Manchester United and Arsenal go head-to-head on Sunday in arguably the most mouth-watering Premier League fixture of the weekend.United have bounced back from concerning back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Brentford with a run of three straight wins over Liverpool, Southampton and Leicester City.As a result, Erik ten Hagâs men will be confident that they can become the first Premier League side this season to prevent Arsenal from securing all three points.The Gunners have won all five of their fixtures at the start of the 2022-23 campaign (against Crystal Palace, Leicester, Bournemouth, Fulham and Aston Villa), producing some scintillating football in the process.Ahead of this weekendâs clash at Old Trafford, popular YouTuber Mark Goldbridge has named his Man Utd vs Arsenal Combined XI.And needless to say, itâs caused quite a stir on social media.GoalkeeperâIn goal, David de Gea. Loads of people will say Ramsdale because itâs fashionable to go in on De Gea. Ramsdaleâs not especially good at passing out from the back, either. For me, De Gea is ahead of Ramsdale.âSOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: David De Gea of Manchester United applauds the fans after their sides victory during the Premier League match between Southampton FC and Manchester United at Friends Provident St. Mary's Stadium on August 27, 2022 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)Right-backâAt right-back, [Diogo] Dalot. Iâm sorry, Ben White has done a very good job at right-back, but he ainât no right-back! [Takehiro] Tomiyasuâs only just coming back, weâre talking about right here right now, form - not anything else.âCentre-backâ[Raphael] Varane has to be in there. Iâve been very impressed with [William] Saliba and Gabriel [Magalhaes] - theyâve done a good job - but Varane has to go in, for me.âCentre-backâAs a Man Utd fan, Iâm going to put [Lisandro] Martinez in there, but I will concede thereâs no problem putting Saliba there. I canât split those two.âMANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 22: Lisandro Martinez of Manchester United in action during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool FC at Old Trafford on August 22, 2022 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)Left-backâLeft-back is [Tyrell] Malacia, for me. [Kieran] Tierneyâs not actually played all the games for Arsenal, anyway. And I just think Malaciaâs better. Itâs a Man United back five, Arsenal fans are going to go mad. But remember: I would concede Saliba going into the team. The other positions, Iâm very happy with that.âDefensive midfieldâI donât care what anyone says, weâve got one of the best CDMs in the world and his nameâs Casemiro. Heâs got to be the holding midfielder.âCentral midfieldâI would then go [Christian] Eriksen next to him because I think heâs better than what Arsenal have got. Heâs been brilliant for United.âLEICESTER, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: Christian Eriksen of Manchester United applauds the fans following victory in the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on September 01, 2022 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)Central midfieldâ[Martin] Odegaard over Bruno [Fernandes] - this is where I upset Man United fans. I feel that Odegaard is more consistent than Bruno in the last six months and has been better at the start of this season.âRight wingâ[Bukayo] Saka on the right-hand side, Antonyâs not played a game yet, so I canât put him in. Sakaâs a fantastic player and heâs brilliant at the start of this season.âCentre-forwardâ[Gabriel] Jesus plays upfront. [Cristiano] Ronaldo is more than good enough to compete with Jesus but heâs not been playing. Jesus has been an absolute revelation. The fact [Anthony] Martialâs been injured, [Marcus] Rashfordâs not played that well upfront and Ronaldoâs hardly played⦠youâve got to go with Jesus.âLONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 31: Gabriel Jesus of Arsena during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Aston Villa at Emirates Stadium on August 31, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)Left wingâI would like to put [Jadon] Sancho there but Iâm actually going to go with [Gabriel] Martinelli because I think heâs been brilliant for Arsenal in the opening stages.â
Mark Goldbridge's Man Utd vs Arsenal Combined XI
Hereâs Goldbridgeâs Man Utd vs Arsenal Combined XI as a graphic:
Now letâs check out some of the reaction from fans: