Arsenal welcome Manchester United to the Emirates this afternoon looking to restore their seven point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Michael Carrick got off to the perfect start as interim boss as United blew away Manchester City in the derby last weekend.
The Gunners are a very different proposition today, fresh from another dominant win in Europe over Inter and still undefeated at home this season.
While Manchester City reduced the gap to four points on Saturday after taking care of business against Wolves, there is a growing feeling the only team than can stop Arsenal winning the Premier League this season is Arsenal.
For United, today might demonstrate whether their thrilling derby win was merely the byproduct of a new manager bounce… or maybe even the start of special.
Metro’s LIVE matchday blog will bring you all the build-up, confirmed team news and starting XIs, goal updates and minute-by-minute coverage.
