Arsenal vs Manchester United LIVE!

We have a blockbuster pre-season friendly Stateside tonight as the Gunners kick off their summer against Erik ten Hag’s side. The Premier League giants are in California to begin their tours of the United States. The action at the SoFi Stadium is due to get underway at 1am BST.

Arsenal and Manchester United face off across the pond this time last summer, with Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho scoring in a 2-0 win. Sancho is back with the squad and has impressed in training, hoping to reestablish himself as a key player after settling his differences with the manager.

The Gunners hope to add Riccardo Calafiori to their squad in the coming days, but tonight's game will come too soon so it'll be a host of familiar faces lining up for Mikel Arteta, including the likes of Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.

Arsenal vs Manchester United latest updates

• Match report: Martinelli seals comeback win

Man Utd win the shootout!

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Sancho has the chance... and scores! United may not have won the game, but won the shootout.

So that’s something.

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Manchester United can win it with this next spot kick.

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Gabriel must score to keep Arsenal live... and he does!

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Eriksen now with the chance to put United back in control... and does!

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Martinelli scored in normal time, can he do so again?... Yes!

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Wheatley to put United on the cusp... but he also misses!

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Arsenal really need to score this... but Kiwior sends it wide!

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Evans can put United in control of the shootout... and scores!

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Havertz steps up... and Onana saves!

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And now McTominay... who scores!

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Vieira... scores!

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Vieira gets the nod to go first.

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Arsenal will take the first penalty, it seems.

End of 90 minutes

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So, Arsenal wins this thanks to Martinelli’s late strike.

But let’s have a penalty shootout anyway.

NO GOAL!

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93min: Evans thinks he has scored at the death, but it’s a clear foul on the goalkeeper.

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91min: Two minutes added on.

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89min: This one is winding down now. Arsenal have United at arm’s length.

WOODWORK!

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85min: Eriksen hits the crossbar from the corner!

GOAL!

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81min: We do have a winner, it seems!

And it’s a brilliant strike as Martinelli cuts into the area and fires inside the near post.

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80min: A reminder that we will have a penalty shootout at the end of the game, even if there is a winner inside 90 minutes.

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78min: A horrible tackle from Partey on Evans leaves the latter on the deck.

Studs up, over the foot. That’s dreadful.

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75min: Eriksen tries to send Sancho scampering into the Arsenal half but Gabriel does enough to take it off the England man’s toes.

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73min: Up the other end, Havertz’s first touch is to lose possession in United’s area.

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72min: Eriksen is finally able to take the corner... and it fizzes right through the box and Sancho wasn’t quick enough at the back post to turn it home.

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71min: Nketiah, Havertz and Martinelli are now on for Arsenal.

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70min: Eriksen tries his luck from distance, but only find Gabriel’s forehead to win a corner.

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67min: Hmmm, McTominay is screaming for a foul on the edge of the area just has he winds up for a shot... but it’s not given. Looked clear as day.

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63min: Antony now with half a chance, cutting back inside and firing towards the far post... but it’s high and wide.

Partey, Vieira and Gabriel are coming on for Arsenal.

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61min: Sancho gets on the ball for the first time but is quickly crowded out by three Arsenal players. Then, up the other end, Jesus hits the deck.

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58min: As I type that, Onana makes a superb save to deny Trossard at his near post.

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57min: United starting to see more of the ball now, and Arsenal are happy for them to have it.

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54min: Antony is shoved in shoulder and goes down clutching his face to win a free kick.

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52min: Arsenal in control in these early stages of the second half, as a new-look United side find their feet.

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50min: Trossard thinks he has beaten the offside trap to run through clear on goal, but the flag eventually does get raised... and I tell you what, that was tight.

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49min: So it’s two changes for Arsenal as Kiwior and Salah replace Heaven and Nwaneri.

It’s 10 changes for Manchester United. United make 10 changes, including Evans, Eriksen, Sancho and McTominay.

Second half!

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46min: Back underway, I’ll go through these changes next.

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Would Yoro and Hojlund’s injuries force Ten Hag to change his plans for the second half?

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We should see plenty of changes for the second half.

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A frantic start saw Hojlund score and then be forced off. United were in full control until Jesus equalised from an offside position, and Arsenal looked comfortable thereafter.

Half-time!

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48min: That’s your lot for the first half.

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46min: Three minutes added on.

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45min: Mount floats in a free kick and it causes brief panic in the Arsenal area as Maguire leathers a shot at Hein... but the Gunners do eventually clear.

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44min: Mount is trying to make something happen before the break, but is not quite on the same wavelength as Rashford and Amad.

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41min: A big smile on Jesus’s face has he sees another half-chance go begging. His offside goal as really lifted his spirits, it seems.

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39min: It’s got a bit scrappy in the last few minutes. Arsenal try to go long, see the pass intercepted by Onana who looks to do the same, but Amad’s wayward effort sees the move break down.

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36min: Now Amad hits the deck! Play stops after a possible Zinchenko stamp (not on purpose), but the young forward will be fine to continue.

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34min: Yoro is replaced as play restarts. Bennett will replace him.

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33min: Yoro looks like he’s really struggling with something. He’s limping and looks gutted.

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30min: This isn’t the most friendly of friendlies as now Jesus is moaning about some rough treatment.

Time for a drinks break, so everyone can cool down.

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27min: Replays show why it was so easy - Jesus was offside!

Anything goes in friendlies.

GOAL!

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26min: That was so easy! Jesus beats the offside flag to fire home from close range after a very smart pass from Nwaneri.

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24min: Boos from the Gunners fans as against Odegaard is caught from behind by Collyer. Arteta is also not happy, but looked like a clean challenge from here.

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21min: Odegaard is clutching his arm after falling from quite a height.

He’ll be fine, but that looked painful.

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20min: Odegaard yelps in pain after hitting the deck under pressure from Casemiro. The referee isn’t interested at first but now stops play.

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18min: United still on top as Amad plays a smart one-two with Rashford before firing a blocked shot at goal.

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16min: Hannibal is on as Hojlund heads straight down the tunnel.

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14min: Uh oh. Hojlund may be off now. He’s just signalled to the bench after that chance, and then sat on the pitch.

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13min: Almost a second for Hojlund!

Wan-Bissaka does superbly down the left, spots Hojlund’s run into the area but he cannot direct a shot on target under pressure from White.

GOAL!

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11min: Hojlund breaks the deadlock! Rashford’s whipped ball over the top is easily collected by the striker, who runs through on goal to score.

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10min: Arsenal win a free kick near the touchline, around 30 yards from goal.

It’s floated in, United half-clear, Arsenal whip in another cross which Maguire heads away before Nwaneri is denied on the angle.

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8min: It’s been a frantic start. Plenty of players with a point to prove, and they are wasting no time trying to make it.

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6min: First chance of the game falls to Amad, who is denied by Hein from close range. Either side of the keeper, and that’s a goal.

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4min: Mount is wiped out by Jorginho, after being sold short by Zinchenko. Casemiro appeals to the referee, and fair enough, but it’s just a free kick.

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2min: Arsenal drive up field immediately and are stopped by Yoro on the edge of his area.

United clear but here come Arsenal again, and this time Yoro doesn’t judge his tackle well, allowing Jesus to run into the area... before being tackled by Yoro to make amends.

Kick-off!

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1min: Arsenal get us underway!

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We’ve had the pre-match team photos. Not long to go now.

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Thousands inside the SoFi Stadium, but also plenty of empty seats.

Becoming a trend with these Stateside pre-season friendlies.

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A bit of fan cam action - we are in the States after all - before the game gets under way.

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Here come the players!

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Right, not long to go now.

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By the way, just like last season, there will be a penalty shootout tonight even if the scores are not level after 90 minutes.

Pre-season friendlies, eh?

Mikel Arteta on Emile Smith Rowe absence

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"Things are happening in the background, and we decided the best thing to do was leave him out.”

Fulham are pushing to seal a £35m deal.

Erik ten Hag to MUTV

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"It is a tough game, but, of course, it will be a good test. We all know that Arsenal is a very good team, a very good ball-playing team and good in the transition. We want to play to our identity and that is being aggressive.

“We want to play out from the back but we know that we have to do it with some intensity. If you want to match them, you have to be good, you have to be well organised and you have to do it with intensity."

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Arsenal have the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel and Kai Havertz back on the bench after their international jaunts this summer. Partey, Nketiah and Vieira also join them.

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Also hoping to attract the eye tonight for United is Toby Collyer, who sits in midfield alongside Casemiro and Mason Mount.

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Both sets of players are going through their warm-ups on the pitch, some stretching and light drills.

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A big early test for Leny Yoro, who faces Arsenal’s fast front line tonight. He plays alongside Harry Maguire at centre-back.

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Harry Amass is named in the starting lineup, starting at left-back.

What a moment for the Manchester United youngster, who has reportedly impressed in training while on tour. His big chance.

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According to reports, Lindelof is out with a “niggle” so sits out the game for Manchester United.

Arsenal have Emile Smith Rowe with the squad but not named in the squad.

Arsenal team news in full

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Arsenal XI: Hein; White, Heaven, Timber, Zinchenko; Jorginho, Nwaneri, Odegaard; Trossard, Nelson, Jesus

Subs: Setford, Nygaard, Rojas, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Nichols, Kiwior, Rekik, Partey, Rosiak, Salah, Gower, Vieira, Martinell, Sagoe Jr, Havertz, Nketiah

Arsenal XI

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Here it is!

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Arsenal team should be with us imminently.

Man Utd team news in full

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Manchester United XI: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Yoro, Maguire, Amass; Casemiro, Collyer, Mount; Amad, Hojlund, Rashford

Subs: Heaton, Vitek, Bennett, Evans, Fish, Murray, Eriksen, Hannibal, Fletcher, Mather, McTominay, Oyedele, Scanlon, Antony, Sancho, Wheatley

Manchester United XI

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Here’s how the Reds look!

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Team news shouldn’t be too far off.

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This stadium really is something else.

Harry Maguire backs Erik ten Hag's renewal

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"Yes, definitely [back Ten Hag staying]. He has shown we can beat the top teams and we have won two trophies in two years.

"The first season was really good, last season wasn’t. Last season was tough for Erik as well. There was so much uncertainty and the amount of injuries was freakish really and I am pretty confident that won’t happen this season.

"We have faith in the management team and the additions he has made are really good as well. The structure now, I really think it is going to work.

"There is more energy coming into this pre-season and more excitement. Last season was difficult with so much uncertainty with every member of staff and even players. It is definitely a more energised club now to be involved in. I do believe the structure they have go will get it back to where it should be."

Mikel Arteta on the summer so far

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"We're certainly heading in the right direction and we are travelling at a really high speed with the things that we have transformed not only in the football side, but I think as a club as well.

“And now what is missing is to bring the big titles back home.”

Erik ten Hag on transfer business

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"We already had a very good two buys. So when everyone is fit we have a team who can beat everyone but the squad depth we have to catch up because we had injuries.

“We are vulnerable and we have to avoid this by getting less injuries and second, our squad has to be that good. The quality we have in depth we have to catch up but even more because this season will be the survival of the fittest."

Arsenal tour squad

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Goalkeepers: Karl Hein, Tommy Setford, Lucas Nygaard, Alexei Rojas

Defenders: Ben White, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jurrien Timber, Josh Nichols, Jakub Kiwior, Ayden Heaven, Omar Rekik

Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Jorginho, Michal Rosiak, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, Fabio Vieira, Ethan Nwaneri, Salah–Eddine Oulad M’Hand, Jimi Gower

Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson, Charles Sagoe Jr, Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah

Man Utd tour squad

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Goalkeepers: Andre Onana, Tom Heaton, Radek Vitek, Dermot Mee

Defenders: Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Leny Yoro, Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Will Fish, Rhys Bennett, Harry Amass, Sam Murray

Midfielders: Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Scott McTominay, Mason Mount, Hannibal Mejbri, Toby Collyer, Jack Fletcher, Sam Mather, Maxi Oyedele, James Scanlon

Forwards: Antony, Amad, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Hojlund, Ethan Wheatley

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Fans are arriving at the SoFi Stadium.

Score prediction

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It would not be a surprise to see both teams rack up the goals, with the pressure off and so many tired legs.

Draw, 2-2.

What's happened in pre-season so far?

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Arsenal saw off third-tier Leyton Orient in an initial behind-closed-doors friendly held at their London Colney training base last weekend, then beginning their latest US tour missing several big names as a 1-1 draw with Bournemouth was followed by a 5-4 penalty shootout success in Carson, California on Wednesday night.

United, meanwhile, were bested by Norwegian side Rosenborg thanks to a last-gasp winner in Trondheim before bouncing back with an Amad Diallo-inspired 2-0 win over Scottish giants Rangers at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Arsenal team news

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Arsenal have welcomed back Gabriel Magalhaes, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz after their breaks and all three could be involved.

Emile Smith Rowe will not play as he closes in on a £35m move to Fulham.

Manchester United team news

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United have Rasmus Hojlund, Christian Eriksen and Tom Heaton available for the first time this summer after they were away at Euro 2024.

Leny Yoro has been included in their squad for the tour, though fellow new arrival Joshua Zirkzee is still on a post-Euros holiday.

How to watch Arsenal vs Manchester United

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TV channel and live stream: The official Arsenal website and app will have live coverage of the game, with a match pass costing £4.99.

Subscribers will also be able to watch the friendly live via MUTV. Kick-off is at 5pm local time and 1am BST in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Welcome

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Good evening and welcome to the Standard’s LIVE coverage of the pre-season friendly between Arsenal and Manchester United in Los Angeles.

For the Gunners it is a first proper friendly of the summer as they, along with United, kick off their tour of the United States.

No new signings from Mikel Arteta yet - though Riccardo Calafiori should soon be joining having flown in for a medical - so there will be plenty of well-known faces on show at the SoFi Stadium.

Kick-off is at 1am BST. Stick with us.