Struggling Arsenal host United

Manchester - It wasn't so long ago that Arsenal vs Manchester United was one of the marquee matches in the  English Premiership season, a fixture that went a long way to deciding which team won the title.

Now, it pits two sides struggling to even get in the top four.

Arsenal lie in sixth place and 20-time English champion United are seventh heading into Saturday's game at Emirates Stadium, with both clubs having had a tough start to the season mainly because of injury problems and suspect defending.

They have already been cut adrift by Chelsea, which is the unbeaten leader after 11 games and showing the kind of form that is making pundits wonder whether it can go through the season without losing.