MX23RW : Friday, April 19 00:24:00| >> :60:1695:1695:
[monks data]
Manchester United logo
Premier League
Nov 10, 2013 at 4.10pm UK
 
Arsenal logo

1-0

FT(HT: 1-0)

Danny Higginbotham: 'Manchester United can beat Arsenal'

Former Manchester United defender Danny Higginbotham tips the Red Devils to overcome Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Danny Higginbotham has backed his former club Manchester United to claim all three points from their clash against Arsenal tomorrow afternoon.

David Moyes's side go into the match against the league leaders having won just two of their five home encounters this term, while they have also failed to defeat rivals Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City.

However, Higginbotham believes that there have been signs in recent weeks that the United squad have started to adapt to life under their new manager and as a result, he can see them getting the better of the Gunners, who will travel to Old Trafford on the back of a 1-0 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.

"A lot of people, probably even some United fans, will make Arsenal the favourites, even though it is at Old Trafford. That's interesting because normally United, whoever they play against in the Premier League, are favourites," the 34-year-old told Sports Mole. "Arsenal are where they are at the moment and they are playing some very good football. They had a great result during the week and it's going to be a difficult game for United.

"The thing is with United, they have big players for big occasions - they've been there and done it. I see no reason why they can't beat Arsenal. It will be a very tough game because Arsenal are the form team in the Premier League, but if United can beat them, it will set down a real marker.

"There has been signs over the last few weeks that things are starting to fall into place for United. It's a new era for everybody and there was always going to be some adjustments. There's been a few doubts about the team spirit, but they've rubbished that by coming back against Sunderland and Stoke when they were a goal down. I think they'll beat Arsenal and then kick on from there."

Arsenal have not won at Old Trafford since 2006 when Emmanuel Adebayor scored the only goal of the game.

ID:116762: cacheID:116762:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:3197:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Danny Higginbotham in action for Manchester United against Watford on April 29, 2000
Read Next:
Five Man United Under-21s to watch
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City32227376324473
2Arsenal32225575264971
3Liverpool32218372314171
4Aston Villa33196868491963
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs32186865491660
6Newcastle UnitedNewcastle321551269521750
7Manchester UnitedMan Utd32155124748-150
8West Ham UnitedWest Ham33139115258-648
9Chelsea31138106152947
10Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton321111105250244
11Wolverhampton WanderersWolves32127134651-543
12Fulham33126154951-242
13Bournemouth32119124757-1042
14Crystal Palace3289153754-1733
15Brentford3388174758-1132
16Everton3298153248-1627
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3379174258-1626
18Luton TownLuton3367204670-2425
19Burnley3348213368-3520
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd3237223084-5416


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!