Arsenal’s Predicted Starting XI To Face Manchester United
By Josh Sippie
Alexis and Aaron Ramsey
Alexis seems to be getting better and better every time he takes the pitch. He has now scored 8 times in all competitions. Not so long ago he had the big goose egg.
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The tenacity of Alexis is paying off. He was winning headers and duels against the Greeks like it was do or die. Unfortunately, as a team, they died.
Hopefully Alexis’s engine can inspire some sort of team cohesion against United. As we saw against Olympiakos, as talented as Alexis is, he cannot do it alone. Will he find the net against United? Probably. The Manchester side has a shaky defense that surrenders goals to some equally shaky offenses.
Aaron Ramsey will again find himself out on the right. As an ardent Ramsey supporter, I am grinding my teeth every time he takes the pitch, hoping that he will break out into the commandeering midfield force we have seen in the past. It just has not happened yet. Maybe it is his positioning.
Whatever the case, Ramsey has the most to prove out of anyone in this lineup. Or at least that is how it should be. But with the faith that Arsene Wenger has in him, it will take a lot to get benched.
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