Manchester United v Arsenal: Premier League – live
Hello, hello and welcome to live coverage of Manchester United v Arsenal at Old Trafford. Broadly, there are two ways to view this game:
It’s the game of the weekend, a humdinger between two of English football’s Holy Trinity. A perfect way to start the season!
It’s 15th v 2nd based on last season’s league table. Why’s everyone getting so excited?
We’re in camp 1. The thought of an unenticing match between Manchester United and Arsenal at any stage of the season does not compute. And this isn’t any stage: it’s the opening weekend, a window in time when everything is hope and hope is everything.
Right now Benjamin Sesko, Viktor Gyokeres, Bryan Mbuemo, Martin Zubimendi and all the other new signings exist solely in the imagination of supporter, silhouettes of football perfection who will take United and Arsenal to the next level.
The last time these two met on the opening weekend was 36 years ago – Michael Knighton, Neil Webb and all that – so this is kind of a big deal. That 1989 match, won 4-1 by a United side who soon fell into a relegation battle, is a reminder that we shouldn’t get carried away with today’s result.
That’s exactly what we’ll be doing, isn’t it.
Kick off 4.30pm.