Man United v Arsenal team news: Gyokeres starts for Gunners, Amorim holds Sesko in reserve
Another new arrival, Martin Zubimendi, starts in midfield, with Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera on the bench.
Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White are preferred to Myles Lewis-Skelly and Jurrien Timber at full-back.
For United, Ruben Amorim has given Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha the nod to start, while Benjamin Sesko is on the bench.
Mason Mount is also included, with Bruno Fernandes likely playing a deeper role.
Man Utd (3-4-2-1): Bayindir; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dorgu; Mbeumo, Mount; Cunha.
Subs: Heaton, Fredericson, Heaven, Maguire, Mainoo, Ugarte, Amad, Zirkzee, Sesko.
Arsenal (4-3-3): Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli.
Subs: Arrizabalaga, Mosquera, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Trossard, Madueke, Havertz.
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