It hurts but you have to keep going and you have to do it to get the right result, the right performance.
"Fight and deal with that, even if it keeps on being painful. You have to contribute to the game. You have to deal with it. He did today and got rewarded for it, the team got rewarded for it."
Head-to-Head (Last Five Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 5
Arsenal - 2
Man United - 2
Draws - 1
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