Manchester United’s centre-forwards could still cause Arsenal problems this Sunday, Danny Higginbotham has said ahead of the two teams’ EPL battle for a Top 4 spot.
Manchester United recently beat Arsenal at the Emirates in the FA Cup and Danny believes the tactics Man Utd used in that game can win this game for them too.
His words, “Arsenal’s main width comes from their full-backs, so the problems they are going to have comes in these areas [behind them],”
“At times you will say, ‘it’s OK, you’ve got your two defensive midfielders who can cover those areas’, but the problem is if Lukaku’s going to go there and Rashford is going to go there.
“The pace that Rashford and Lukaku have, the quickness of the delivery from United going forward, I don’t think it’s possible for Arsenal’s two [defensive midfielders] to do that.
“So then what happens is that one centre-back has to go out there, and then we know full well that the space becomes unbelievable [in the centre of defence].”
“From Arsenal’s perspective, they may look at it and think they have got a better chance of dealing with it with a back three,” he says.
“The problem now, though, is that if you get one [centre-back] going out wide, the gaps are still through the middle – just in different areas.
“This is where it’s going to be very difficult for Arsenal to defend against. I think the way United have gone about it so far, it’s been so clear when you watch the games that they play with split centre-forwards.
“They’ve done that against the likes of Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea, and it’s worked wonderfully well for them. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them do it again at the weekend.”
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