Premier League managers counting cost of worldwide games

Said Wenger, who has never beaten Mourinho in the Premier League: “You know, we didn’t always lose”.

With Saturday s game taking place at lunchtime, victory for Arsenal would lift Wenger s side to the top of the standings and leave United a yawning nine points off the pace.

There have been some brilliant goals in games between Manchester United and Arsenal.

France manager Didier Deschamps suggested that Giroud is still a long way from being fit during the global break which anxious many Gooners.

United, who signed Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba in the summer, announced total operating expenses for the quarter had increased by £15.5m, up 14.5 percent to £122.2m.

Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia is back in training for the Red Devils, but may be short for the game against Arsenal, while Shaw has reported pain in the leg that he broke last season.

Prediction: I believe we will witness another typical Jose Mourinho set up in tactics with Manchester United on Saturday afternoon. The arrogant grin has been replaced with a grouchy grimace.

Arsenal were presented with a golden chance as they were awarded a 90th minute penalty but Bergkamp’s spot kick was saved by Schmeichel to send the game into extra-time.

Manchester United will trigger a financial penalty in their £750 million kit deal with Adidas if they fail to secure a top four finish this season, but the club will avoid an instant £22.5m black hole in their finances, sources with knowledge of the contract have told ESPN FC. “He took everyone by surprise because no one knew him in England”.

Ibrahimovic is United’s top scorer so far this season, scoring eight goals in his first 17 appearances for the club, including six in the Premier League. We were in doubt 24 hours before the game. However it is not certain if Wenger would want to start him or introduce him from the bench. “What I will consider is the risk of injury, because he played while recovering from a hamstring injury, and the way he feels as well”. In order to do this, United need to stretch the depth of the field as much as possible and this is only feasible if they play with pace along the front line.

Midfield: Ander Herrera returns from a domestic suspension and he should come straight back in to the starting eleven but Marouane Fellaini is a doubt after pulling out of the Belgian squad with a calf injury last week. Fellow Spaniard Santi Cazorla is also ruled out.

But, speaking ahead of the weekend clash, “Wenger promised to shake Jose Mourinho by the hand when the old foes meet again at Old Trafford and dismissed the theory that the Manchester United manager has a psychological hold over his team”, reports the Daily Mail.