On the first day of the New Year, football players competing in England will not have time to relax - today nine matches of the 21st round of the England "Premier" League will be played. Undoubtedly, the most attention will be drawn to the clash at the "Emirates" stadium, where London's "Arsenal" will host "Manchester United". Mikel Arteta has not yet managed to open the account of victories - a draw with "Bournemouth" and a defeat in the London derby. Meanwhile, "Man Utd" has secured two consecutive wins and is increasing the pressure on "Chelsea" in fourth place. The clash between the "Arsenal" and "Man Utd" teams in North London will kick off at 22:00. The "Gunners" have only won once against "Manchester United" in the last six encounters - three losses and two draws. During their last 27 encounters, "Arsenal" has only secured five victories - "Red Devils" triumphed 15 times, with seven matches ending in a draw. However, "Arsenal" could remain undefeated against "Man Utd" for the fourth time in a row - the last time this happened was in 1999. "Arsenal" has only managed to secure nine out of 36 possible points lately - during that time, they only achieved one victory, one draw, and suffered five defeats. Last weekend, the "Gunners" suffered four consecutive defeats at home in all competitions for the first time since 1959. If "Manchester United" win, "Arsenal" will repeat the club's record of losing four home matches in a row. "Arsenal," having won 24 points in the first 20 matches, is experiencing such a poor season for the first time since 1975-76. This is only the second time in the club's history that "Arsenal" will finish the year in the second half of the table (in 12th place). In the "Premier" League, "The Gunners" have not won at home since October 6, when they beat "Bournemouth" by one point. The "Emirates" audience has not witnessed a victory for six consecutive matches. Goalkeeper Bernd Leno, who may have cost Arsenal a victory last weekend, has made seven mistakes since joining the team, resulting in goals. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team has suffered only one defeat in the last nine matches in all competitions - four wins and two draws. In December, only "Liverpool" (15) managed to earn more points than "Manchester United" (14) in the "Premier" League. In the weekend match against "Burnley," "The Red Devils" kept a clean sheet for the first time in 14 away matches. This season, there have only been three "clean sheet" matches. Marcus Rashford has not missed any of this season's "Premier" League matches so far - he has scored 12 goals and made four assists. Another attacking leader of "Manchester United" - Anthony Martial - has contributed to 10 goals in 13 league matches that he started in the lineup.
